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Credit breakdown as one-day volatility outstrips financial crisis
4 years ago
Credit default swap markets have surpassed the record one-day volatility of the global financial crisis, with indices surging to new wide prints as the spiralling impact of the coronavirus outbreak brings government lockdowns on travel while wreaking havoc on oil prices and supply chains -
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 -
Credit event protocol goes into force with 60 extra sign-ups
4 years ago
The International Swaps & Derivatives Association is going live today with a protocol aimed at stamping out narrowly tailored credit events from the CDS market, having signed up 1,358 entities -
Ares' new Asian credit affiliate wins $400 million from New York pension
4 years ago
New York State Common Retirement Fund has committed $400 million to distressed and special situations investments in the Asia-Pacific region -
Ares buys majority stake in Asian credit manager SSG
4 years ago
Ares has bought a majority, controlling interest in SSG Capital Management, an Asian alternative asset manager focused on private credit and special situations -
Portfolio Advisors hits first close as it targets $1.5 billion for secondaries fund
4 years ago
Private markets specialist Portfolio Advisors has completed a first close on its latest secondaries fund at the end of December 2019, having raised between $600m to $700m, a source told Creditflux -
Värde launches $2.5 billion global credit fund
4 years ago
Värde Partners has raised $2.47 billion for a new global credit fund, according to an announcement today -
SSG collects $2.7 billion for Asian special situations fund
4 years ago
SSG Capital Management has raised $2.7 billion for its fifth Asia Pacific-focused credit and special situations strategy, SSG Capital Partners V, surpassing the strategy's original $1.5 billion target size -
UK pension partnership launches maiden private credit offering at £581 million
4 years ago
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (BCPP) is set to commit £581 million in private credit, as part of its maiden offering in this asset class -
Linklaters adds debt restructuring specialist in Asia
4 years ago
Linklaters has poached a partner from DLA Piper who focuses on debt restructuring and special situations -
45% of insurers look to increase private debt allocations, finds Natixis IM survey
4 years ago
Private debt allocations are expected to grow for 45% of insurers over the next three years, according to a recent survey by Natixis Investment Management. But regulation and internal restrictions are the biggest challenges to greater adoption of private markets allocation -
Arizona pension to deploy up to $700 million a year in private credit
4 years ago
Arizona Public Safety Employee System is looking to deploy $600-700 million in private credit strategies per year in order to meet its target allocation, according to board documents seen by Creditflux. -
Texas pension to invest up to $225 million in distressed debt
4 years ago
Investment consultant Cliffwater recommends an annual commitment of up to $225 million in distressed debt to Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Carlyle switches to corp structure as credit portfolio grows 31%
4 years ago
Carlyle Group is set to become a full C corporation, moving away from its publicly traded partnership structure, amid global credit portfolio growing 31% year-on-year, according to the investment firm’s 2019 Q2 results -
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 -
UK pension pool to launch maiden private credit offering
4 years ago
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is launching its first private credit offering in early Q4, Creditflux has learned -
Bain plans $3 billion distressed fund with US pension fund eyeing commitment
4 years ago
Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS) is set to invest $200 million to Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2019 (DSS 19) fund, according to documents seen by Creditflux. -
Managers look east as Asian credit fundraising takes off
5 years ago
Several asset managers have outlined plans for growth in Asia as one of their foremost priorities this year. -
Jefferies subsidiary and Stonyrock plan mid-market alternative manager stake acquisitions
5 years ago
The new joint venture will invest in private equity, credit, hedge funds, real estate, venture, and infrastructure firms -
Oaktree's head of European distressed debt to lead expansion in Asia
5 years ago
Oaktree Capital's head of distressed debt for Europe and Asia will relocate to Hong Kong -
Isda tables plans to rid CDS market of narrowly tailored credit events
5 years ago
After lengthy deliberation, a working group of major firms is today set to publish proposals aimed at ridding the market of ‘narrowly tailored credit events’, whereby borrowers are persuaded to default on debt payments in order to trigger pay-outs for CDS holders -
Allianz IM puts $200 million into Indian private debt
5 years ago
Allianz Investment Management has committed $200 million into the private debt platform of Edelweiss, an Indian diversified financial services firm. -
Virginia pension fund commits to Asian private credit
5 years ago
Virginia Retirement System (VRS) approved a $150 million commitment to the SSG Capital Partners V fund at a January board trustees meeting, a spokesperson has confirmed. -
New Zealand Superannuation Fund hires CIO
5 years ago
New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF) has appointed Stephen Gilmore to serve as chief investment officer
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