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Points up front: Creditflux makes significant SRT call
5 years ago
They were once referred to as regulatory capital relief trades (or reg-cap trades), but now no one can agree on what to call them -
Without a single dollar being raised, future loan supply dwarfs current demand by as much as 10 to one
5 years ago
There’s plenty to be spent on mid market loans, but it’s still not enough to cover the $1 trillion of financing likely to be required, says our columnist Randy Schwimmer -
Loan managers need an equity-like mindset instead of relying on docs
5 years ago
Octagon's Lauren Basmadjian takes our credit quiz and talks about buying CLO equity in 2009, the impact of technology on the retail sector and Eddie Murphy's 1980s heyday -
If the loan was not cov-lite, it is likely that Weight Watchers would have defaulted
5 years ago
Cov-lite loans have negative connotations, but they will enable some companies to trade through a bad patch and return to health -
The perception of liquidity is often not the same as the reality
5 years ago
Investec Asset Management's Jeff Boswell takes our credit quiz and discusses liquidity in Europe, the former "darling of the European debt market" Vivarte and the Matrix -
They said it: My friend (not a fan of the president) said she would erect a statue of Trump if there was any further Volcker rule rollback
5 years ago
A US lawyer tells us that President Donald Trump is gaining admirers in the credit industry. -
Points up front: Cooperman takes advice from Kenny Rogers
5 years ago
Last month news emerged that Omega Advisors founder Leon Cooperman was converting his multi-billion dollar hedge fund into a family office.It wasn’t fatigue or performance issues driving the 75-year-old to retirement (Omega’s flagship fund is said to have delivered double-digit returns in 2017), but rather American country singer Kenny Rogers. -
Borrowers who made the one-month Libor election at the beginning of the year saved only a bit of money
5 years ago
The spread between one-month Libor and three-month Libor has garnered a significant amount of attention in the CLO market this year. Indeed, some market prognosticators suggested that the difference between the two rates could have such an impact that it would shut down the primary CLO market. -
They said it: "If the loan has a covenant, there’s probably something wrong with it"
5 years ago
Fully covenanted loans are a rarity, which would bring one to think that these are prized possesions. A US loan manager disagrees -
Points up front: World Cup simulation shows models don’t work
5 years ago
England as fourth favourites? Pull the other one -
We are not structured finance investors – we are corporate credit specialists
6 years ago
Fair Oaks' Miguel Ramos-Fuentenebro takes our credit quiz -
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... -
Tech is benefiting from all the trends that are hurting retail
6 years ago
CBAM's Don Young takes our credit quiz -
Join the debate: most memorable moment in credit
6 years ago
At Creditflux we’ve now produced 200 monthly magazines since Fishknife first came up with the idea of tracking the global credit markets in 2001). We asked several key credit industry officials about their most memorable moment in credit -
Staying afloat in credit takes care and character
6 years ago
In his final article, our columnist sheds light on his identity and has some 'nice' advice for those navigating credit’s changeable oceans -
Fishknife classified advertising
6 years ago
Classified ads -
Retail sector ailments could easily turn into pandemic
6 years ago
Credit’s retail malady is infectious and uncontainable as retailers face up to obsolete business models -
Points up front
6 years ago
Legal documents related to a now defunct fund run by Carlyle a decade ago, highlight tensions between two senior portfolio managers -
Libor: what will replace it and who will monitor it?
6 years ago
What’s the alternative to a benchmark referenced by the $1 trillion broadly syndicated loan market? -
Past returns: drawing crowds is not easy for bond trading platforms
6 years ago
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Fishknife: Interval funds are a step in the right direction
6 years ago
They bring their own dangers, but interval funds are a better vehicle for managing illiquid credit than conventional funds -
After high yields? Then understand the higher risks
6 years ago
Direct lenders with higher yield targets must be aware of the different risk profiles involved -
What you really need to know about covenants
6 years ago
Loan covenants are evolving and it’s vital you know your ‘loose’ from your ‘lite’, so check out this guide -
They said it: Two analysts won’t do
6 years ago
“You’ll get smoked” -
Rating outlook: Weighing up interest rate risks
7 years ago
Fitch ratings opens up on what loan issuers can expect to deal with an a rising rate environment
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