Fixed Income

The European Commission (EC) published a Communication last week on the competitiveness of the European Union (EU) banking sector and the single market in banking, setting out an agenda to reduce national fragmentation and simplify prudential, resolution and reporting requirements.

Credit assets generally performed well in the first of half of 2026, despite periodic volatility driven by the Iran war and concerns about AI disruption and private credit.

US consumer price index (CPI) inflation eased more than expected in June, reducing the probability of a hike at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting later this month.

TwentyFour Asset Management’s Elena Rinaldi reflects on a quarter in which Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) and Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLOs) markets demonstrated resilience despite heightened geopolitical and market volatility.

TwentyFour Asset Management’s Diva Bashay reflects on a quarter which tested market sentiment through geopolitical tensions, shifting interest rate expectations and UK political developments.

TwentyFour Asset Management’s Gordon Shannon reflects on a quarter shaped by geopolitical tensions, government bond volatility and shifting central bank expectations.

The German government has been quite an active and bold one since it took office some 15 months ago.

Collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) are securitisations backed by a large pool of senior secured corporate loans, which are financed partly via selling bonds to investors.

Last week, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) published the results of its 2026 Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test, with all 32 large banks – including a few subsidiaries of European lenders – remaining above their minimum capital requirements under a severely adverse scenario.

Multi-Asset Credit (MAC) is an active, unconstrained fixed income strategy that targets higher returns for investors who accept greater market and credit risk.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has given markets a rare opportunity to test risk appetite across credit and equity in recent days, having followed its blockbuster initial public offering (IPO) with a bond market debut.

Reading recent headlines in the financial press, in addition to recent proposals from both US and European regulators, you could be forgiven for thinking banks are undergoing a wave of deregulation.