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Banks regain composure to lead rallying charge
3 years ago
Financial names are among today's outperformers, reversing the trend of the early part of this week, as credit spreads return tighter -
Curves steepen as roll shifts risk from the front end
3 years ago
CDS index curves have steepened with the September roll, with the reformulation of iTraxx and European portfolios having a noticeable impact on the front end of the curve -
Index roll brings sea change for US/Europe relative value
3 years ago
The roll of CDS indices to new series has shifted relative value measures between Europe and the US, with CDX indices trading in a tighter context to their new iTraxx counterparts -
US investors piled into structured credit and private lending in 2019, Gapstow finds
3 years ago
US institutional investors' allocations to 'alternative credit' increased 12% year-over-year in 2019, according to research by fund of funds manager Gapstow Capital Partners -
Fallen angels and financials feel heat as CDS indices roll
3 years ago
CDS indices are rolling into new contracts today, with outgoing series of iTraxx Europe and Crossover widening sharply from the market’s open on technical as well as fundamental factors -
Five year structures back in vogue as Diameter prices bond flex CLO
3 years ago
Diameter Capital Partners has priced the third five-year CLO structure amid the coronavirus pandemic, after teaming with GreensLedge to issue its latest CBO named Diameter Credit Funding III, -
Green credit advocate launches research body
3 years ago
Stockholm-based portfolio manager and green credit advocate Ulf Erlandsson has today announced the launch of research body Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII) -
Europcar slumps closer to default pricing in bonds and CDS
3 years ago
Europcar, the French car hire firm, is heading fast towards recovery-only levels with CDS and bond prices reflecting deeper distress -
Anchorage prices first-of-its-kind bond flex CLO refi
3 years ago
Anchorage Capital Group has taken the unusual step of refinancing three tranches of its 2018 vintage CBO named Anchorage Credit Funding 5. Creditflux data shows the deal to be a first-of-its-kind transaction -
Credit retreats from tights as central banks offer reality check
3 years ago
European credit is following Asia wider today, picking up from where the US left off yesterday as the Federal Reserve vowed to keep overnight rates near zero for the coming years -
Crossover dips below 300bp as retailers leave the basket
3 years ago
The removal of defaulting constituents Hema and Matalan from iTraxx Crossover has helped take the index to its tightest prints since the start of the coronavirus sell-off -
Matalan auction initial bids point to lower than expected CDS pay out
3 years ago
Early bidding in a credit event auction today to settle CDS referencing UK retailer Matalan indicates the final result will be higher than predicted by recent five-year quotes but roughly in line with modelled recoveries -
Post hires head of sales and marketing in Los Angeles
3 years ago
Post Advisory Group has hired Eileen Mancera as managing director and head of sales and marketing -
PGIM hires for newly created ESG fixed income research role
3 years ago
PGIM has appointed a former Allianz official into the newly created role of head of environmental, social & governance (ESG) research for its fixed income division -
Noble and Hema produce disparate pay outs for CDS
3 years ago
This week has brought the high and lows of CDS settlement, with Noble Corporation bestowing an ultra low high pay-out for protection buyers after Hema protection sellers suffered less of a hit than was modelled by assumed recoveries -
Opportunities knock as Credit Dimensions returns in vibrant tranche market
3 years ago
Creditflux will showcase the cutting edge of CDS market developments next week as Credit Dimensions, our annual deep-dive into structured synthetic credit, returns in a virtual format -
Marathon hires high yield senior portfolio manager from JP Morgan AM
3 years ago
Marathon Asset Management has hired a senior high yield portfolio manager in New York to help develop the firm's long-only high yield business -
Ensco does not require credit event auction, says DC
3 years ago
There will be no credit event auction to settle Ensco International CDS since its bonds and CDS are thinly traded, the Americas Determinations Committee has said -
Pizza Express triggers failure-to-pay credit event
3 years ago
Pizza Express has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled -
Anchorage prices first five-year CLO structure since March
3 years ago
Five-year CLO structures have returned for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, thanks to a bond flex deal issued by Anchorage Capital Group -
Pemberton hires Credit Suisse head of Emea high yield syndicate
3 years ago
European direct lender Pemberton has hired a managing director and mid-market debt portfolio manager from Credit Suisse -
Europcar restructuring plans send bonds and CDS into skid
3 years ago
Europcar Mobility Group's bonds have plummeted and CDS referencing them have gapped wider after the French car hire firm said it will open talks with creditors about a debt restructuring -
Hayfin hires former Barings official to new head of fund finance role
3 years ago
The new job reflects the growing number of financings Hayfin handles, sources say -
Cautious open sets credit at odds with equity
3 years ago
A positive open to the week for European stock markets is not reflected in cautious credit trading, with spreads generally flat to slightly wider -
Pizza Express serves up credit event question after very long wait
3 years ago
Pizza Express has been proposed as a failure-to-pay credit event to the Emea Determinations Committee, following the UK food retailer's decision not to make interest payments on bonds
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