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Credit gives up some gains after central banks’ hawk party
2 years ago
Credit markets are ending the week on a correction wider after central bank-led bullishness drove spreads to their tightest levels of the month -
CLO 2022 Outlook: 2021 is hard act to follow, but CLO buyers have positives aplenty
2 years ago
New CLO issuance in 2022 will remain elevated but below 2021’s record numbers, banks agree. But there is no consensus among strategy desks on the volume of repricings to come, partly due to the unknown impact of the Sofr transition. -
"If omicron paradoxically lowers the temperature of the market, that may be no bad thing"
2 years ago
The global economy is well protected against omicron — and a mild infection may be beneficial -
"Some observers believe Europe’s opportunity in private debt lies at the lower end of the middle market"
2 years ago
European private debt has lagged its counterpart in the US. But a growth spurt may not be far off -
"We again have to flag up information in CLO marketing pitches that can mislead investors"
2 years ago
Cash-on-cash returns, default records and leverage statistics don’t always give CLO investors the full picture -
A fresh approach to loss distribution
2 years ago
Considering how cash balances change over time, loss distribution models can look very different to conventional thinking. So is your CLO’s pricing based on incorrect assumptions? -
Banks and loans to benefit in 2022 as safe havens dwindle
2 years ago
Safe havens and sector pitfalls are among some of the top considerations for portfolio managers this year, as a consensus forms that credit could suffer versus other asset classes -
ESG template fires up hopes of CSO issuance
2 years ago
2021 may not have been a year of big volume in the synthetic bespoke market, but primary business is back, and decisive inroads into environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused issuance bode well for 2022 -
Investors fear CLOs running into overtime with WAL extensions
2 years ago
CLO investors have sharpened their focus on weighted average life (WAL) test and maturity extensions, with one US investor believing many are taking on more duration risk than they realise -
Credit takes confidence from central banks turning hawkish
2 years ago
In a remarkable twist on the previous narrative, credit markets have reacted positively to a hawkish turn in central bank policy even as daily covid cases surge to new heights -
SME CLO supremo leaves Be-Spoke for expanding Spanish firm
2 years ago
One of the pioneers behind SME CLOs has left Be-Spoke Capital to join another Spanish lender. He leaves behind the only SME CLO in Europe since the 2008 financial crisis -
Fund performance: CLO funds deliver again, but third of all funds post losses
2 years ago
CLO funds took six of the top 10 spots in October in a continuation of the previous month’s strong performances. However, a consistent showing from Wasserstein in the US high yield category has claimed the top spot for the last two months -
Credit hedge funds (January 2022)
2 years ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Ucits at a glance: Robus and Altana dip but stay at the top
2 years ago
In October, Ucits funds continued a slide that had begun the previous month with 60% of them in the red -
Credit funds at a glance (January 2022)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
CLOs at a glance (January 2022)
2 years ago
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month -
CLOs prove resistant to omicron in boost for new issue market
2 years ago
The CLO market has withstood the impact of the omicron coronavirus variant with barely a dent on CLO liability pricing -
Brace yourself for tiers, tightening and titanic CLO issuance
2 years ago
The European CLO market has shattered post-global financial crisis new issuance records in 2021 with €38.4 billion pricing, as Creditflux goes to press. But 2022 could prove even more abundant -
CLO funds shine amid the gloom with unmatched returns
2 years ago
Credit funds stumbled in October, with European high yield, emerging markets and long-short strategies the weakest performers, according to Creditflux data, as several funds in these categories suffered losses -
Past returns: KKR’s unusual CLO liquidation
2 years ago
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported that junior debt investors in a KKR-managed European CLO voted to alter the deal’s documentation so they could drive a liquidation of the legacy deal, such that they would receive roughly 92% of par -
They said it: "The tone may have been too positive"
2 years ago
CLO market participants have been guilty of being overly bullish -
First Euro CRE CLO points to likely growth market
2 years ago
CRE CLOs have been identified as a likely growth market in Europe following the successful pricing of the first transaction on the continent, according to sources -
Brace yourselves for increasing ESG basis in credit
2 years ago
One of the safest bets in credit for 2022 is that ESG focus will intensify, with market participants anticipating a surge of green bond issuance as well as widening spread dispersion between climate leaders and underperformers -
Relative value traders seize on fleeting mismatches
2 years ago
The volatility that hit credit markets from mid-November has produced rare opportunities for relative value traders after a dearth for 12 months -
"In 2022, being slow will not be such a bad thing"
2 years ago
St David losing its place as the UK’s smallest city would be a travesty. Replacing Libor might be worse
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