Covered bond editor Frank Jackman joins George Smith to discuss Paragon’s innovative buy-to-let covered bond, before George and regular podcaster Tom Hall discuss the prospects for UK bridging RMBS, Italian ABS pricing and capital treatment of subscription lines

George Smith and Tom Hall discuss the recent run of ABS debuts, the ECB's plans to fast-track SRT approvals and bumper CLO fundraising

George Smith and Tom Hall discuss why ESMA’s consultation misses the mark, how another sponsors boosts CMBS, and whether euro CLO spreads are about to hit their floor

SFA CEO Michael Bright joins George Smith and Oliver West to preview SF Vegas

Mudasar Chaudhry, head of European structured finance research at Morningstar DBRS, discusses the market outlook with our reporters George Smith and Tom Hall.

George Smith is joined by Diana Bravo and Nick Conforti to discuss the state of data centre financing in the US, while Europe's securitization market keeps ticking over.

George Smith and Tom Hall discuss the return of the European CMBS market, how to boost SME financing and why banks are restricting SRT investors use of leverage.

George Smith and Oliver West discuss why asset managers snapped up Santander's Holmes, how Toyota and VW attracted big books despite differing disclosure on ESG.

First up our new hire, Tom Hall, gets into the weeds of what to expect in UK prime RMBS this year. Meanwhile, George Smith gets stuck into the surge of CLO ETFs in Europe and whether their impact will match up to how they have change the market in America.

Tom is making his Another Fine Mezz debut this week, to cap a flying start to life at GlobalCapital. There’s lots more to come from both of Tom and George, so connect with Tom on LinkedIn or send him an email and get him to buy you a coffee.

European ABS reporter George Smith and freelance CLO reporter Victoria Thiele discuss whether 2025 can live up to a stellar 2024. Both discuss the features they wrote for GlobalCapital’s review of the year (ABS here and CLOs here).

In CLOs, there might be a bit more of an ebb and flow to issuance next year, but expectations are for another strong year of supply, with a quick start in January. The European middle market CLO market could also take off, after Barings priced the first deal earlier this year.

There is a similar optimism in ABS, with new issuers, new asset classes and heavy supply expected. Data centres are one standout area where growth is expected, while bank supply is also likely to continue to increase.

Optimism abounds, but risks do remain particularly because of macro uncertainty. This is the final episode of Another Fine Mezz for the year, but the show will return to cover how 2025 unfolds with regular episodes in January.