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Credit Rendezvous: recovery begins, but is it U, V or even W?
4 years ago
Investing in credit is not as easy as ABC. The coronavirus crisis has crushed valuations and although most assets will eventually pull to par, no one is sure how the recovery will pan out -
US credit leads surge tighter on Fed package to close gap with Europe
4 years ago
What was already a much more positive week for credit has ended with a massive jump-start, as the US Federal Reserve unveiled a $2.3 trillion relief package targeting small businesses and municipalities but with additional support for bigger companies, including 'fallen angel' household names -
CDX HY and EM trade with fresh legs after defaulted names drop out
4 years ago
New series of US high yield index CDX HY and emerging market index CDX EM begin their first full day of trading today, having replaced outgoing versions on Friday amid a weakening of credit markets due to the spreading impact of the coronavirus outbreak -
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 -
Credit traders' kickstand: rolling with the pain, as relative value trades come unstuck
4 years ago
What a difference a month - and a pandemic - make. This time in February, no-one could have imagined a global financial crisis would be unfolding, that credit performance would be a battle between a virus and some of the biggest government and central bank interventions on record, that today's iTraxx Europe and CDX index rolls would traverse unprecedented ranges, that option expiry strikes would be blown beyond recognition, or that cash and CDS differentials would be whipsawing with such violence -
Credit hits new wides as US and Europe ramp up coronavirus battle plans
4 years ago
An emergency weekend rate cut by the US Federal Reserve as well as population lockdowns in France and Spain underscore that measures of economic risk have moved to a more systemic level as world governments scramble to deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak -
Credit traders’ kickstand: roll nightmares haunt CDS market as indices whiplash
It’s Friday 13th, but CDS traders will be hoping the worst of the horror shows are behind them as they try to regather their shredded nerves in time for next week’s biannual index rolls -
Credit Rendezvous: the outlook in 2020 across a dozen segments of the credit market
4 years ago
Welcome to the Credit Rendezvous, the first instalment of a regular feature published by Creditflux that tracks credit market dynamics in a dozen segments from investment grade, liquid loans, CLOs and CSOs all the way through to distressed debt. We view this as the meeting point for credit specialists across strategies to share their perspectives -
Emerging markets specialist Albright sells minority stake to Goodhart
4 years ago
Goodhart Partners has purchased a minority stake in Washington DC-based Albright Capital Management, which is an emerging market debt manager, according to an announcement today -
China ambitions checked in final roll lists for iTraxx and CDX indices
4 years ago
The index roll lists for iTraxx Europe, iTraxx ex-Japan and CDX EM, have all undergone a rethink since IHS Markit published provisional lists earlier this week, with final lists showing name changes -
iTraxx and CDX roll provisional lists reveal effects of index overhauls
4 years ago
Eagerly awaited provisional lists are out for this month’s index CDS rolls, with big changes signalled across iTraxx and CDX products -
Emerging market CDS trading slumped in Q2, finds Emta
4 years ago
There was $364 billion of emerging markets CDS trading in second quarter, according to the Emerging Markets Traders Association -
GLG confirms two portfolio manager hires for distressed unit in London
4 years ago
Man GLG has hired two portfolio managers to its credit team in London -
Investor requirements rather than performance is driving ESG push: Creditflux survey
4 years ago
Only 14% of respondents to Creditflux's global credit ESG survey said performance was the main reason they were adopting envoronmental, social and governance-themed strategies -
Florida-based manager revives plan for rare emerging markets CBO
4 years ago
RVX Asset Management has launched an unusual securitisation backed by emerging markets debt, according to market sources -
US pensions funds allocate to Lone Star and Raven credit strategies
4 years ago
Two US-based pension schemes have invested in funds with exposure to credit, highlighting the appetite of institutional investors towards off-the-run asset classes. -
NNIP and FMO gain $250 million for emerging markets loan fund
5 years ago
The pair are aiming for a $750 million second close later this year -
Cerberus garners $5.1 billion for debut dedicated NPL strategy
5 years ago
Cerberus has created its first dedicated fund for non-performing loans, having previously invested in the strategy through multi-strategy funds and separately managed accounts -
It’s going to be a credit picker’s market
5 years ago
Our panel of experts believe that the credit market will be volatile this year, but there will be opportunities in European credit and additional tier one bonds, trups CDOs and unitranches -
BlackRock unveils ESG-focused emerging market debt suite
5 years ago
BlackRock has launched a series of emerging market debt funds that will have an environmental,social and governance (ESG) focus -
EM manager takes assets across two funds to $1.4 billion after big inflows
5 years ago
Two funds managed by a New York-headquartered firm have reached a combined $1.4 billion after big inflows -
Lombard Odier mandates US manager for emerging markets debt fund
5 years ago
Swiss private bank Lombard Odier has selected a Los Angeles-based manager for a new emerging markets debt fund -
Points up front: World Cup simulation shows models don’t work
5 years ago
England as fourth favourites? Pull the other one -
Marathon EM fund picks up the pace with at least $58 million of inflows
6 years ago
Marathon Emerging Markets Bond Fund, a long-only investment fund focused on liquid assets in the global emering market, has raised at least $155 million, SEC filings show -
Future returns: we've (not) got a case of the blues
6 years ago
Regular readers may notice a slight change to this, the 201st issue of Creditflux...
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