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Rope-a-dope brings knock-out returns
1 year ago
Post-pandemic US and European CLOs delivered mid-teen equity returns in 2022, despite a barrage of weak macroeconomic news and what could have been a heavyweight Libor mismatch -
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 -
Credit hedge fund returns (February 2023)
1 year ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Parallel CLO tranche sinks deeper into triple C
1 year ago
Parallel 2015-1’s junior-most debt tranche was downgraded to Caa3 late last year by Moody’s -
Points up front: Whatever the size, CLO performance dwarfs others
1 year ago
A graphic depicting the investment fund universe was doing the rounds on social media late in 2022... -
Are we ready for another crisis?
1 year ago
Credit managers must brace themselves for stress in 2023, as rates rise and the number of poor performing assets increases. But most CLOs look well-placed and can rely on plump OC cushions -
Not every CLO can be a winner
The CLO industry has undeniably performed well enough to justify the plaudits it receives. But there will always be some unloved CLO tranches that slip into triple C territory -
Fund performance: Light at the end of the tunnel for credit funds after difficult year
1 year ago
Following a tough September, credit funds bounced back in October as 59% of funds made positive returns. -
Credit hedge fund returns (December 2023)
1 year ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Manager looks to cut HY exposures in CLO-heavy credit interval fund
1 year ago
A credit fund manager has provided a performance update on is multi-strategy closed-end credit fund through regulatory filings, revealing it has beat its benchmark from 1 April to 30 September despite losing 13.66% -
European CLO managers trade loans to avoid (par) burn
1 year ago
Between March and July, European CLO managers traded €21 billion of assets within CLOs that were still in their reinvestment period as opportunities arose amid a weaker macro environment and Russia’s war with Ukraine -
Plenty more US CLOs in the CCC as buckets pass 5%, finds S&P
1 year ago
US CLO triple C baskets have nudged to 5.02% in November from 4.4% the prior month -
"CLOs could withstand another 13.4% of downgrades to triple C if the price drops to 50"
1 year ago
CLOs are well positioned, even if there are mass downgrades to triple C -
Apollo scooped up $1.1 billion CLO paper amid UK LDI crisis, officials confirm
1 year ago
Apollo Global Management bought a whopping $1.1 billion of triple A and double A-rated CLO paper yielding over 8% in the three weeks of elevated bwic supply in October -
Past returns: Alhambra CLO paves the way
1 year ago
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported that Be-Spoke Capital was launching the first SME European CLO since the financial crisis. -
Points up front: CLO managers didn’t take advantage of volatility, say CLO managers
1 year ago
Creditflux’s CLO Census shows CLO managers can be hard on themselves -
US CLO equity payments drop to lowest since covid
1 year ago
US CLO equity payments have taken a hit in October due to a mismatch between one-month and three-month Libor and Sofr. 65% of loans in US CLOs reference one-month Libor, whereas all liabilities pay from three-month Libor or Sofr. -
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 hedge fund returns (November 2022)
1 year ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
CLOs can weather a short recession, but maybe not a long one, conference hears
1 year ago
The US economy is likely to enter a recession in the first half of 2023, attendees at IMN's ABS East conference heard on Tuesday. While the severity of the downturn is unknown despite the Federal Reserve aiming for a 'soft landing', CLOs are well positioned to weather the storm - as long as the recession is contained in a relatively short period -
Leveraged loan issuance unlikely to return in force until late 2023, conference hears
1 year ago
The leveraged loan primary issuance pipeline is headed for an elongated pause and primary loan activity is unlikely to return dramatically until late in 2023, attendees at IMN's ABS East conference in Miami heard on Monday -
US managers recalibrate as Euro CLO portfolio spreads rise: Moody's
1 year ago
CLO managers have had to readjust this year and data from Moody’s Investor Services shows weighted average rating factor scores for all US CLOs have held steady, while weighted average spreads have dropped 0.15% -
What matters is what you do with it
1 year ago
CLO managers yearn for flexibility so they can take advantage when credit sells off. But it isn’t enough on its own: triple C-flex CLOs saw portfolios erode this year, while CBOs outperformed -
Warning signs flash as B3 share of loans reaches record level
1 year ago
Credit analysts are sounding the alarm as the portion of the loan and high yield universe rated B3 or B- surged to a record level in the third quarter -
Fund performance: August provides much-needed relief for CLO funds
1 year ago
.August fund performance
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