In this fireside conversation, asset owners and market practitioners discuss the evolution of asset-backed lending from a specialist allocation to a strategic component of institutional portfolios, the factors underpinning its growing relevance, and its role within portfolio construction. Drawing on perspectives from pensions, insurance and lending markets, the discussion will explore how investors see the asset class alongside other private credit or wider fixed-income allocations, the objectives it can support, as well as implementation and governance.

Steven Gardner - Head of Institutional, EMEA, Aviva Investors