The Global ABS 2025 conference was held in Barcelona from 10
June to 12 June. Now in its 29th year, the event remains
Europe's premier structured finance gathering, hosted by the
Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and new
conference organiser Financial Times Live. Matheson was delighted
to sponsor this conference.
Matheson Attendees
The Matheson attendees at this year's conference were Alan Keating, Vincent McConnon, Alan Bunbury, William Foot, Gearoid Murphy, Emily
Ashford and John Adams. They are all members of the wider
Structured Finance team in Matheson.
Themes
The following were our main takeaways from this year's
conference:
- Optimistic Outlook: The conference was held
against a backdrop of renewed issuance momentum and fresh investor
appetite, as well as a macro environment marked by policy
recalibration and geopolitical uncertainty. While mindful of the
headwinds, speakers and other delegates struck a mostly optimistic
tone as they
