AFME and IMN are excited to announce the 21st Annual Global ABS, taking place 6-8 June 2017, in Barcelona, Spain. The 2017 programme will closely examine the impact of major global regulatory initiatives and political developments, and how the securitisation market will adapt to these volatile times. Over 3,500 leaders in the global ABS market attend this event annually, making it the largest annual European structured finance gathering. Past keynote speakers have included Members of the European Parliament, senior leaders at the European Central Bank and European Banking Authority, ESMA, and other important regulatory and political figures.

This year’s programme will feature the following key themes:

• Global Regulatory Watch: What It All Means, Where Are We in the Process, and Where Is It Headed?
• BREXIT, Populism, Political Change and Its Impact on UK & EU Financial Markets
• Examining the Future of the Eurozone Within Global Capital Markets
• The End of Quantitative Easing:  What it Means for the ABS Market
• Where is Bank Lending Headed?
• Alternative Lending in Consumer, SME and Mortgage Finance 
• The Role of Balance Sheet Synthetic Securitisations in Bank Capital Relief
• The Emerging Role of Private Equity in the Securitisation Market
• Risk Retention as a Political Football: U.S. versus European Proposals
• Ensuring Gender Equality in Structured Finance
• With specific focus on the following asset classes:
  • RMBS and CMBS
  • Marketplace Lending
  • CLOs and Leveraged Loans
  • Auto ABS
  • Whole Business
  • Trade Receivables
  • US Esoterics including PACE, Solar ABS and Mobile Phone
  • European Non-Performing Loans*

Please join us as we further engage with the regulatory community, participate in key policy and client networking discussions, and continue to focus on ways to rebuild the European securitisation market for sound growth and performance in the future.