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As banks are forced to offload more risk, SRTs build an increasingly long list of advantages
5 days ago
Banks — even global systemically important banks — need additional capital. Problem CRE exposures, increased reserve requirements for expected credit losses under IFRS9/CECL, the entrance of government bond portfolio losses... -
"A bit ‘woke’? Possibly. But true corporate sustainability derives from sound governance"
11 months ago
Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse underlines the importance of sound governance -
"Dispersion should manifest in potential fallen angel credits that are likely to proliferate"
1 year ago
IG and crossover names present a compelling alternative to shorting HY credit -
“Pension fund managers should look to take advantage of a rare opportunity in corporate CDS”
1 year ago
The October sell-off in gilts highlights a glaring lack of exposure to CDS -
"Value persists in IG, but higher interest rates are a threat. Opening the synthetic toolbox can help"
1 year ago
Fiscal and monetary policy are pulling in opposite directions, but value in IG can be accessed via CDS and CSOs -
Cheyne looks to uncover value in sponsorless loans
1 year ago
Cheyne Capital Management is eyeing sponsorless direct lending opportunities for a fund launch later this year -
Credit funds at a glance (August 2022)
1 year ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
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Fund performance: Credit bounces back from February blues
1 year ago
March performance figures were a slight improvement from the market turn in February; 47% of funds made positive returns, an increase on 17% the previous month -
"The loan market is the septic tank for sub-single B LBO financing"
1 year ago
Portfolios of single name IG CDS are less complex and more liquid than CLOs -
Fund performance: Wasserstein's early 2021 performance drives it to the top
2 years ago
The final top 10 of 2021 featured a variety of funds as five different strategies were ranked among the best. US high yield was the most highly represented with two BlackRock funds and an Angel Oak in the top 10 -
"If omicron paradoxically lowers the temperature of the market, that may be no bad thing"
2 years ago
The global economy is well protected against omicron — and a mild infection may be beneficial -
"If ESG funds only talk the talk, it is because investors, legislators and regulators don’t walk the walk"
2 years ago
Whatever an ESG fund means to you, it probably means something different to the next investor -
Cheyne puts focus on ESG-linked loans for new €1 billion strategic credit fund
2 years ago
The London-based manager held a €1 billion final close on its second strategic credit fund in the series, Cheyne European Strategic Value Credit Fund II, which it says took less than six months following its first close -
"Low inflation was in part responsible for fostering a transfer of returns from creditors to shareholders"
2 years ago
We are conditioned to fear inflation risk. But it brings plenty of positives -
"We should be mindful of the transfer of power to the C-suite that inheres in ESG"
2 years ago
As shareholder returns become one factor among many, the C-suite becomes more powerful -
"IG investors might want to rethink the instrument, but they need not fear rising rates just yet"
2 years ago
In his latest column for Creditflux, Cheyne's Duncan Sankey writes that the sharp rise in 10-year US treasuries could be positive for investment grade investors, but value is in CDS rather than bonds -
It is unfair to extrapolate from one lemon on the lot that the whole fleet of cars is defective
3 years ago
As a barometer of Europcar credit risk before the credit event the CDS contract did a credible job -
Ucits at a glance: Year-to-date returns head for double figures
3 years ago
Ucits funds generally performed well in October as 75% achieved positive returns -
Speculative protection buying censures managements that seek only to enhance their own wealth
3 years ago
The Catholic church misses the mark when referring to CDS as ‘finance of chance’ -
LP round up: pensions plan private credit pacing as strategic credit takes on "midfield" role
3 years ago
US pensions have allocated $1.4 billion across 22 credit funds including those managed by Angelo Gordon, Ares and GoldenTree, according to recent board documents seen by Creditflux. Meanwhile a pension fund draws parallels between strategic credit and Jordan Henderson -
Gaining exposure to US IG credit through the index means giving up about 10% of potential value
3 years ago
A bespoke portfolio of IG credits can take advantage of the skew between indices and single names -
Wirecard shows that in an era of ESG analysis, governance still gets relatively short shrift
3 years ago
Wirecard’s spectacular collapse raises questions for auditors, regulators and agencies -
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit
3 years ago -
Dispersion tests hedge fund managers
Credit hedge funds with the ability to go long and short the market were the top performers last year. But dispersion made it possible for fund managers to eke out value across many sectors4 years ago -
New accounting rules could be the axe that decapitates zombie credits
Weak borrowers are likely to be hit as lenders start accounting for expected losses4 years ago
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