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We’ve survived before, we can do so again
4 years ago
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par -
CLO managers favour tech, cable and healthcare as loan downgrade fears dominate, finds JP Morgan
4 years ago
Picking safe sectors to buy in the coronavirus crisis is a tough call, but CLO managers variously favour technology, cable/satellite and healthcare, according to a JP Morgan survey. There is much more consensus on dumping autos, energy, gaming/lodging/leisure and retail -
Fitch puts European and US CLO notes on negative watch after coronavirus stress test
4 years ago
Fitch Ratings has placed six notes from one European CLO, one US static CLO and one US middle market CLO on negative watch, following coronavirus-related stress tests placed last week -
Last chance to get Crediflux newsletter delivered to your door
4 years ago
The last few weeks have affected the way everyone goes about their daily routine. To make things slightly easier for our readership, we can send the April Creditflux newsletter to subscribers' home addresses - simply fill out the form -
Creditflux newsletter delivered to your door
4 years ago
The last few weeks have affected the way everyone goes about their daily routine. To make things slightly easier for our readership, subcribers can receive the April Creditflux newsletter at their home addresses -
Beneath the triple C: mighty CLO buckets from Akorns grow
4 years ago
Rating agencies went on a downgrading spree in February, with Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s cutting 20 corporate names to triple C or below – affecting $2.78 billion of paper in US CLOs and €316.6 million in European CLOs. -
Fed cut triggers Libor floors on third of US loans
4 years ago
Roughly a third of US loans effectively became fixed rate investments this week as Libor edged below 1% for the first time since January 2017 -
Managers seeking bond buckets will need high yield track record
4 years ago
US CLOs could soon be permitted to buy corporate bonds amid an overhaul of the Volcker rule, but market sources say that in the short term bond flexibility is a luxury that will only be afforded to a select group of CLO managers. -
Licence and registration: loan spreads get speeding ticket as CLOs play catch-up
4 years ago
The sharp rally in corporate credit means that CLO spreads are going to have to rapidly follow suit with investors informing Creditflux that US CLO triple As should be pricing at 105-107 basis points to make deal economics work. -
CLOs wrestle back control of the European loan market
4 years ago
The share of European loans bought by CLOs is now larger than those acquired by loan managed accounts and hedge funds, according to a research paper by Barclays. -
Big firms better prepped for Libor change and less operationally exposed, survey finds
4 years ago
The largest financial organisations are further ahead with their Libor transition efforts, and are likelier to move into 2020 with 'greater confidence' than small and mid-size firms, according to a market survey -
Axa IM promotes global head of loans and private debt following Levilain departure
5 years ago
Axa Investment Managers has promoted a new global head of leveraged loans and private debt to fill the vacancy left by Jean-Philippe Levilain, who has left to join CBAM -
US hedge funds use leverage to buy European CLOs
5 years ago
Boca Raton-based hedge fund manager III Capital Management is leading the charge as US hedge funds employ leverage to buy European triple A-rated CLOs. -
BlueMountain buyout to bring CLO equity shift, funding pledge and Feldstein payout
5 years ago
BlueMountain Capital Management’s co-founder Andrew Feldstein looks set to receive a substantial pay-out in common shares of Assured Guaranty, which has agreed to buy the manager for around $160 million and has outlined a three-year plan for its CLOs -
Cayman Island hopping: EU laws provoke switch in CLO listings
5 years ago
The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX) is set to become the listing place of choice in 2019 for CLOs put together by US managers — at least, according to a bold prediction by law firm Harneys. -
Doing CLOs is hard work as recovery lags
5 years ago
There’s scrutiny on staffing, structures and, of course, ‘the challenging arb’. But Q4 volatility created opportunity, which led speakers at the Creditflux CLO Symposium to ask for more -
The Last Tranche: ESG, the Millennium Health lawsuit and who won what at the Creditflux Awards
5 years ago
The Crediflux content teams sit down to talk about ESG, the best CLO managers in the business and attempt to answer the key question: what is a loan? -
Loan trading round-up: CLO managers fall out of love with First Data
5 years ago
An analysis of loan trading among CLO managers in February shows that First Data is falling down the pecking order with managers selling $182 million of the company's loans -
LSTA's Coffey floats five-point plan for Libor replacements
5 years ago
"Unlike Brexit, a benchmark is definitely going to happen", the audience at the IMN European CLO and Leveraged Loan conference heard -
CLOs are not like CDOs, says Barclays, but warns of loan quality impact
5 years ago
CLOs are far removed from the kinds of structured products that contributed to the 2008/09 global financial crisis, Barclays has argued in a wide-ranging research piece this week -
JP Morgan makes big hire to its global credit trading desk
5 years ago
An experienced banker who has covered CLOs, CSOs, loan TRS and credit derivatives, has joined JP Morgan after leaving BNP Paribas -
Deutsche Bank refinances CLO backed with trade finance assets
5 years ago
Deutsche Bank has brought a $3.5 billion CLO backed by trade finance that includes a first-loss piece issued at par -
LSTA asks for return of CLO bond buckets as part of Volcker reform
5 years ago
The Loan Syndication and Trading Association is advocating the return of high yield bond baskets within US CLO portfolios in what could be another sign of the shackles being loosened on CLO regulation in the US -
Term structure is being developed for floating rate benchmark SOFR, says LSTA
6 years ago
The Secured Overnight Financing Rate, known as SOFR, is being developed into a term structure -
DFG's Goss: we may use (risk retention) capital to move into Europe (video)
6 years ago
DFG managing director Roberta Goss speaks to Creditflux's Hugh Minch after her panel at the Creditflux Symposium and Manager Awards 2018 in London
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