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Full-year 2023 European Leveraged Highlights
3 months ago
Debtwire has released the full-year 2023 European Leveraged Highlights, containing key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets -
End on a high: institutional loan and HY bond issuance rises 44% YoY
4 months ago
Leveraged finance (LevFin) issuance across the US institutional loan and high-yield (HY) bond markets totalled USD 529bn in 2023, representing a 44% year-on-year (YoY) increase -
November 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
4 months ago
Debtwire today releases the November 2023 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets -
DebtDynamics EMEA | Under pressure: likely-to-distress scores highlight struggling industries and regional woes
6 months ago
The European leveraged market has crossed the threshold of 100 companies at the stressed/distressed lifecycle stage, according to Debtwire data -
Testing the water: issuers gauge sterling HY bond demand following 10-year record low
7 months ago
Pure Gym, a UK-based fitness club, has become the second company in a week to test demand for sterling-denominated senior secured notes in the European high-yield market -
DebtDynamics North America: Likely-to-distress scores highlight struggling industries
9 months ago
Out of a universe of more than 12,000 leveraged US companies, 180 are in the stressed/distressed lifecycle categories -
June 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
9 months ago
Debtwire has released the June 2023 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets. -
May 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
10 months ago
Leveraged investors continue to favor bonds to loans, according to the Debtwire May 2023 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets. -
Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
1 year ago
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January -
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 -
US pension plans termination of manager to bring "portfolio closer to market duration neutral"
1 year ago
Arkansas Teacher Retirement System is planning to reallocate assets to two existing fixed income managers -
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 -
LP round up: two managers terminated as 20 win $2.5 billion
1 year ago
US institutional investors allocated over $2.5 billion to 20 credit managers in October, according to documents seen by Creditflux. Two credit fund managers however were terminated in the month -
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. -
US and Europe divide honours between HY and IG as market rally extends
1 year ago
A second straight day of improvement is adding to this week’s gathering rally, but while US high yield is outperforming European the reverse is true in investment grade -
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 -
Fund performance: August provides much-needed relief for CLO funds
1 year ago
.August fund performance -
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
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