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Ucits at a glance: Robus and Altana dip but stay at the top
2 years ago
In October, Ucits funds continued a slide that had begun the previous month with 60% of them in the red -
CLO funds shine amid the gloom with unmatched returns
2 years ago
Credit funds stumbled in October, with European high yield, emerging markets and long-short strategies the weakest performers, according to Creditflux data, as several funds in these categories suffered losses -
Past returns: KKR’s unusual CLO liquidation
2 years ago
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported that junior debt investors in a KKR-managed European CLO voted to alter the deal’s documentation so they could drive a liquidation of the legacy deal, such that they would receive roughly 92% of par -
CLO pricing holds up against omicron as liquid credit takes a hammering
2 years ago
Being illiquid sometimes has its advantages, with the CLO market the picture of serenity as CDS swings imply volatility is afoot -
The Last Tranche with Napier Park's Secmen: tailwinds fuelling CLO market mask manager incompetence
2 years ago
In this episode of the Last Tranche, Serhan Secmen, head of US CLO investments at Napier Park Global Capital, joins to discuss how equity investors choose which managers to allocate to for the best long-term performance -
Treasury desk lists $818 million b-wic as hedge fund looks to offload control CLO equity in bumper day
2 years ago
State Street once again listed over $800 million of US CLO triple A bonds on Tuesday, having sold $834 million of triple A paper last month -
Amherst Pierpont takes total return approach as it builds CLO analytics platform
2 years ago
Amherst Pierpont is making CLO analysis the focal point of a push into the asset class, with the brokerage creating a platform that looks at the alpha and beta generated by a CLO manager, as well as their pricing on CLO liabilities. -
Fund performance: Dominant CLO funds look to end the year with 20%-plus gains
2 years ago
Once again the Creditflux hedge fund top 10 is dominated by CLO funds, with seven funds among the best performers in September. -
Credit hedge funds (November 2021)
2 years ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Ucits at a glance: Robus and Altana enter the final sprint neck and neck
2 years ago
A downward turn hit Ucits funds as 65% of them made positive returns in September, -
Niche credit funds make mid-market flexibility count
2 years ago
Funds that have the flexibility to invest in mid-cap debt issuers prospered in September, amid the usual swarm of outperforming CLO funds -
Global CLO trading lab: bank sells $834 million triple As in quarterly reallocation as hedge fund trades CLO equity
2 years ago
Thursday’s secondary CLO market was the busiest of 2021, with over $1 billion of US CLOs on offer. This featured an enormous b-wic worth $834.3 million, where sources have told Creditflux of the bank behind the aucton. While a large credit hedge fund is said to have sold out of control CLO equity -
Three control CLO equity blocks trade, including rare CIFC deal with ultra-low funding costs
2 years ago
Three US CLO anchor equity positions traded Tuesday courtesy of one b-wic at 9.30am New York time -
Zais CLO reset prices wide of market, but strong portfolio boosts junior tranches
2 years ago
Zais Group has followed up its new issue CLO last month by resetting a 2020 CLO, sources say. Just like Zais CLO 17, the reset Zais 16 was arranged by Jefferies, and again priced substantially wide of market averages. However, the junior notes priced in line with, and at times tighter than, Zais 17 – perhaps reflecting the strong positioning of Zais 16’s portfolio. -
CLO Census latest: banks in tight race, 51% optimistic on Sofr and large managers viewed as outperformers
2 years ago
More than 100 CLO market participants have already cast their vote in the most tightly-contested Creditflux CLO Census ever with a single vote separating the top three banks at US and European CLO execution. Meanwhile, most voters are unworried by the Sofr migration and BlackRock, CSAM, CIFC and PGIM are among the CLO managers viewed as having outperformed following the covid crash. Click here to vote: CreditfluxCLOCensus2021 -
US insurers’ CLO investments pose “insignificant risk”, NAIC reports
2 years ago
US insurer’s investments in CLOs remains an “insignificant risk”. That’s according to a report released last week by the National Association of Insurance Companies entitled Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) – Stress Testing U.S. Insurers’ Year-End 2020 Exposure -
The Creditflux CLO Symposium was back as an in-person event for the first time in two years and participants were delighted to socialise and bask in an amazing year for the credit industry2 years ago
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Still plenty more fish in the triple C
US CLO triple C buckets are lighter than a year ago thanks to the wave of loan upgrades from Moody’s and S&P. But 48% of downgraded paper is yet to return to a coveted single B rating2 years ago -
Fund performance: CLOs lead but variety is the spice of life
2 years ago
.An assortment of funds have made their mark in August as five different strategies make it into our top 10 for the month -
Credit hedge funds (October 2021)
2 years ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Ucits at a glance: Angsana recovers from July slump
2 years ago
Just under 75% of Ucits funds made positive returns in August, holding steady from June and July -
CLO issuers sit on Sofr as they brace for short-term hit
2 years ago
Times are about as good as they get in the US CLO market, with new issuance breaking records as daily volumes in September regularly topped $2 billion, but in three months new CLOs will have to adopt Sofr as a benchmark and thoughts are turning to how the CLO industry will manage the accompanying basis risk -
Oxbridge fund tops the class to break CLO run
2 years ago
It has taken a fund that invests in a range of credit funds to stop the dominance of CLO strategies in our credit hedge fund rankings, as Sandalwood’s Oxbridge Partners returned 2.93% in August -
CSAM regains best manager throne
2 years ago
Upstart CLO managers overtook more experienced rivals at last year’s Creditflux Manager Awards, but CSAM and other large firms, such as PGIM, emerged victorious in London this time around -
CIFC's Vaccaro highlights importance of company culture [video]
2 years ago
CIFC Asset Management’s Steve Vaccaro gave an insight into his company’s approach to diversity and inclusion at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium earlier this month. He said that these values have been a focus for CIFC for a long time, culminating in the firm producing a CLO linked to a charitable initiative in May
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