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Brazil rally picks up as Bolsonaro keeps calmo
1 year ago
A rally in Brazilian credit spreads picked up late on Tuesday and has carried over to Wednesday, after outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro broke his lengthy silence on the weekend’s election without challenging the result -
Brazil resumes tightening but Bolsonaro silence tests nerves
1 year ago
Brazilian credit spreads have cautiously improved on Tuesday, as the country’s supreme court ordered police to clear roadblocks by protesting supporters of defeated president Jair Bolsonaro -
Frosty times for UK retailer as credit hits new wides
2 years ago
Frozen food retailer Iceland is heading into the riskiest reaches of the iTraxx Crossover spread dispersion, where few other constituents tread -
Credit fundraising: Goldman Sachs direct lending fund takes March figures to $23 bn
3 years ago
Credit funds sprung forward in March as $23 billion was raised alongside $2.6 billion worth of allocations to credit managers. -
Vontobel names fixed income trading head amid four senior hires
3 years ago
Vontobel Asset Management has appointed four senior hires to its team including a newly created role of head of fixed income trading -
It's all relative: CLOs march tighter as macro traders open positive CDS skews
3 years ago
Credit default swaps are back near where they started the year after giving up their early-February gains amid a rise in government bonds. CDS curves steepened over the past month and macro hedging has left indices trading with positive skews. But CLOs paint a calmer picture in which spreads have inched tighter -
Single names hit hard as financial markets play catch-up on rate moves
3 years ago
Credit indices have firmed up after Thursday's rates-led sell off, but other asset classes continue to slide and Friday's focus turns to single name borrower spreads playing a catch-up with the sharp macro move -
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 -
Schroders lands €312 million in first close of infra debt fund
3 years ago
Schroders has held a first close at €312 million for Schroder Euro Enhanced Infrastructure Debt Fund II -
LP round up: horseshoe does the trick for Pimco and other distressed managers
3 years ago
Institutional investors poured $2.7 billion into credit this week through 14 managers, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
Apollo fee earnings rise 9% in Q2 as structured credit boosts portfolio
4 years ago
Apollo Global Management’s credit portfolio increased 4% quarter-over-quarter to $201 billion, driven by growth in affiliated life insurance firm Athene, as well as corporate credit and structured credit -
Weatherford CDS auction delivers 55.5 cent pay-out to protection buyers
4 years ago
A credit event auction to settle Weatherford International CDS returned a final price of 44.5 cents on the dollar, lower than where bonds had been quoted and meaning a pay-out to protection buyers of 55.5 cents -
Trump tariffs and oil slip dent Europe vs US credit decompression trades
4 years ago
Underperformance of US credit derivative indices at the end of last week has created a trading entry point for those still convinced that Europe has more problems. But bearish factors continue to coalesce on both sides of the Atlantic -
Windstream CDS settles higher than expected amid big physical settlement orders
5 years ago
Windstream Services CDS contracts have settled at a final price of 29.5, presenting a big pay-out for holders of protection but not quite as rewarding as bond levels had projected -
Spanish bank prices €972 million SRT with triple As paying 31bp
5 years ago
Cajamar Caja Rural, based in southern Spain, has priced a €972.1 million significant risk transfer (SRT), according to market sources -
Investors place $312 million in Locus Point's inaugural private credit fund
5 years ago
Locust Point Private Credit Fund will provide financing to owner and operators in the senior housing and care sector throughout the US -
Citi launches new Bravo reference portfolio
7 years ago
Citi has launched a new version of its bespoke tranche reference portfolio, according to market sources. -
Pension fund backs Napier Park with $300 million as it puts faith in credit
7 years ago
Napier Park Global Capital has emerged as a big winner after the New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association (Pera) completed the first stage of a major re-allocation to credit. CVC Credit, Ellington and Guggenheim have also been given mandates -
Credit market snapshot: Europe continues to outperform US
9 years ago
European credit spreads continued to outperform their US counterparts yesterday -
Credit market snapshot: US high yield pushes wider
9 years ago
Despite all the headlines about European credits, US high yield is underperformer -
Credit market snapshot: credit recovers after weak start
10 years ago
Credit markets end day largely unchanged with high yield continuing to outperform -
Italian banks spreads benefit from new bond and banking union
10 years ago
Intesa San Paolo and UniCredit see spreads jump in as short dated bonds price -
Time Warner Cable spreads jump tighter on latest M&A rumour
10 years ago
Media reports that Comcast is eyeing Time Warner Cable acquisition send spreads jumping tighter -
Alcatel-Lucent spreads rally on capital-raising announcement
10 years ago
French telecoms service provider sees spreads jump tighter on news of new financing package and share sale -
Luxury retailer appeases shareholders with more browsing time
10 years ago
Saks Incorporated agrees settlement with some of its shareholders following sale proposals
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