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European financials outperform corporates as coronavirus spreads
4 years ago
Financial CDS is outperforming corporate credit today, and Europe outperforming the US, as the market jumps wider on rising alarm at the spread of China’s novel coronavirus -
Portfolio managers wary of US default rates, IACPM survey reveals
4 years ago
Portfolio managers are more pessimistic about North American corporate defaults in the next 12 months than other global regions, according to the latest survey by the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers -
Pimco launches listed multi-sector global credit fund
4 years ago
Known as Pimco Tactical Income Fund, the fund will invest in a range of global credit strategies and will list on the New York Stock Exchange -
Credit traders’ kickstand: primary market flood gives basis for relative value
4 years ago
A deluge of investment grade bond supply in the first two weeks of the year has weighed on the spread basis between the cash market and CDS, leaving opportunities for traders who believe this dislocation should correct over the coming weeks -
Renault hits bump in flat markets
4 years ago
The future of Nissan’s relationship with Renault has been in question since last year. But the likelihood of the companies parting ways has increased since Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn, who faced charges of financial crimes, fled from Japan to Lebanon in December -
Credit traders' kickstand: convergence trades rewarded as financials outperform
4 years ago
Compression is the watchword in credit at the start of the year, with the market’s navigation of post-crisis tight prints bringing an outperformance of financial names over corporate borrowers and US over European indices -
Tabula launches ETF of iTraxx Europe bond issuers
4 years ago
Tabula Investment Management, a European fixed income exchange traded fund provider, has launched a product that aims to enable liquid hedging by tracking bonds of companies comprising the iTraxx Europe investment grade CDS index -
This is not just wider: M&S stands apart as CDS picks new tights
4 years ago
As credit spreads head back into post-crisis record tight territory amid a softening of tone between the US and Iran, retailer Marks & Spencer is bucking the rally having issued a profit warning today -
Oil supply concerns grease CDS relative value trade
4 years ago
With credit spreads having begun 2020 circling post-crisis tight prints, there is not much room across the market for improvement and plenty of susceptibility to jitters. But at least one CDS index shows scope to narrow further and could form part of a relative value trade -
Rude awakening for credit as US airstrike sends global shockwaves
4 years ago
It only took a day for the positive mood greeting financial markets in 2020 to turn nervous, with credit and equities faltering in early trading today after the US killed a top Iranian military official -
Credit traders enter 2020 a world away from 2019's opening blues
4 years ago
CDS markets are showing what a difference a year makes, with indices beginning 2020 at post-crisis record or near record tights. And concerns such as Brexit or US-China (and lately UK-China) tensions are doing little to dampen the mood in today's buoyant trading session -
MidOcean Credit co-founder leaves to head PE firm's credit expansion
4 years ago
Multi-strategy private equity firm Siguler Guff has poached a co-founder of MidOcean Credit Partners to lead the expansion of its credit platform -
Complacency rules after rally in run-up to UK election
4 years ago
UK credits rallying was a familiar sight for much of November, mainly due to investors cutting their previous short positions ahead of the country’s 12 December election, but dealers reported little appetite to replace long, short or hedging trades going into the final stretch. -
Deep dive trade is on, but single name risks still abound
4 years ago
High yield CDS is reversing its previous underperformance versus investment grade, reflecting an investor shift down the quality spectrum in cash bonds. -
Fund performance: Long-short funds rule in October as CLO funds struggle
4 years ago
A round-up of fund performance -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits continue to chart a steady course
A round-up of ucits fund performance4 years ago -
CLOs at a glance: innovations arrive as year draws to close
A round-up of CLO performance4 years ago -
Goldman Sachs AM explores interval structure for credit fund
4 years ago
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has begun marketing for an interval fund primarily focused on credit investments -
Ucits at a glance: ucits continue to chart a steady course
A round-up of ucits fund performance4 years ago -
No 2020 recession, cyclical bonds will outperform and CLOs won't crash, says BNP Paribas
4 years ago
There will not be a recession in 2020 and investors should stay long credit with the expectation that high yield cyclical and non-financial borrowers will outperform in a bullish market, BNP Paribas strategists have confidently predicted -
Astor and Armory team up for US mid-market credit interval fund
4 years ago
Astor Investment Management has teamed up with Armory Capital to launch a middle-market credit interval fund, according to US regulatory filings -
MSCI makes ESG ratings public for over 2,800 companies
4 years ago
MSCI Research has made ESG ratings of over 2,800 companies publicly available, according to an announcement by the firm, hoping to encourage open discussion between investors and companies and drive greater transparency -
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. -
Azimut hires ex-Dyal official as it aims to buy minority equity in asset managers
4 years ago
Azimut will initially focus on acquiring minority stakes in alternative asset managers with under $3 billion AUM – including private credit, private equity, infrastructure and real estate firms -
Analysts have interpreted the IG credit risk premium in various ways — but the point is to harvest it
4 years ago
Selling CDS protection could be the most effective way of capturing excess premiums in investment grade credit
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