In Q1 2015, EUR 33.9 billion of securitised product was issued in Europe1, a decrease of 43.1% from Q4 2014 (EUR 59.6 bn) and a significant increase of 70.4% from Q1 2014 (EUR 19.9 bn)2

Of this, EUR 18.2 billion was placed, representing 53.7%, compared to EUR 24.1 billion placed in Q4 2014 (representing 40.4% of 59.6 EUR bn) and EUR 14.6 billion placed in Q1 2014 (representing 73.4% of 19.9 EUR bn)

In Q1 2015, UK RMBS led placed totals followed by Pan European CLOs and Dutch RMBS:

• UK RMBS decreased from 6.5 EUR bn in Q4 2014 to 5.4 EUR bn in Q1 2015;
• Pan European CLOs decreased from 4.3 EUR bn in Q4 2014 to 2.8 EUR bn in Q1 2015;
• Dutch RMBS decreased from 2.6 EUR bn in Q4 2014 to 2.4 EUR bn in Q1 2015.