Bond Drought Seen Challenging Draghi’s ABS Stimulus Plan

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To appreciate the challenge Mario Draghi faces reviving Europe’s ailing economy by buying asset-backed securities, listen to Frank Erik Meijer.

As head of ABS at Aegon Asset Management, which oversees 240 billion euros ($311 billion), Meijer says it takes him about three months to buy 1 billion euros of securities.