The report includes a roundup of the latest new issuance and credit developments that we have observed across structured finance sectors, along with data on issuance drivers, recent rating actions, and underlying performance indicators. We also highlight the key takeaways from our recent research publications. Investor-placed securitization issuance for April 2024 was €13.9 billion. Overall year-to-date issuance of €45 billion at end-April exceeded the previous year's equivalent by more than 65%, mostly due to a pickup in CLO and U.K. RMBS, with the latter partly due to the expected refinancing of some large transactions backed by collateral originated before the financial crisis. European benchmark covered bond issuance reached €85 billion year-to-date by the end of April 2024. While this was down 4% on the previous year, it remains high by the standards of at least the past decade.