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CLOs and loans find footing as post-Sofr trends emerge
2 years ago
The US leveraged loan and CLO markets transitioned to a new base rate from 1 January without the lengthy issuance pause that was widely predicted in the months leading up to the switch -
Former Wells Fargo CLO researcher joins Credit Suisse in New York
2 years ago
A former CLO and ABS researcher at Wells Fargo has joined Credit Suisse as a CLO trading desk strategist in New York -
HalseyPoint keeps Libor-linked CLO notes after digital refinancing
2 years ago
HalseyPoint Asset Management has cut the funding costs of its 2020 CLO named HalseyPoint CLO II, managing to keep the notes linked to Libor by selecting a digital dutch auction to reprice the notes -
CLO pricing holds up against omicron as liquid credit takes a hammering
2 years ago
Being illiquid sometimes has its advantages, with the CLO market the picture of serenity as CDS swings imply volatility is afoot -
CLO lower cap stack will outperform with $175bn new issuance in 2022: JP Morgan
2 years ago
Equity and lower rated tranche investors will do best as $175 billion of global new CLO issuance arrives in 2022, predict JP Morgan strategists in their annual outlook, taking market size to $1.2 trillion -
Loans will be winners in bearish year for credit: BNP Paribas
2 years ago
Floating rate loans are best positioned for a year of widening credit spreads, but high yield bonds will outperform investment grade and EM credit is set for losses, says BNP Paribas in its 2022 outlook -
Experienced CLO official joins GreensLedge in the US
2 years ago
GreensLedge has hired an experienced CLO official as a managing director -
Citadel promotes credit head to co-CIO
2 years ago
Citadel has promoted its global credit head to co-chief investment officer -
Treasury desk lists $818 million b-wic as hedge fund looks to offload control CLO equity in bumper day
2 years ago
State Street once again listed over $800 million of US CLO triple A bonds on Tuesday, having sold $834 million of triple A paper last month -
CB bond purchase 'greening' is game changer for credit: BofA
2 years ago
Confirmation by the Bank of England that its corporate bond purchase scheme will be ‘greened’ is a game changing moment for credit markets, say Bank of America strategists -
Citi's former correlation trading star takes on new risk head role
2 years ago
Citi's former head of credit correlation trading has taken on a new role in the bank, becoming head of in-business market risk for global markets -
"No-one talks about the part oil price surges played in the 2008/9 global financial crisis"
2 years ago
Investors eyeing inflation shocks and supply chain disruption should instead be paying attention to the brewing energy crisis -
Sofr transition timing puts CLO debt and equity at odds, says BNP Paribas
2 years ago
CLO investors look to have tough conversations ahead on the structure implications of the transition from Libor to Sofr, with BNP Paribas strategists noting CLO debt will benefit from an early move while equity tranches would do better to wait -
Refi deluge casts shadow on b-wics
Refis and resets are cutting CLO lifespans short, which means there is less need to sell in the secondary market. Still, there are relative value opportunities in IG bonds and equity tranches2 years ago -
Global CLO trading lab: bank sells $834 million triple As in quarterly reallocation as hedge fund trades CLO equity
2 years ago
Thursday’s secondary CLO market was the busiest of 2021, with over $1 billion of US CLOs on offer. This featured an enormous b-wic worth $834.3 million, where sources have told Creditflux of the bank behind the aucton. While a large credit hedge fund is said to have sold out of control CLO equity -
Three control CLO equity blocks trade, including rare CIFC deal with ultra-low funding costs
2 years ago
Three US CLO anchor equity positions traded Tuesday courtesy of one b-wic at 9.30am New York time -
The Creditflux CLO Symposium was back as an in-person event for the first time in two years and participants were delighted to socialise and bask in an amazing year for the credit industry2 years ago
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Banks reject mandates amid loan surge as settlement lengthens
2 years ago
M&A bankers are turning down mandates and settlement times for US loan trades are extending as understaffed desks struggle to cope with record deal volumes -
Global CLO trading lab: Seasoned equity prices lag as debt spreads level out
2 years ago
The CLO secondary market took a back seat to the surging primary market in August and September with secondary US CLO volume accounting for just 3.7% and 4.2% of the total US CLO market (primary and secondary volumes). But opportunities are there in CLO equity tranches -
"In some ways, CLOs resemble a quirky, cottage industry more than a trillion-dollar market"
2 years ago
CLO volumes outstanding have passed $1 trillion, but index omission and private placements are holding us back -
Loan investors reap windfall from meme stock craze
2 years ago
The so called “meme stock” craze is having a tangible positive impact on certain companies’ loan prices -
Standard Chartered builds out global CLO trading business with big hire
2 years ago
Standard Chartered has bolstered its global CLO trading desk by appointing a London-based trader -
Global CLO trading lab: Equity supply spikes as investors go long
2 years ago
CLO equity returned to the secondary market in a big way last week, after a month of very little visibility, with $118.3 million of US CLO and €44.9 million of European CLO subordinated notes on sale -
Credit Rendezvous: And breathe...
2 years ago
The unanimous verdict is that credit spreads will be moving wider – they have to. But the difficulty credit fund managers face is predicting when the next sell-off comes and how sharp it will be. In the Q3 instalment of Creditflux’s Credit Rendezvous, the over-riding message from portfolio managers is that there’s little point in taking on too much risk. The report features the views of prominent credit figures including Paul Horvath (Orchard), Himani Trivedi (Nuveen), Ronnie Jaber (Onex), Graham Rainbow (Alcentra) and Michelle Russell-Dowe (Schroders). The report looks at 14 segments of the market including CLOs, direct lending, leveraged loans, distressed debt and credit derivatives. -
US loan managers capture secondary opportunities as new issues struggle
2 years ago
US loan managers switched gears by sourcing loans in the secondary market in the second quarter. This came as pricing in the primary market became less attractive in the early part of Q2 and with new loan issuance slowing in May and June
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