A year in ABS investing: growth, resilience and the road ahead

Seema Sopal, ABS Fund Manager, discusses how the team look to deliver resilient returns and uncover global opportunities, and how the market may develop for investors in the year ahead.

How has the ABS (Asset Backed Securities) team settled into Royal London Asset Management?

One year in, the integration has gone very smoothly. The cultural alignment with the broader Fixed Income team has been strong, particularly as we share the same investment philosophy: a long-term, valuation-driven approach and a strong focus on downside risk mitigation.

Operationally, the support and collaboration of Royal London Asset Management’s infrastructure has enhanced our risk and governance and legal capabilities, as well as distribution reach. This has allowed us to focus on what we do best, namely identifying resilient, well-structured securitised opportunities. Overall, it has strengthened the platform, and we now feel fully embedded within the Fixed Income team rather than adjacent to it. Importantly, the support from Royal London Group reinforces that securitised credit is viewed as a strategic opportunity within the business, not simply a satellite allocation.

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