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Fund performance: Déjà vu as April leaders dominate
2 years ago
CLO funds stayed in the top flight for another month as they took over the top 10 credit hedge fund return table in May, when 87% of all funds listed made positive returns -
Credit hedge funds (July 2021)
2 years ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits stay positive for second month in a row
2 years ago
Ultra-tight credit spreads are not taking away from Ucits funds – 80% of funds in our database have again recorded positive returns. -
Credit funds at a glance (July 2021)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Credit index tranche trading on the rise amid low dispersion
2 years ago
At its halfway point, 2021 is shaping up as another big year for credit index tranche trading, with new investors having entered the market and dealers projecting full-year volume could vie with 2020’s record of recent times. -
CLO demand drives loan outperformance versus bonds
2 years ago
Leveraged loans could be set for their strongest run of outperformance over high yield bonds since 2017, say investors and strategists — if the CLO engine and an influx of money to funds continues to drive flows -
Credit grind pushes back volatility bets
2 years ago
With recent weeks having all-but crushed volatility from the market, uncertainty about the timing of future risk triggers is leading credit options traders to spurn traditional horizons to focus on longer-dated expiries -
UK government seeks views on securitisation regulation
2 years ago
The UK government has issued a ‘call for evidence’ for the securitisation regulation, the main law that regulates securitisation activities in the UK. Responses to this will inform the government’s review of the regulation, in a report that will be presented to parliament by 1 January -
Credit fundraising: managers take care of infrastructure with new partnerships
2 years ago
Credit managers were busy launching new partnerships to support growth in infrastructure and CLOs. There were 13 announcements in the month paving the way for upcoming funds, platforms, and joint ventures -
Credit slumbers in departure lounge as airline equities take off
2 years ago
Credit and equity markets have been in a balancing act on Tuesday between the positive and negative implications of surging oil prices and Germany opting to relax travel restrictions -
MV collects €526 million for second senior direct lending fund
2 years ago
MV Credit has held a final close on its second senior direct lending fund, MV Senior II -
French food producer gets cold shoulder following bond issue
2 years ago
Picard, the French frozen foods producer, is one of the biggest movers in the European high yield market on Monday, after investors showed little warmth for its new bond issue in the secondary market -
All eyes on NFP as credit seeks exit from 'no man's land'
2 years ago
Credit markets look to be ending wider on the week but, with focus mainly on today's US non-farm payroll numbers, the lack of movement in early trading could give way to a stronger directional play ahead of the long US weekend -
Incus targets €500 million for fourth SME credit fund
2 years ago
The Madrid-headquartered firm has launched its fourth asset-backed European credit fund, Incus European Credit Fund IV, with a €500 million target and €650 million hard cap -
Bridgepoint signals IPO and eyes real asset acquisitions
2 years ago
Bridgepoint unveiled its intention to go public on Tuesday, with the manager planning to issue £300 million worth of ordinary shares listed on the London Stock Exchange -
KKR opens Stockholm office
2 years ago
KKR has expanded its presence in the Nordics with an office in Stockholm -
RiverRock closes €604 million senior direct lending fund
2 years ago
RiverRock has held a final close on RiverRock Senior Loan Fund I at €604 million, with around 50% of the portfolio deployed -
It's all relative: CDX HY touches record tights but junior US CLO tranches leak wider
2 years ago
Credit spreads are marching tighter, but someone forgot to tell the CLO market. European and US CDS spreads have moved in step with each other for the most part with investment grade and high yield tightening 4-6% in the last week, whereas CLOs have been losing ground -
Real estate firm blows wider but BoE allays broader market concerns
2 years ago
Adler Real Estate traded sharply against trend as high yield credit spreads hit new post-pandemic tightest levels on Thursday -
Cross Ocean targets up to $1 billion for European special situations fund
2 years ago
Cross Ocean Partners is seeking up to $1 billion for its latest European special situations fund -
Chicken supplier takes courage from earnings improvement
2 years ago
Boparan, one of the riskiest companies in the European high yield credit market, is among the biggest movers in bonds and CDS on Wednesday, as the market resumes its rally to the tightest prints of the year -
Marathon targets $300 million for inaugural healthcare credit fund
2 years ago
Marathon Asset Management is targeting $300 million for a credit fund focused solely on healthcare loans -
Stepstone wins €215 million private debt mandate from Italian pensions
2 years ago
A consortium of Italian DC pension funds have allocated the capital to a private debt fund of funds under the name Project Zefiro -
BlackRock European ABS head joins USS
2 years ago
USS Investment Management, the wholly-owned investment management arm of the UK pension Universities Superannuation Scheme, has hired a head of asset backed securities -
Triple Bs in the firing line as Fed turns hawkish, says BofA
2 years ago
Triple B and long duration credit are likely to be casualties of tightening central bank policy, Bank of America strategists have warned. But high yield and cyclical investment grade sectors could fare better
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