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JC Penney CDS pays near 100% to protection buyers
3 years ago
JC Penney CDS has settled at auction close to zero, lower even than the paltry recoveries indicated beforehand -
OC health check: second European 2.0 CLO reports junior OC breach
3 years ago
33 deals reported overcollateralisation (OC) breaches last week in a relatively quiet reporting period. 314 deals are now reporting OC breaches as of the latest report, according to CLO-i. -
Argentina auction deliverables list points to lower recovery than CDS
3 years ago
Over 30 bonds have made it onto an initial list of deliverable obligations for an auction next week to settle Argentina sovereign CDS. These notes are mainly denominated in US dollars and euros, but some also in Japanese yen and Swiss francs -
Intelsat CDS set for deemed auction today at 100% recovery
3 years ago
Intelsat Investments CDS will be settled today at 100% recovery through a deemed auction, the Determinations Committee has said -
Argentina rallies sharply as DC sets credit event auction date
3 years ago
An auction to settle Argentina sovereign CDS will take place next week, the Americas Determinations Committee has said -
Dishware maker files for bankruptcy as CLOs hold $200 million
3 years ago
CLOs hold $207.58 million of Libbey Glass, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Monday, as a result of the firm's impending debt maturities and the impact of coronavirus -
Argentina triggers failure-to-pay credit event
3 years ago
Argentina has triggered a failure to pay credit event on its sovereign CDS, the Americas Determinations Committee has ruled -
Scale of coronavirus-linked defaults divides credit market
3 years ago
As governments and central banks around the world plough money into the economy in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the loan and CLO markets are nevertheless bracing themselves for a corporate downgrade wave to turn into a default cycle -
Index equity tranches show resilience in face of default spike
3 years ago
Lower credit index volatility in May refocused investor minds on idiosyncratic risk, with some give-up by previously outperforming equity tranches -
Default cluster brings warning for recoveries and operations
3 years ago
The pace at which credit event auctions stacked up in May sent investors a strong warning to review default and recovery expectations, as well as to ensure operational readiness after years of benign markets -
RBC gets dressed for distress as it targets credit auctions
3 years ago
Royal Bank of Canada has emerged as a new entrant in the world of credit event auction bidding, a move that chimes with the bank’s recent push into distressed credit trading and suggests it sees a strong line of CDS settlement business in the coming months -
A different kind of crisis
3 years ago
Panellists on Creditflux’s US CLO webinar were positive about the robustness of CLO structures and the role of cure contributions. But they warned about zombie defaults and gaming tests -
OC health check: US CLOs hit by new round of test failures
3 years ago
135 deals breached an over-collateralisation test last week, 78 for the first time, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i. -
Diamond auction settles CDS at 7.4 cents
3 years ago
A credit event auction to settle Diamond Offshore Drilling CDS produced a final price of 7.375 cents, resulting in a pay-out to protection buyers of 92.625 -
Bankrupt Hertz runs out of gas with CLOs holding $245 million
3 years ago
CLOs hold $245 million of Hertz’ debt as the US-based car rental company drives into bankruptcy protection, with the coronavirus panedemic putting brakes on the Estero, Florida-headquartered's firm car rental operations -
Akorn falls into bankruptcy with $321 million planted in CLOs
3 years ago
CLOs hold $321.3 million of specialty pharmaceutical company Akorn’s debt, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-I, with the firm having filed for chapter 11 protection in the US District Court for the District of Delaware yesterday -
Intelsat CDS has no deliverables for an auction, says DC
3 years ago
CDS contracts referencing Intelsat Investments look to have no deliverable obligations, according to the Americas Determinations Committee, making a pay-out to protection buyers unlikely -
Ecuador auction settles CDS at 34.9 cents
3 years ago
A credit event auction to settle Ecuador sovereign CDS produced a final price of 34.88 cents, closely reflecting where bonds had been quoted beforehand -
JC Penney becomes seventh bankruptcy credit event to hit index tranches
3 years ago
JC Penney has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, the Americas Determinations Committee has ruled -
RBC makes it three CDS auctions in a row after debuting this month
3 years ago
Morgan Stanley and Royal Bank of Canada have been added to the list of participating bidders this week for credit event auctions to settle CDS referencing Ecuador and Diamond Offshore Drilling -
Intelsat triggers bankruptcy credit event
3 years ago
Intelsat Investments has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, the Americas Determinations Committee has ruled -
Ecuador auction final list points to 67 cents pay-out on CDS
3 years ago
A credit event auction next week to settle Ecuador sovereign CDS will have 10 deliverable obligations, according to a final list published by the Americas Determinations Committtee -
Morgan Stanley joins bidders for Frontier CDS auction
3 years ago
Morgan Stanley has been added to the list of participating bidders for a credit event auction this week to settle Frontier Communications CDS -
CLOs on lookout as Neiman recovery signals slump and DC confirms credit event
3 years ago
Five-year CDS referencing Neiman Marcus widened by four points to 95.25 points up front, according to IHS Markit, as the Americas Determinations Committee confirmed the US retailer has triggered a bankruptcy credit event -
US retailer bankruptcy spells hit for CLOs and CDX HY tranches
3 years ago
US retailer Neiman Marcus's filing for chapter 11 protection opens the prospect of a fourth credit event in the CDX HY index and a sixth for on-the-run HY tranches, as well as a hit for CLOs
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