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Rates are moving lower, which makes CLO equity look better versus loans
2 months ago
The latest edition of The Last Tranche podcast talked to new Octagon CEO Gretchen Lam about triple A spreads, CLO redemptions and whether investing in third-party CLO equity makes sense again -
It’s not just high interest rates that are helping CLOs outperform
5 months ago
It is unlikely a well-capitalised sponsor would allow a growing portfolio company to default -
Basel III looks likely to further increase banks investment in CLO triple As
6 months ago
Demand for CLO triple As has grown substantially over the past few years as more banking institutions, pension funds, asset managers and insurance companies discover this attractive asset class, which historically has never taken a loss. -
"Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘mini budget’ will be remembered like a forklift truck disaster video"
1 year ago
Welshcake sees the funny side as bunga bunga returns -
We’ll get through this awkward patch
1 year ago
Wide liabilities have made pricing CLOs trickier in the past few months. But speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium were optimistic that the arbitrage is OK — so long as you can place those triple As -
"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 -
The Creditflux CLO Symposium was back as an in-person event for the first time in two years and participants were delighted to socialise and bask in an amazing year for the credit industry2 years ago
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“For Creditflux this will be an extra special occasion - the publication is marking its 20th year in business”
2 years ago
A colourful train journey featuring Alice in Wonderland, Yoda and Top Trumps puts Welshcake in mind of the CLO Symposium -
"In some ways, CLOs resemble a quirky, cottage industry more than a trillion-dollar market"
2 years ago
CLO volumes outstanding have passed $1 trillion, but index omission and private placements are holding us back -
CLOs seem like Premier League members in the world of finance
2 years ago
The CLO industry is in a privileged position and can wield its power to do good -
"Why can’t loans and CLOs simply move to three-month treasury bills as our reference rate?"
2 years ago
Sofr may be touted as Libor’s natural replacement, but the best known rate in the world is also an option -
Points up front: Navigating lockdown easel-y with brush in hand
3 years ago
The various periods of lockdown over the past 12 months have provided time for credit professionals to tap into their creative side, and Schroders’ head of securitised credit Michelle Russell-Dowe has taken full advantage -
Points up front: How much do I owe you?
3 years ago
Payment systems in the credit industry had a bad August -
I take strength from the composure investors have shown when told their payments are being deferred
3 years ago
It’s tempting to head to the beach or grab a CLO distribution, but investing is all about playing the long game -
Points up front: Best to price your deals between 12 and 6am
4 years ago
The latest addition to JP Morgan’s index suite — which aims to quantify the impact of US president Donald Trump’s tweets on the financial markets — has been so popular it has landed its own Wikipedia entry -
If you can stomach volatility, CLO equity is very attractive
Brandon Cahill of BlueMountain Capital Management takes our credit quiz4 years ago -
Past returns: Unfinished business in CLOs
4 years ago
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported that DA Capital was looking for a way back into CLO management. The firm had sold its four US CLOs in 2011 to Citi Alternative Investments (now known as Napier Park Global Capital), but a rally had convinced the firm it was time to issue CLOs again. -
Continuous par build can provide a rainy-day fund for when downgrades to triple Cs pour in
4 years ago
If CLO managers are preparing for mass downgrades to triple C loans, then trading gains and thick OC cushions are the best defences -
They said it: “I’ve run the numbers and it looks more like a 3% IRR”
5 years ago
A CLO modelling professional tells Creditflux that European CLO model portfolios don’t look realistic -
The biggest credit stories in 2017
6 years ago
CLO ramp-up risk, new risk retention proposals and new CLO joint ventures were in the headlines last year. Here, Creditflux reveals the most read stories of 2017 -
They said it: long faces on flow traders
6 years ago
Citi’s Jim Hughes tells the Creditflux CLO Investor Summit about how difficult life is for flow credit traders -
Rating outlook: It's a matter of life and spread for CLO managers
6 years ago
Stabilisation of loan spreads and recovery rates spells good news for European CLO managers -
Join the debate: Ellington’s CLO debut
6 years ago
“The bond has a story, but you get paid for that” -
Points up front: very superstitious
11 years ago
CLO managers are often superstitious
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