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US credit managers reset option trades
7 years ago
US credit managers are replacing their option trades after volatility failed to materialise last month -
Financials don’t suit the faint-hearted
7 years ago
Credit funds that play in financials have outperformed their peers that stick to corporates – but they experience much higher volatility -
Investors chase ratings in the hunt for IG candidates
7 years ago
The ECB buying programme means that a single rating can drive up the value of a credit -
Credit managers upload funds to play in technology-affected markets
7 years ago
Credit hedge fund managers are looking for “technological disruption” as a source of blockbuster returns -
Brexit risk ignored as technicals rule market
7 years ago
European credit spreads have settled down after a brexit-induced spike caused some panic -
Fiery traders allege unfair CDS index games
7 years ago
US credit index traders are raising questions about the practices of some dealer desks -
Margin levels price funds out of credit options
7 years ago
Some hedge fund managers find that the initial margins paid to dealers for credit swaptions can be surprisingly high -
Bottle-maker bond trade powers LNG fund’s strong return
7 years ago
LNG Capital’s LNG Europa Credit Fund put in strong returns in March, according to an investor newsletter seen by Creditflux -
CDS investors look to Asia to revive sovereign basis trading
8 years ago
Opportunities open up in Asian sovereigns for positive basis trades -
Investors turn to single-name CDS for liquid exposure to credit
8 years ago
Large pension and sovereign wealth funds are eyeing single-name credit default swaps as a way of gaining liquid exposure to the credit markets -
Don’t put your big short on auto ABS, warns Citi
8 years ago
There has been explosive growth lately in hedge funds looking to short auto ABS, according to a note put out by Citi yesterday -
Fund managers turn to gas for short plays
8 years ago
Traders see gas names as a better short now that oil-related opportunities have played out -
Black gold rush fails to materialise as credit managers pace themselves
8 years ago
Credit managers are waiting for the right moment to pounce in the oil and gas sector -
Credit managers make plans to avoid a Greek tragedy
8 years ago
Fund managers are tweaking their portfolios in anticipation of short term volatility emanating from Greece -
Europeans switch into US credit to avoid the ECB’s squeeze
8 years ago
In a sharp reversal of recent trends, some European portfolio managers are dumping the region's bonds in favour of US exposures -
Make me whole: bond buyers hunt for call clauses
8 years ago
Dealers report a surge in demand for bonds containing call options known as make-whole provisions -
Billions put into index decompression trade
8 years ago
Investors are taking on huge exposure to investment grade indices on expectations that credit spreads will continue to tighten -
Credit opportunity funds power into mis-priced energy names
9 years ago
Special situation funds are circling the energy sector and are targeting companies which, for the next year at least, are insulated against losses -
Xaia plans curve play for new Ucits fund
9 years ago
Xaia Investment is said to be preparing a new credit Ucits fund to take advantage of steepening CDS curves -
Switch from euros to dollars for an IG pick-up, suggests Barclays
9 years ago
Investors can pick up 89 basis points by switching from euro-dominated bonds issued by Glencore into dollar securities from the same borrower, notes Barclays -
Credit investors switch strategies as basis flips
9 years ago
Investors dump high yield CDS but move into investment grade -
Options traders expect uptick in volumes and volatility
9 years ago
Options activity has fallen away in recent months as low volatility dissuaded investors from hedging -
Credit hedge funds sight land in shipping shorts
9 years ago
A number of hedge funds have spied an opportunity to short European banks in the belief that their loans to shipping companies are overvalued -
Cable & Wireless credit default swaps rally on orphan bet
9 years ago
Legal loophole may mean the contracts will soon be left without a reference entity -
Managers move into cash and shorter duration on credit liquidity fears
9 years ago
Lack of liquidity is feeding into corporate bond managers' strategies as T Rowe and Thornburg increase cash holdings
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