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CLOs face uncertainty as Libor rate deadline looms
2 years ago
CLO equity valuations could be increasingly under the spotlight in coming months, as sources warn of disruption while the market grapples with basis risk between Libor and Sofr in loans and CLO notes -
TriMark court ruling encourages peace between lenders
2 years ago
Many CLO managers breathed a sigh of relief in August, with one source indicating a recent court case decision sent a “clear signal that the spate of lender-on-lender violence in the leveraged loan market will not remain unchecked” -
The growing role of data in CLO management
2 years ago
The complexity of managing a CLO has made it as much an art as a science, but new technologies are sweeping into the market, according to speakers on a Virtus roundtable discussion. -
An alternative way of looking at CLO overlap
2 years ago
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 -
Credit hedge funds (September 2021)
2 years ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Ucits at a glance: Loomis Sayles makes gains in sleepy July
2 years ago
Ucits fund returns -
Lingering covid vies with inflation as top credit threat, finds BofA
2 years ago
Covid-19 lingering is catching up with inflation as credit investors' number one worry, Bank of America's August survey has found. The picture for central bank purchases is bullish, but strategists see industrial and bank senior bonds as shorts for contrarians over the summer -
B. Riley hires ex-Jefferies high yield head and plans fixed income expansion
2 years ago
B. Riley Securities has hired Tim Sullivan as head of fixed income with the firm expanding its fixed income division -
"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 -
Credit investors seek alpha as delta variant creates volatility
2 years ago
The leveraged loan and private debt markets have been on a tear for the first half of the year, but analysts are forecasting a more volatile six months ahead -
Liquidations emerge as speed bump to $1 trillion CLO market
2 years ago
CLOs are now a $1 trillion global industry, but liquidations are picking up and could hamper growth — as well as providing welcome relief to an engine that’s running somewhat hot. CLOs are now a $1 trillion global industry, but liquidations are picking up and could hamper growth — as well as providing welcome relief to an engine that’s running somewhat hot. -
They said it: "The mantra is doing good and doing well without sacrificing returns"
2 years ago
CarVal on its ESG line of CLOs -
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 -
Jets overcome turbulence as American Airlines repays debt
2 years ago
Although international travel remains suppressed by the coronavirus, US domestic air travel has rebounded, with the Transportation Security Administration data showing a return to 2019 levels of footfall at US airports. -
Credit hedge funds (August 2021)
2 years ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Ucits at a glance: mid market fund leaps into top four
2 years ago
The majority of Ucits funds end Q2 on a high note as 76% of those in our database recorded positive performance in June -
Middle east firm hires high profile loan official to build on control CLO equity business
2 years ago
Middle east asset manager Lakemore Partner is doubling down on CLOs with the control CLO equity investor hiring one of the biggest names in the loan and CLO management business -
Former DWS official claims company over-stated ESG progress: WSJ
2 years ago
DWS Group’s environmental, social and governance investment claims are in the spotlight after its former sustainability officer claimed the firm over-stated its ESG efforts, according to the Wall Street Journal -
Key CLO official earns promotion to managing director at Z Capital
2 years ago
Z Capital Group has promoted two members of its investment team in New York, including a central figure on its CLO management platform -
It's all relative: IG index drifts wide of 50bp as European CLO triple Bs outperform
2 years ago
US investment grade credit has been an underperformer in the last few weeks with CDX IG trading north of 50 basis points again. But European CLO triple Bs are looking strong while there is a stronger bid for two- to three-year paper in the US -
Senior research analyst joins Onex from another US CLO issuer
2 years ago
Onex Credit Partners has hired senior research analyst with 11 years' industry experience -
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. -
Santander to acquire Amherst Pierpont for $600 million
2 years ago
Banco Santander says it has struck an agreement to acquire fixed income broker dealer Amherst Pierpont Securities -
The View from ION Analytics: paradise blues
2 years ago
The reopening of economies from Covid-19 lockdowns has created distortions in financial markets that are harder to navigate than those of the original sell-off in early 2020. Even big-name economists and central bankers are confused, changing their views in recent weeks. -
Jefferies and SMBC form $2.25 billion partnership
2 years ago
Jefferies and SMBC Group have announced an alliance which will see SMBC provide a $1.9 billion credit facility to Jefferies Finance, the leveraged finance affiliate of Jefferies, and $350 million to Jefferies Group.
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