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Three defaults mean CLO OC ratios to decline by 17bp in September, says BofA
1 year ago
CLO overcollateralisation ratios are set to decline by 17 basis points in September following the defaults of Cineworld, Endo and Carestream health, according to a research paper from Bank of America -
US CLO pipeline: Dispersion comes to fore, while Capital Four goes static
1 year ago
The CLO market is heating up once again after the summer lull and pricing has tightened, with at least three US CLO managers looking to match or even best Palmer Square Capital Management’s triple A print of 200 basis points -
Bulls extend credit improvement as oil falters at key level
1 year ago
Having hit their widest prints of the month on Monday, credit indices are extending their run of gradual improvement into a third day – but with investors wary of placing big bets ahead of Friday’s Jackson Hole meeting -
CQS partnership with Jefferies produces second US CLO
1 year ago
CQS Management has released details of its second US CLO since entering the market last year -
CLO x-rays reveal chapter 11-diagnosed borrower
1 year ago
18 CLO managers hold $380.2 million debt of medical imaging and non-destructive testing product provider Carestream Health, which on Tuesday filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Court for the District of Delaware. The firm entered into a restructuring support agreement to slash its debt by around $470 million -
Secondary CLOs stand firm as credit markets take a hit
1 year ago
Macro weakness is seeping into credit with CDS indices gapping wider and US loans suffering a setback after dropping below 95 points this week. Traders say the CLO secondary market has reflected this turn in sentiment, with did-not-trades racking up – although spreads have held up better than other parts of the credit market -
US CLO spreads tighten as Palmer Square sets benchmark
1 year ago
Palmer Square Capital Management priced a new CLO via Bank of America on Tuesday, scoring the market's tightest debt execution in over a month -
The Last Tranche with Octagon's Nechamkin: Investors were selling the larger loans that were easier to sell
1 year ago
In this episode of the Last Tranche, Mike Nechamkin, chief investment officer and senior portfolio manager at Octagon Credit Investors, discusses the reasons behind the recovery in loan prices in recent weeks -
Credit fights for purchase amid swirl of darkening storm
1 year ago
Investors are attempting to peer out of the gloom after a heavy sell off, but meancing clouds gather over Europe especially in the form of weak manufacturing numbers, a sub-dollar euro, spiralling gas costs, and the threat of lower Gulf oil production -
Gap between primary and secondary CLO triple As widens in bumper trading week
1 year ago
There was over $1 billion of CLO paper available in the secondary market last week and a central theme has been demand for triple A-rated notes -
Jackson Hole fears and Chinese drought bring bearish start to week
1 year ago
The US Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium is a key point of focus for investors from the outset this week, with many nervous about the possibility of more hawkish statements arising from that meeting -
CLOs keep eyes glued to screen as Cineworld previews possible chapter 11
1 year ago
Cineworld, the UK-based cinema giant, has announced that a chapter 11 restructuring is among the options it is considering, in response to recent media speculation about a possible default -
Russia credit event auction starts to firm up as DC mulls settlement options
1 year ago
Russian Federation sovereign CDS will be settled in the first half of September, the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has said. But settlement restrictions still require further discussion -
HalseyPoint pairs with Goldman on sixth CLO
1 year ago
HalseyPoint Asset Management priced a $491.7 million new CLO on Friday, bringing its deals under management to $2.74 billion across six transactions -
Elmwood becomes second largest US CLO issuer of 2022
1 year ago
Elmwood Asset Management on Friday became the second largest issuer of US CLOs in 2022 on Friday by pricing its seventh transaction of the year, Elmwood CLO 19 -
Ukraine triggers restructuring credit event
1 year ago
Ukraine has triggered a restructuring credit event, the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled -
Widening asset/liability gulf will hurt CLOs: Barclays
1 year ago
A mismatch between CLO asset / liability rate risk is increasing in the US as more leveraged loan issuers opt for one-month pay frequency, Barclays credit strategists have found -
Rising stars, decompression and trade unwinds set to drive September roll: Barclays
1 year ago
Decompression and US / Europe relative value trade unwinds look set to characterise the September CDS index roll, with the prospect of no changes to iTraxx Europe for the first time in recent memory, say Barclays credit strategists -
Bears carry market into weekend as Germany adds to recessionary swirl
1 year ago
Germay posting its biggest ever rise in producer prices has not helped the market mood, at the end of a week in which investors have already had to reckon with the hawkish insistence of the US Federal Reserve, spiralling European gas prices and a 10.1% UK inflation print -
US CLO pipeline: What takes your fancy? Three years, four years or the full five, we’ve got it all
1 year ago
If you’re looking to invest in a reinvesting CLO, then you have your choice of length as the US CLO pipeline begins to fill with five more forthcomings join four holdovers -
CIFC boosts legal team with two senior appointments
1 year ago
CIFC Asset Management has announced two senior appointments on its legal and compliance team -
Quick! Avaya has ignited and $1 billion of CLO assets are at risk
1 year ago
Sparks are flying in the leveraged loan and high yield market after communications company Avaya Holdings slashed its forecasted earnings mere weeks after syndicating new debt. The rapid decline of Avaya's debt has left CLO managers little time to avoid the blaze -
Credit catches brief reprieve after Fed takes spreads back to pain points
1 year ago
Credit markets are taking a pause from their bearish move, during which European indices once again passed key levels and investors tried to assess the implications of the US Federal Reserve’s July meeting minutes -
Credit in mix for US Bank data extraction tool
1 year ago
US Bank has unveiled a tool to extract data and provide faster reporting on private equity vehicles, hedge funds and what it describes as alternative funds -
Market sentiment shifts as investors turn bullish on loans and CLOs
1 year ago
CLO market sentiment has shifted decisively in recent weeks with investors expressing more optimism than earlier in the year
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