Vinod Kothari has been involved in the asset-backed securitization ABS market for the last five years, running training courses in 15 countries and working as a consultant. He currently acts as a securitization consultant for one of the largest global investment banks as well as holding the position as executive director of the Asian Securitization forum, and also has his own website, www.vinodkothari.com, which monitors global developments in the ABS markets.
Kothari spoke to FinanceAsia recently about the key issues facing the Asian securitization business.
FA What do you see as the main advantages of securitization in the Asian context, over other methods of financing for example
If we talk about Asia ex Japan,...