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  • An alternative way of looking at CLO overlap
    Analysing CLO collateral to look for overlap is critical for any CLO investor, but it is normally done either within a portfolio of CLOs or by bilaterally comparing two managers. In one of its latest research pieces, Moody’s Analytics has taken a different approach

    2 years ago
  • Lighten up, these are due an upgrade
    CLO triple C buckets were overflowing last year, but the average exposure is now 7.3%. That is still close to trigger levels, but CLO managers are relaxed, as further loan upgrades are on the horizon

    2 years ago
  • CLO issuers flex their bond muscles
    Some panellists at Creditflux’s US CLO Investor Summit pointed to structural difficulties, but the consensus was that flexibility — particularly the ability to buy bonds — could improve performance

    3 years ago
  • Loan slump brings managers closer
    A 19% slide in new US loan volumes last year has left CLO managers with fewer options in the primary market, and portfolio overlap between US managers has increased to 35.3% on average

    3 years ago
  • The ideal home for a loan

    European corporate loans can fit into various fund types and this year there has been an increase in managed accounts targeting these assets. But CLOs are still the best structures to house loans

    4 years ago
  • Budge up, more new managers are coming

    Room for 10 more? The average loan overlap among recent European CLOs is 48.7% – so the expected influx of new managers will have to work hard to distinguish themselves from the pack 

    4 years ago
  • Large, liquid loans aren’t always perfect
    CLOs could be forgiven for rushing to buy Refinitiv loans — after all it was the biggest LBO since the crisis. But some large managers have abstained, while others have bought opportunistically

    5 years ago

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