They said it: Two analysts won’t do
“You’ll get smoked”

Points up front: dying question
The delicate reason, why it may not be possible to call a CLO..

Join the debate: Ellington’s CLO debut
“The bond has a story, but you get paid for that”

Past returns: mixing synthetics and ethics
In Creditflux 10 years ago we looked at how Société Générale was pitching an “ethical” synthetic CDO

It's essential to be senior in the capital structure
Concise Capital's Glenn Koach takes our credit quiz

Rating outlook: Weighing up interest rate risks
Fitch ratings opens up on what loan issuers can expect to deal with an a rising rate environment

The seven deadly sins of credit fund reporting
Writing investor reports can be a thankless task, but there are ways to avoid the most sinful errors

Past returns
We wind back the clock to the last time investors were hedging French credit ahead of an election and to when one of the best known CLO investors filed an IPO

Join the debate
What's wrong with non-sponsored direct lending?

Points up front
Natixis's Hernan Quipildor's secret talent and why those looking to launch a hedge fund business should pick their company name wisely  

Leveraging mid-market loans could be disastrous
StoneCastle’s Joshua Siegel takes our credit quiz

Past returns: early risk retainers
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported on JP Morgan shutting down its special situations prop trading desk in London

Points up front: The Creditflux-Oscar awards double
Mike Damaso adds an Oscar to his collection of Creditflux manager awards trophies

They said it
“Everyone asked about deal pipelines, no one asked about risk.” 

How the credit blockchain revolution was lost
It’s Thursday morning a couple of years in the future and smart trading is about to go live

Private credit isn’t crowded: it’s following the 80/20 rule
With 20% of private credit fundraising dedicated to 80% of financing there is plenty of room for new players

Healthcare exposure has potential to inflict pain
Mill Hill Capital’s David Meneret takes our credit quiz

Points up front: late breaking news
News of an important change to a US CLO comes seven years late

Fishknife: Beware of amateurs playing the leverage game
Private equity firms may play hardball but dealing with family-owned businesses can be even more bruising