Demand for structured credit continues to be strong in Taiwan for 2007. The generally wide acceptance of structured products by investors in Taiwan has sustained the growth of the structured credit market in Taiwan.

Domestic structured credit issuance continues to growth this year with asset backed commercial paer coming into the forefront. Fitch reports that CLOs backed by domestic balance sheet corproate loans with terms notes or ABCP are expected to be active issuers in 2007. Many domestic banks are using CDO technology to rebalance their portfolio to enhance capital utilisation.

The 2007 edition of the highly acclaimed Taiwan CDO & ABS conference will also witness a new breed of investors from corporates and family offices hereby broadening the development of the Taiwan structured credit market.