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The Last Tranche with Christine Ferris
1 month ago
In the latest edition of The Last Tranche podcast we talked to JP Morgan’s global head of CLO primary Christine Ferris about why she loves working with debut managers, despite the extra challenges they face coming to market. -
Nordic countries have much in common — including a growing appetite for private credit
6 months ago
Norway, Sweden and Denmark share many similarities. The ‘Nordic model’ includes high standards of living, free-market economies, liberal welfare states, a tendency for workers to unionise, and a relatively narrow gap between low and high earners. -
Basel III looks likely to further increase banks investment in CLO triple As
7 months ago
Demand for CLO triple As has grown substantially over the past few years as more banking institutions, pension funds, asset managers and insurance companies discover this attractive asset class, which historically has never taken a loss. -
Past returns: Absolutely floorless CLOs
1 year ago
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported on the emergence of European CLO tranches without Euribor floors -
"The shutdown of economies in the pandemic showed it’s better to suffer up front"
1 year ago
Rather than prolong the agony, central banks would be better off bunching their planned rate hikes into one -
We’ll get through this awkward patch
1 year ago
Wide liabilities have made pricing CLOs trickier in the past few months. But speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium were optimistic that the arbitrage is OK — so long as you can place those triple As -
Points up front: Italian international tackles banking after rugby
2 years ago
In his latest column, on page 21, Thomas Majewski draws similarities between the CLO market and a youth soccer game. Turns out there might also be parallels between investment banking and rugby -
"Strong growth is not necessary for good loan or bond performance, but it keeps a recession at bay"
2 years ago
The picture in credit was looking good (even with inflation rising) until Russia invaded Ukraine -
"Rules require 5% risk retention, but for first loss CRS that is not enough"
2 years ago
PGGM's Mascha Canio takes our credit quiz -
"If omicron paradoxically lowers the temperature of the market, that may be no bad thing"
2 years ago
The global economy is well protected against omicron — and a mild infection may be beneficial -
"Some observers believe Europe’s opportunity in private debt lies at the lower end of the middle market"
2 years ago
European private debt has lagged its counterpart in the US. But a growth spurt may not be far off -
"Never have the choices for issuers been more varied, nor the market dynamics more complex"
2 years ago
Direct lending deal terms are becoming more attractive in Europe -
"The CLO industry can be a little clubby… it feels like there are few advocates"
2 years ago
Pension Danmark's David Altenhofen taks our credit quiz -
"Pain is on the way: spreads are too tight, while compression and carry are done. But what if it's not?"
2 years ago
Welshcake reminds us that mid-cycle portfolio management is a funny old game -
"Watch the IG credit curve — we may see steepening of IG 5s10s and flattening of 10s30s"
3 years ago
Stimulus measures are supporting short tenors, and pension demand for 30-year paper is strong, so 10-year IG credit may have few buyers -
People underestimate the impact they can have with ESG
3 years ago
Muzinich's Kirsten Bode takes our credit quiz -
All types of financing will have to incorporate ESG risks and use their real economy influence
3 years ago
Fund managers can no longer ignore, postpone or hide from measures to tackle climate change -
I foresee various spooky spectacles hitting our screens - and your long portfolios
3 years ago
Welshcake is settling in for a horror movie marathon. But in the previews he sees monsters lurking behind tight credit spreads -
CLO collateral managers who are able to update their documents could gain warf advantage
3 years ago
Moody’s is reviewing its approach to warf. Changes could boost managers’ ability to trade -
Points up front: How much do I owe you?
3 years ago
Payment systems in the credit industry had a bad August -
They said it: "Imagine a garden party and all of a sudden a big wasp shows up"
3 years ago
On Creditflux’s US CLO webinar last month, Napier Park’s head of US CLO investments Serhan Secmen described the March sell-off as a garden party -
Points up front: Introducing Downton Flux
During last month’s broadcast of the Creditflux Manager of the Year, we were inundated with messages of congratulations for the award winners via a live feed...
3 years ago -
Some managers calculated their CLOs were passing OC tests, only to find them failing the next day
3 years ago
Corporate credit downgrade storms have been weathered before, but this one has come out of season -
I take strength from the composure investors have shown when told their payments are being deferred
3 years ago
It’s tempting to head to the beach or grab a CLO distribution, but investing is all about playing the long game -
2020 will be about relative value, watching for idiosyncratic risk and a good deal of running away
4 years ago
Investors must embrace change — it’s time for structured credit investors to look beyond vanilla CLOs
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