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Sona prices CLO number two
5 days ago
Sona Asset Management wrapped up a hectic week when it priced its second new European CLO this afternoon -
APAC investors target private credit opportunities in Australia after quitting China
1 month ago
While Asia continues to play catch-up in global private credit, Australia and New Zealand are leading the charge in Asia Pacific — for both lenders and borrowers. -
Direct lender and CLO manager expands into Japan
1 month ago
The US private credit and direct lending specialist has opened its first Japanese office, and hired a new senior VP to oversee the office -
Funds round-up: Feb-2024 - managers turn to European wealth
1 month ago
European private credit managers turn to the wealthy in our roundup of notable fundraising in February 2024. -
Tikehau teams up with Singapore-based UOB-Kay Hian for Asian private credit fund
2 months ago
Paris-headquartered Tikehau Capital is the latest player to reveal plans to strengthen its footprint in the fast-growing Asian private credit market by way of a partnership with Singapore-based brokerage firm UOB-Kay Hian -
Goldman Sachs and Mubadala strike USD 1bn private credit partnership
2 months ago
Goldman Sachs and Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company have struck a USD 1bn deal to co-invest in private credit opportunities throughout the APAC region -
AustralianSuper increases private credit allocation as it seeks to triple exposure to the market
4 months ago
AustralianSuper has increased its investment mandate with private credit specialist Churchill Asset Management to USD 1.5bn, as Australia's largest pension system looks to triple its exposure in the fast-growing international private credit market -
Loan Highlights 3Q23: Loan volumes remain significantly lower than historical averages
6 months ago
Capital markets loan activity continued to struggle in the third quarter of 2023, as issuers in the Americas and Europe held off from tapping markets -
Big banks see small changes in CLO holdings — but that may change in third quarter
7 months ago
The major bank buyers of CLO triple A notes saw limited change in their holdings during the second quarter, according to their latest financial statements -
Private credit takes off in Asia Pacific
7 months ago
Asia is finally joining the global rush for private credit lending with a stream of fund launches -
Barings strikes strategic partnership agreement with Lakemore to support CLO issuance
9 months ago
Barings has entered into a strategic partnership with Lakemore Partners to support the growth of the manager's CLO platform -
Loan Highlights 2Q23: Running aground
9 months ago
The global loan market endured a bleak first half of the year, with the overall 1H23 volume falling 28% year-on-year (YoY) to $1.9 trillion, the lowest showing since 2012. -
Fund performance: Credit funds end difficult 2022 on a positive note
1 year ago
In December 66% of credit funds reached a positive return, following an even better November where 81% of all funds pushed into the black -
Largarde snowballs puncture complacent calm and shocks spreads wider
1 year ago
Credit markets are ending the week on a big push wider, after European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde delivered the surprise that had been missing from other central bank messaging -
Powell outlook brings risk buyers out in droves, but reality check looks soon to follow
1 year ago
Comments by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday on the pace of future rate hikes have prompted a sharp rally across global financial markets, including credit. But dissenting voices have already begun to point out the enthusiasm is likely overdone -
Swiss bank looks to plug holes but investors are hun-gruyere for risk
1 year ago
Credit Suisse is a rare, worrisome cloud in an otherwise brightening sky this week, as Europe extends its tightening trend in credit with the US standing at ease for the Thanksgiving holiday -
UK nerves rattle Europe/US relative value trades, as Hunt seeks to reassure investors
1 year ago
A palpable mood of trepidation on Thursday around the UK’s autumn budget has brought widening of credit spreads, with European indices giving back gains they have made in recent sessions versus their US counterparts -
US lags as midterms, dollar and global slowdown weigh against broader rally
1 year ago
European and Asia outperformance over the US is extending at pace at the start of the week, with a strong improvement in spreads coming ahead of the New York market open -
Soft mood music abruptly dashed as Fed and BoE rile markets
1 year ago
The credit market’s strong run of improvement has come to an end this week, with the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England delivering a reality check to hopes of a more dovish path forward on interest rates -
Fund performance: Wake us up when September ends
1 year ago
After a resurgent August, credit markets hit a rough patch in September, with every Creditflux index posting negative returns, and only 12.9% of funds in our listings showing a positive return. -
Credit Suisse and UK names lead charge as European IG outperforms
1 year ago
European investment grade credit is rallying strongly at the start of this week, in contrast to a sluggish start by its US counterpart market, with Credit Suisse and UK companies among the outperformers -
UK adds itself to sour global cocktail with investors given another shake
1 year ago
US investors are returning to a sour mood across global markets on Tuesday, with escalating warfare in Ukraine, Chinese covid cases at a two-month high, the Biden administration in a standoff with China over microchips, and the UK still managing to hold focus for economic mishap -
Credit Suisse blow out puts financials in spotlight
1 year ago
Credit spreads have pushed wider on Monday, with underperformance in investment grade, as sharp oil price moves accompanied intensified focus on the banking sector amid a slew of worrying commentary on Credit Suisse -
"Ugly" eurozone inflation numbers cap off torrid week for credit
1 year ago
Credit spreads are heading tighter into the weekend, as investors rebalance positions against a backdrop of easing currency pressures but a challenging array of European inflation numbers and a highly charged Brazilian election month about to kick off -
Bruises start to swell, despite BoE pulling its punch
1 year ago
Market mood is growing uglier as the week progresses, with global investors increasingly looking for safety as the impact of central bank interventions combines with escalating fear over Russia’s campaign against Ukraine
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