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IG and crossover indices converge while European CLO double Bs rally
3 years ago
iTraxx Crossover is again outperforming Main today with the investment grade index widening 0.11bp to 52.56bp while the crossover index is 2.42bp tighter to 296.99bp. Meanwhile bank research signals that junior CLO tranches could benefit as investors look at covid industries through a different lense -
CDS indices edge wider and positive skew opens as Pershing Square puts on new hedge
3 years ago
Credit indices have widened a touch this week but they’re back in focus with reports that Pershing Square Capital Management, led by Bill Ackman, has this week used CDS indices to hedge parts of its equity portfolio -
Compression and curves in play amid second day of vaccine rally
3 years ago
Credit spreads are converging as they edge tighter again today, following their forceful improvement to pre-covid levels yesterday due to a successful covid-19 vaccine test -
Primary pumped as Trump gazumped and vaccine hopes jump
3 years ago
A 'yuge' rally is underway in credit markets today, with optimism over Joe Biden's apparent victory in the US presidential election turning to elation following a big covid-19 vaccine breakthrough -
Robots rise for credit ratings
3 years ago
A fintech platform is launching this month that aims to use artificial intelligence to democratise credit ratings. -
WTW to tackle lack of diversity across investment industry
3 years ago
Progress on diversity across the investment industry is “disappointingly slow”, according to research from Willis Towers Watson -
Credit rally slows but structured finance funds gain
3 years ago
Corporate credit spreads levelled off in September, which means that 63% of funds in the Creditflux database have just a single quarter left to make it to positive returns for the calendar year. -
Fund performance: Structured finance finds its footing with credit rally
3 years ago
For the first time this year we have seen a structured finance fund take the top spot, as Serone Key Opportunities Fund leads a multitude of other funds in this category in the top 10 of our monthly fund rankings -
Ucits at a glance: European funds and CLOs head rankings
3 years ago
Ucits fund returns -
Credit funds at a glance (November 2020)
3 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves -
Credit hedge funds (November 2020)
3 years ago
Monthly credit hedge fund tables -
Equity tranche shorts gather for fallen angels
3 years ago
Investor views are starting to form around on-the-run iTraxx and CDX index tranches, following their rolls into new versions at the end of September and start of October -
Investors search out illiquid credit for improved pricing
3 years ago
Credit investors are still trying to gauge appropriate pricing levels for smaller credit facilities in the tradeable credit space -
US election result is 'benign outcome for financial markets', says Nuveen
3 years ago
This week's election in the US is a 'benign outcome for financial markets' even as the final result of the presidential election remains unknown, according to a new report from Nuveen's global investment committee -
High yield outperformance to bring compression trade back into play: Citi
3 years ago
High yield underperformance versus investment grade is expected to reverse following the US presidential election, according to a strategy note from Citi. The bank’s strategists have been advocating compression trades since July and feel that there is more room for this to run citing election trends, exposure to coronavirus credits, expected default rates and credit ratings -
Credit fundraising: Dubai manager gets in on the act as direct lending takes off
3 years ago
Shuaa launches credit fund in the Gulf as Ares, Contingency, HPS and Perceptive are among those to close billion-plus funds -
Loomis Sayles launches three European bond strategies for new team
3 years ago
Loomis Sayles has launched three European bond strategies, Creditflux has learned. The news comes after the Natixis affiliate announced earlier that it had added an eight-person European credit team from Kempen Capital Management -
Apollo appoints head of credit valuations from sell-side
3 years ago
Apollo has appointed a head of credit valuations, as its previous head of credit valuations has transitioned internally to cover private equity valuations -
Loomis Sayles snags eight-person European credit team from Kempen
3 years ago
Loomis Sayles & Company has added an eightperson European credit team from Kempen Capital Management -
Squarepoint adds former bank credit trading head in London
3 years ago
Squarepoint Capital, a cross-asset fund manager that uses systematic and quantitative strategies, has hired a former global credit trading head at Societe Generale to lead fixed income, currencies and commodities alpha capture -
Former Brevan Howard PM rejoins and brings macro funds with him
3 years ago
The chief investment officer of Cove Capital is returning to Brevan Howard four years after leaving the firm. -
Scandinavian Airlines System triggers restructuring credit event
3 years ago
Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark–Norway–Sweden has triggered a restructuring credit event as a result of its recent recapitalisation, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled -
Credit sell off picks up pace as lockdown shadows deepen
3 years ago
This week's blow out of credit spreads sharply accelerated today, with mounting coronavirus lockdown fears fuelling a surge wider across the board in tandem with plummeting stocks -
Ares holds €6.97 billion first close on European direct lending fund
3 years ago
Ares Management Group has collected $12 billion in gross credit commitments over the third quarter of the year, according to the firm’s earnings presentation, including $8.2 billion for the first closing of its fifth European direct lending fund -
Scandinavian Airlines System posed as restructuring credit event
3 years ago
The Emea Determinations Committee has accepted a request to rule on whether Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark–Norway–Sweden has triggered a restructuring credit event as a result of its recent recapitalisation
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