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A strong year for CLO strategies
2 months ago
After the pain of 2022, credit fund managers must have been praying that 2023 turned out better. It did. -
Greensledge arranges new private credit CFO
4 months ago
Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen, announced on Monday it had closed its second collateralised fund obligation, or CFO -
Hedge fund profit-taking prompts ABS sales as spreads soften in deteriorating macro conditions
7 months ago
More European ABS and CLO BWICs were on offer this week, as some hedge funds are selling their positions with a view to take early profits before the market widens further. -
What do you think?
7 months ago
The Creditflux CLO Census is back for its seventh instalment. Our annual stock-take of the global CLO industry begins on Monday, 2 October — it’s your chance to make your voice heard -
Fund performance
7 months ago
Positive August for credit sees CLO funds on top again -
CLO manager raises new captive equity fund
7 months ago
The New York-based alternative asset manager raised a new CLO equity fund with a first close of USD 136m -
Obra completes acquisition of KDP assets following bankruptcy filing
9 months ago
Obra Capital has acquired the assets of KDP Investment Advisors following the latter firm's chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in May of this year -
Question your assumptions
10 months ago
Valuing CLO paper is complicated, and loan prepayments are one of the trickiest parts. When pricing a new issue CLO, the market generally assumes that 15-20% of loans will prepay their principal annually. This prepayment rate is important because it essentially determines the pace at which a CLO’s rated debt is paid off after the reinvestment period, when the CLO pays down its own principal. -
Private credit firm launches new platform for structured financing
10 months ago
Private credit manager Victory Park Capital has launched Triumph Capital Markets, a new platform that focuses on structured financing and capital markets -
Union Bancaire Privée adds new strategy to fixed income plans
10 months ago
Union Bancaire Privée has expanded its fixed income offering with a new high-income strategy investing in high-yield bonds, subordinate corporate and financial debt and securitized credit, such as CLOs -
Managers scramble to launch captive equity funds as they become best route to market
10 months ago
A plethora of CLO managers are eyeing captive equity fund launches in 2023 with the lack of such vehicles cited as the “main hurdle” for issuing deals. -
CLO funds make best of a bad situation
1 year ago
It can’t get any worse can it? Well, it did in 2022, when credit spreads kept moving wider. Still, CLO funds were able to withstand the pressure, and they outperformed other credit strategies -
Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
1 year ago
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January -
LP round up: opportunistic credit dominates as investors allocate $2.2 billion
1 year ago
US institutional investors invested at least $2.2 billion to credit funds in March, according to documents seen by Creditflux, with opportunistic credit funds dominating commitments -
CLOs cheap to corporates but expensive to agency MBS, says BofA
1 year ago
CLO bonds are currently pricing cheap relative to corporates but look expensive relative to agency MBS bonds, according to new research from Bank of America -
Brigade teams up with UBP for long-short credit Ucits fund
1 year ago
The fund will pursue a long/short credit strategy that combines "fundamental credit selection with structured credit" -
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 -
Senior CLO officials leave Natixis in shock round of resignations
1 year ago
Natixis has been rocked by the departure of four senior members in its CLO and structured credit team -
Hedge fund seeks structured credit PM with strategy expansion
1 year ago
European hedge fund Ironshield Capital is looking to expand into structured credit with the London-headquartered manager seeking a structured credit portfolio manager or portfolio team to manage a new structured credit fund -
CDS volume jumps by 50% as investors seek new ways to do business
1 year ago
Credit derivatives traders are wrapping up a bumper year, in which there was a big increase in volume and a growing number of use cases for the product -
CSO momentum builds as focus turns to fundamentals
Collateralised synthetic obligations (CSOs) have proved to be a bright part of the credit market in 2022. And participants are daring to dream the coming year will be one of the asset’s busiest. -
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. -
Belstar partners with Apollo to launch global corporate and structured credit fund
1 year ago
Belstar Management Company has launched a credit fund to invest across global liquid and private credit - including both corporate and structured credit -
LP round up: 27 managers find the top corner with investor wins
1 year ago
Credit fund managers like to take it one fund at a time and give it 110% for their 90-minute investor fund pitches - and it's working as $3.8 billion was allocated during November and early December. The gaffer would be proud. -
400 Capital raises $580 million for third asset backed credit fund
1 year ago
400 Capital Management has closed its third asset backed fund 400 Capital Asset Based Term Fund III at $580 million
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