Meet Ben

Ben Hayward

Partner, Chief Executive

27 years investment experience

London

TwentyFour Asset Management LLP

8th Floor, The Monument Building, 11 Monument Street

EC3R 8AF London

United Kingdom

Ben is one of the founding partners of TwentyFour Asset Management (TwentyFour) and currently serves as its CEO.

Since 2015, he has been a member of TwentyFour’s Executive Committee, which has the overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the firm, and also sits on the Board of Directors which sets the overall direction, strategy and management of TwentyFour. He is also a member of the Asset Allocation & ESG Committees.

Prior to becoming CEO, Ben’s main responsibility was managing TwentyFour’s Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) business, having launched various funds and managed several institutional mandates.

Ben has over 25 years of fixed income portfolio management experience, including 9 years at Citigroup Alternative Investments, where he was responsible for managing four vehicles that invested $100bn across ABS and credit.

Insights

The opportunity cost of staying in cash webinar

15 Nov 2023 Event Replay

The opportunity cost of staying in cash webinar replay

Ben Hayward, Partner & Chief Executive, discusses why we believe staying in cash could cost you and why investors with a medium term view can take confidence from investing in fixed income given today’s high starting yields.

6 Mar 2023 Market Update

TwentyFour Income Fund - 10 facts to celebrate 10 years

March 6, 2023, marks the 10th anniversary of the TwentyFour Income Fund (TFIF) being listed on the London Stock Exchange with a £150m capital raise.

High yields mean fixed income can tick all the boxes for investors

13 Sep 2022 Market Update

High yields mean fixed income can tick all the boxes for investors

Ben Hayward explains why bond yields are unusually high today, and why he believes the fixed income market could satisfy investors’ needs in the current environment.

16 Nov 2021 Market Update

European ABS: yield, inflation protection, and sustainability

In fixed income today there are three market forces becoming ever more prominent.

30 Jul 2021 TwentyFour Blog

Five ABS Deals You Didn’t Know You Knew

As many of you know, with the roots of our business firmly embedded in the European ABS market, we have long sought to dispel the myths surrounding our market by explaining its underlying mechanics and how investors can fully exploit its unique properties.

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9 Feb 2021 Market Update

European ABS: A natural home for ESG and sustainable investing

Fixed income investors increasingly desire their investments to have a positive societal impact, but in the rush to scrutinise the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credentials of government and corporate bond issuers, we believe the natural ESG advantages of asset-backed securities (ABS) have so far been overlooked.