Meet Ben

Ben Hayward

Partner, Chief Executive Officer

29 years investment experience

London

TwentyFour Asset Management LLP

20 Fenchurch Street 4th floor

EC3M 3BY London

United Kingdom

Ben is one of the founding partners of TwentyFour and the firm’s CEO.

Ben sits on the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Asset Allocation Committee and the ESG Committee.

Prior to becoming CEO, Ben was head of TwentyFour’s Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) business.

Before TwentyFour, Ben spent nine years at Citigroup Alternative Investments, where he managed four vehicles that invested $100bn across ABS and credit.

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Jul 30 2021 TwentyFour Blog

Five ABS Deals You Didn’t Know You Knew

As many of you know, with the roots of our business firmly embedded in the European ABS market, we have long sought to dispel the myths surrounding our market by explaining its underlying mechanics and how investors can fully exploit its unique properties.

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Feb 09 2021 Market Update

European ABS: A natural home for ESG and sustainable investing

Fixed income investors increasingly desire their investments to have a positive societal impact, but in the rush to scrutinise the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credentials of government and corporate bond issuers, we believe the natural ESG advantages of asset-backed securities (ABS) have so far been overlooked.

Jan 27 2021 Market Update

Asset-Backed Securities Update

In this update, TwentyFour Partner and Portfolio Manager Ben Hayward addresses some of the key reasons he thinks investors should consider allocating to ABS sooner rather than later.

Jan 13 2021 TwentyFour Blog

Where Yields Are Higher Than High Yield

At the moment CLO spreads are tightening, as they are right across credit. However, we haven’t had any CLO primary deals come to market so far in 2021, so we are operating in a bit of an informational vacuum, at which point these cross-asset class comparisons can be useful.

Oct 26 2020 Market Update

European ABS looks mispriced and set for Q4 rally

Having fallen behind other markets in the post-COVID rally due to a lack of direct central bank support, we believe European ABS is set to outperform other parts of fixed income in the coming months as supply wanes and investors look to pick up on what we think could be a compelling relative value opportunity.

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Sep 16 2020 Market Update

What is a European CLO, and how do they work?

European collateralised loan obligations – or CLOs – are bonds issued to fund a specific and diverse pool of corporate loans to firms of different sizes and in different industries all over Europe.