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Mizuho says CLO sales hire is imminent as it adds to European loans team
2 years ago
Mizuho says that it will announce a CLO sales hire in the next few weeks -
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 -
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. -
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. -
Mediobanca loses another from its loan and CLO team
2 years ago
A structured credit trader is leaving Mediobanca to take on a sell-side CLO role -
Elfa taps Hermes to chair CLO investor committee
2 years ago
Trade body the European Leveraged Finance Association has formed a CLO investor committee it hopes will be a forum for various industry initiatives, including environmental, social and governance standards -
Siaci €202 million loan to leave CLOs after merger as new debt guided in low 400s
2 years ago
Burrus has outlined price talk on an €850 million loan backing its acquisition and merger with Siaci, a popular CLO credit -
Alcentra hires London-based executive director in liquid loans and high yield team
2 years ago
Alcentra has hired a senior analyst in the firm's liquid loans and high yield team -
Fund performance: Déjà vu as April leaders dominate
2 years ago
CLO funds stayed in the top flight for another month as they took over the top 10 credit hedge fund return table in May, when 87% of all funds listed made positive returns -
Credit hedge funds (July 2021)
2 years ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits stay positive for second month in a row
2 years ago
Ultra-tight credit spreads are not taking away from Ucits funds – 80% of funds in our database have again recorded positive returns. -
Credit funds at a glance (July 2021)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
"Pain is on the way: spreads are too tight, while compression and carry are done. But what if it's not?"
2 years ago
Welshcake reminds us that mid-cycle portfolio management is a funny old game -
CLO demand drives loan outperformance versus bonds
2 years ago
Leveraged loans could be set for their strongest run of outperformance over high yield bonds since 2017, say investors and strategists — if the CLO engine and an influx of money to funds continues to drive flows -
CLO investors don Euribor caps to hedge rising rates
2 years ago
Euribor-capped tranches have made a comeback in European CLOs, with AIG and PGIM understood to be behind them. Sources say PGIM has been investing in triple A-rated tranches, while AIG has taken on double-A rated tranches -
Credit fundraising: managers take care of infrastructure with new partnerships
2 years ago
Credit managers were busy launching new partnerships to support growth in infrastructure and CLOs. There were 13 announcements in the month paving the way for upcoming funds, platforms, and joint ventures -
KKR opens Stockholm office
2 years ago
KKR has expanded its presence in the Nordics with an office in Stockholm -
It's all relative: CDX HY touches record tights but junior US CLO tranches leak wider
2 years ago
Credit spreads are marching tighter, but someone forgot to tell the CLO market. European and US CDS spreads have moved in step with each other for the most part with investment grade and high yield tightening 4-6% in the last week, whereas CLOs have been losing ground -
CLO demand to drive loan outperformance over bonds: BNP Paribas
2 years ago
The buying power of CLOs and funds could mean leveraged loans rally further and outpace high yield bonds, says BNP Paribas' credit research team -
Axa IM extends palm oil policy to cover ecosystem protection and deforestation
2 years ago
Axa Investment Managers says it is expanding its 2014 policy of excluding investments in companies which do not have sustainable palm oil production certificates by factoring in deforestation and ecosystem protection -
Schroders unites private market divisions under Schroders Capital umbrella
2 years ago
Schroders has united its private market capabilities under a new umbrella branded Schroders Capital -
BlueBay hires Germany/Austria institutional sales official in new role
2 years ago
BlueBay Asset Management has tapped a former bfinance official as head of institutional sales Germany and Austria, a newly created job -
"Technology won’t replace human judgement. In ESG a qualitative review is necessary"
2 years ago
The social aspect of ESG must be given sufficient weight in investment decisions -
Tech firm tempts credit investors with supply chain finance offer
2 years ago
Novicap, a fintech company focused on invoice financing, is looking to debt capital market participants — such as credit and structured credit funds, asset managers, pension companies and insurers — as it seeks to raise third-party funding for its credit platform
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