Lowest yield for RCI as ABS investors feel the squeeze

Accustomed to years of triple-digit spreads, ABS investors now face a squeezed spread environment. Just how squeezed it has become was made clear this week by the latest auto ABS from RCI Banque, which priced a €700m deal at its tightest ever spread since the financial crisis — and its lowest ever all-in yield, writes Joe McDevitt.