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Credit indices show central bank-led swing potential
2 years ago
Macro credit trading in March was overwhelmingly about the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the pendulum is swinging back to central bank policy -
"Faltering oil supply is lamentable at a time of strategic and moral shortfall"
2 years ago
We need to accept the pain and cut dependence on Russian oil today -
Flexible approach is designed to deliver competitive performance
Nuveen’s Symphony CLOs benefit from teams who are active across a range of credit and bond funds -
"The loan market is the septic tank for sub-single B LBO financing"
2 years ago
Portfolios of single name IG CDS are less complex and more liquid than CLOs -
"Strong growth is not necessary for good loan or bond performance, but it keeps a recession at bay"
2 years ago
The picture in credit was looking good (even with inflation rising) until Russia invaded Ukraine -
LP round up: Oak Hill wins $3bn mandate as credit allocations near $10bn in March
2 years ago
Institutional investors revealed over $9.5 billion of allocations to credit funds in March. Oak Hill Advisors walked away with the largest mandate, as US heavyweight pension Calpers allocated a whopping $3 billion across several of its funds -
DC meets to consider next steps on Russia and RusRail CDS
2 years ago
The Emea Determinations Committee is meeting today, having accepted a request to rule on whether a potential failure to pay has occurred on Russian Federation CDS contracts -
Boston has more than a feeling for private credit as pension issues RFP
2 years ago
Boston Retirement System is seeking private credit managers to manage around $60 million -
Quarterly rankings: Wave of acquisitions reshapes CLO market
2 years ago
A wave of acquisitions and consolidation hit the CLO market in the first quarter of 2022, although the ripples have yet to alter Creditflux’s manager rankings -
Skew in focus for second day as single names move sharply against index
2 years ago
Credit indices are trading out of sync with their underlying constituents for a second day this week, with single names broadly widening despite investors seeking to maintain flattish macro positioning -
Russian sovereign posed to DC as 'potential failure to pay'
2 years ago
The Russian Federation has again been referred to the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee for the second time in a month, this time with the questioner asking if a potential failure to pay has occurred -
High yield and IG single names diverge even as buyside seeks macro neutrality
2 years ago
High yield and investment grade single names are moving in opposite directions at the start of the week, while indices reflect a push by investors to cut directional exposure to macro credit -
CLOs look attractive after corporate rally - but not all tranches: Barclays
2 years ago
Rallying corporate cash credit spreads over the past two weeks have widened the basis with CLOs and made these products look attractive again, according to Barclays strategists -
Sovereign in scope as Russian Railways triggers first Ukraine-linked credit event
2 years ago
Russian Railways had triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled, making this the first sanctions-related credit event since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February -
Portfolio manager leaves Hayfin after one year
2 years ago
A London-based official in Hayfin Capital Management's private credit team has left the firm -
Creditflux announces finalists for CLO Manager Awards
2 years ago
Creditflux is delighted to announce the shortlist for our 14th annual manager awards, with a full list of categories, methodology and of course finalists -
Investors weigh up Fed calendar and valuations after bruising week
2 years ago
Financial markets are taking stock on Friday after a big sell-off in risk assets, with credit spreads nursing the wounds caused by this week's returning focus on hawkish central bank policy versus rich-looking valuations -
Hidden loan tail risks and mounting single B exposure could pose problem for CLOs: Barclays
2 years ago
A solid rally for leveraged loans this week - against returning weakness in bonds - has put focus back on the market, which seemingly has little tail risk priced in. But short term support factors and a dwindling triple C bucket mask the quality skew, warn Barclays strategists in a note today - which could spell downgrades for single-B minus rated loans -
Mezz and junior debt tighten sharply with BlackRock European CLO
2 years ago
BlackRock has issued its latest European CLO via Bank of America, with pricing on lower mezzanine tranches pointing to tightening in the market -
Global CLO league tables - March 2022 YTD
2 years ago
Global CLO league tables - March YTD -
Euro CLO league tables: Jefferies takes huge lead as managers bunch up
2 years ago
The increased volatility and geopolitical risk brought about by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine meant European CLO issuance dropped off in March after a strong February -
BlackRock Euro CLO set to price, with KKR and ICG in line and 115bp emerging as triple A benchmark
2 years ago
BlackRock is expected to price a European CLO issue today via Bank of America. The immediate CLO pipeline is thin, but KKR is marketing a deal via Morgan Stanley and ICG is marketing via Citi -
Russia returns to default pricing as railway co awaits credit event vote
2 years ago
Russian credit spreads are once again under intense pressure and sanctions-related credit events are back under the spotlight as the country's state-owned railway company faces the scrutiny of the Emea Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee -
Pemberton adds to credit build out with NAV financing hire
2 years ago
Pemberton Asset Management has confirmed an appointment to lead a new net asset value financing strategy in what marks the firm’s third new business line in five months -
Carlyle hits $4.6 billion hard cap on second global credit opps fund
2 years ago
With leverage, Carlyle Credit Opportunities Fund II has around $6 billion of capital to deploy
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