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Investcorp hires senior official to lead new Los Angeles office
2 years ago
The firm has expanded its US presence in the west coast and has hired a senior official responsible for growing investor relationships in the region -
US pensions assign $1.5 billion to 16 credit managers in December
2 years ago
US public pensions rounded off 2021 by gifting credit managers around $1.5 billion in commitments, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
A fresh approach to loss distribution
2 years ago
Considering how cash balances change over time, loss distribution models can look very different to conventional thinking. So is your CLO’s pricing based on incorrect assumptions? -
Banks and loans to benefit in 2022 as safe havens dwindle
2 years ago
Safe havens and sector pitfalls are among some of the top considerations for portfolio managers this year, as a consensus forms that credit could suffer versus other asset classes -
Marathon sees value in Sofr CLO tranche over fixed-rate option
2 years ago
Marathon Asset Management stole a march on other CLO issuers by including a Sofr tranche as part of a new issue transaction on 10 November via Bank of America. Officials at the company say the Sofr tranche makes a compelling alternative to a fixed-rate tranche -
Credit hedge funds (January 2022)
2 years ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Ucits at a glance: Robus and Altana dip but stay at the top
2 years ago
In October, Ucits funds continued a slide that had begun the previous month with 60% of them in the red -
Credit funds at a glance (January 2022)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
CLOs prove resistant to omicron in boost for new issue market
2 years ago
The CLO market has withstood the impact of the omicron coronavirus variant with barely a dent on CLO liability pricing -
Market ponders Sofr spread adjustment amid investor lag
2 years ago
The CLO market is waving goodbye to Libor as a benchmark rate and transitioning to alternatives for the first time in the history of the asset class. But there is no consensus as to what the Sofr spread adjustment should be, and some of the largest buyers are said to be slow to consider the impact of a benchmark transition -
"In 2022, being slow will not be such a bad thing"
2 years ago
St David losing its place as the UK’s smallest city would be a travesty. Replacing Libor might be worse -
Citi's former European CLO head earns promotion to MD
2 years ago
A long-time European CLO specialist is among the 306 promoted to managing director at Citi, according to reports -
LP round up: CLO fund included in whopping $13 billion of credit allocations in November
2 years ago
Credit took centre stage in November as investors allocated over $13 billion to credit funds in the month, with one pension allocating $50 million for a European CLO risk retention fund -
Lev loan index rule change proposed to meet Sofr switch
2 years ago
Leveraged loan index stakeholders are being asked for feedback on a proposal that would allow the inclusion of loans linked to Sofr and scrap a minimum spread rule -
Firm claims to cut loan settlement times with blockchain based securitisation
2 years ago
Cadeia, a German technology firm, claims to have undertaken the first ever fully blockchain based corporate loan securitisation transaction -
Axa IM raises €1.2 billion for SRTs
2 years ago
Axa Investment Managers has closed Partner Capital Solutions VIII, a significant risk transfer (SRT) strategy, at roughly €1.2 billion, according to an announcement. -
CLO lower cap stack will outperform with $175bn new issuance in 2022: JP Morgan
2 years ago
Equity and lower rated tranche investors will do best as $175 billion of global new CLO issuance arrives in 2022, predict JP Morgan strategists in their annual outlook, taking market size to $1.2 trillion -
Ex-Citi structured products co-head launches crypto investment firm
2 years ago
Citi's former structured products trading co-head has launched a venture investment firm for crypto companies, digital assets and blockchain protocols with an inaugural $1.5 billion multi-strategy venture -
NatWest hires head of Emea leveraged credit sales
2 years ago
NatWest has tapped Nomura for a head of leveraged credit sales position after its head of credit sales left for Jefferies in September -
Loans will be winners in bearish year for credit: BNP Paribas
2 years ago
Floating rate loans are best positioned for a year of widening credit spreads, but high yield bonds will outperform investment grade and EM credit is set for losses, says BNP Paribas in its 2022 outlook -
Amundi replaces European loan head and appoints deputy
2 years ago
Amundi has shaken up the hierarchy of its loan business with a personnel shuffle at the top -
BlueBay launches Article 8 multi-asset credit fund with Lloyds of London backing
2 years ago
The Article 8 fund will invest in high yield, bank loans, financial capital bonds, structured credit, convertible bonds, emerging markets and developed market investment grade -
BNP Paribas bolsters credit business with European strategy head hire
2 years ago
BNP Paribas is looking to strategy to help drive growth in its credit business and has hired a head of European credit strategy from UBS -
Elfa launches ESG exclusion checklist to streamline process for CLO managers
2 years ago
The European Leveraged Finance Association has launched an environmental, social and governance exclusion checklist, which it says is designed to “streamline the negative screening and exclusion” for CLO managers -
CLO resets drive equity returns to highest in five years: JP Morgan
2 years ago
Equity investors in US CLOs are earning, on average, the biggest returns of the past five years, finds JP Morgan – with deals reset this year having done most to raise the numbers
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