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Fund performance
10 months ago
Good month for CLO funds sees six in top 10 as Axiom sets pace -
CLO funds make best of a bad situation
1 year ago
It can’t get any worse can it? Well, it did in 2022, when credit spreads kept moving wider. Still, CLO funds were able to withstand the pressure, and they outperformed other credit strategies -
You seem familiar
1 year ago
The overlap between European CLOs has risen to 51.6%, but the largest issuers are only slightly more aligned to their peers at 55.19% — so bonds are proving to be an important differentiator -
HY fund is exception to rule of CLOs
2 years ago
CLO funds have had back-to-back years of outperformance versus credit, proving the asset class is a great place to invest, rain or shine. But a Wasserstein HY fund was the star performer in 2021 -
Woah, we’re halfway there
3 years ago
Judging by the 2020 vintage, European CLO overlap is 50%. But varied approaches to holding bonds and the many loans managers turn down mean there are ways for issuers to outperform -
Moving fast pays off for hedge funds
3 years ago
2020 was an up and down year in credit, and credit hedge fund managers had to move quickly to capture opportunities from the dislocations that inevitably opened up -
Ucits at a glance: Long-short credit capitalises on coronavirus
4 years ago
Ucits funds were not spared from the crash in mid-March, but Pictet outperforms -
Rolling the dice on Turkey and Italy
5 years ago
Gambling specialists with operations around the Mediterranean are facing political risks and currency falls – but there are opportunities to hit the jackpot if investors play their cards right -
Loan market finds balance as spreads edge wider
5 years ago
New issue volumes were robust in July with relatively few loan refinancings getting done. Loan portfolio managers say the loan market is finally balanced, having been in favour of borrowers -
Aircraft lessors: gathering clouds lead to talk of turbulence
5 years ago
Aircraft leasing companies have been cruising over the past two years as passenger numbers grew, but rising interest rates and trade tariff concerns are making some bondholders nervous -
Higher leverage is on the horizon - but, for now, take in the MFN sunsets
6 years ago
It’s clear from our analysis of most favoured nation protections and sunsets that strong demand for loans is enabling borrowers to insist on advantageous terms even as they increase leverage -
Indonesian property developers: cracks reopen as liquidity dries up
6 years ago
Indonesian developers didn’t fully recover from the 2013 taper tantrum. And now, as development costs and interest payments eat into their capital, they are looking far from stable -
BRF avoids butcher’s block – for now
6 years ago
While Brazilian meat exporters appear to have survived claims of widespread malpractice throughout the country, the future of the world’s largest poultry producer still hangs in the balance
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US pensions look beyond equities
6 years ago
US pension funds dramatically lowered their allocations to equity in the decade ending in 2016 as they diversified into illiquid and alternative assets. By Grace Jennings-Edquist -
US power generators: Falling prices spark bankruptcies
6 years ago
As renewables and gas undercut traditional power generators, bond holders are preparing for price shocks. By Euan Hagger -
Engineering and construction: diversification leads to deepening debt
6 years ago
In trying to build a more global roster of clients, some construction companies may have dug a hole for themselves -
Payday: Investors go for broke on regulatory bet
6 years ago
New regulations could seriously hamper US payday lenders – but bond holders are betting the rules won’t be enacted -
Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
6 years ago
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management -
Things aren’t always what they seem
6 years ago
Buy CLO triple As but don’t be fooled by diversity scores; take a look at credit index futures if you need liquidity; and watch out for quasi-mid market loans appearing in CLOs -
Move up the stack to avoid implosion
7 years ago
Pundit warns investors to be concerned about return of their principal – but senior loans may be a safe haven as credit yields are squeezed and high yield becomes crowded -
Heading tighter into uncertainty
7 years ago
Tightening loan spreads are making the job of a CLO manager harder in both the US and Europe. But credit volatility could be on the horizon -
Giant takes sharp turn towards CLOs
10 years ago
It is one of the biggest banks, but BNP Paribas moved nimbly after the crisis to build on its position as a leader in credit derivatives by adding a CLO arranging business
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