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DC accepts Ecuador credit event question
4 years ago
The Americas Determinations Committee has agreed to rule on whether Ecuador has triggered a restructuring credit event -
Credit Rendezvous: recovery begins, but is it U, V or even W?
4 years ago
Investing in credit is not as easy as ABC. The coronavirus crisis has crushed valuations and although most assets will eventually pull to par, no one is sure how the recovery will pan out -
US credit leads surge tighter on Fed package to close gap with Europe
4 years ago
What was already a much more positive week for credit has ended with a massive jump-start, as the US Federal Reserve unveiled a $2.3 trillion relief package targeting small businesses and municipalities but with additional support for bigger companies, including 'fallen angel' household names -
Argentina has not triggered repudiation/moratorium credit event, rules DC
4 years ago
Argentina's decision to withhold payments on its 'AF20' bonds has not triggered a repudiation/moratorium credit event, the Americas Determinations Committee has ruled -
CDX HY and EM trade with fresh legs after defaulted names drop out
4 years ago
New series of US high yield index CDX HY and emerging market index CDX EM begin their first full day of trading today, having replaced outgoing versions on Friday amid a weakening of credit markets due to the spreading impact of the coronavirus outbreak -
Determinations Committee agrees to consider Argentina credit event
4 years ago
The Americas Determinations Committee has accepted a request to decide whether Argentina has triggered a repudiation/moratorium credit event, as the country grapples with international bondholders and the impact of a coronavirus lockdown -
Argentina credit event posed to DC as lockdown magnifies debt burden
4 years ago
The Americas Determinations Committee has been asked to rule on whether Argentina has triggered a repudiation / moratorium credit event, as the country's coronavirus lockdown further strains its wrangles with international bondholders -
Credit traders' kickstand: rolling with the pain, as relative value trades come unstuck
4 years ago
What a difference a month - and a pandemic - make. This time in February, no-one could have imagined a global financial crisis would be unfolding, that credit performance would be a battle between a virus and some of the biggest government and central bank interventions on record, that today's iTraxx Europe and CDX index rolls would traverse unprecedented ranges, that option expiry strikes would be blown beyond recognition, or that cash and CDS differentials would be whipsawing with such violence -
Credit hits new wides as US and Europe ramp up coronavirus battle plans
4 years ago
An emergency weekend rate cut by the US Federal Reserve as well as population lockdowns in France and Spain underscore that measures of economic risk have moved to a more systemic level as world governments scramble to deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak -
Credit traders’ kickstand: roll nightmares haunt CDS market as indices whiplash
It’s Friday 13th, but CDS traders will be hoping the worst of the horror shows are behind them as they try to regather their shredded nerves in time for next week’s biannual index rolls -
Credit Rendezvous: the outlook in 2020 across a dozen segments of the credit market
4 years ago
Welcome to the Credit Rendezvous, the first instalment of a regular feature published by Creditflux that tracks credit market dynamics in a dozen segments from investment grade, liquid loans, CLOs and CSOs all the way through to distressed debt. We view this as the meeting point for credit specialists across strategies to share their perspectives -
Emerging markets specialist Albright sells minority stake to Goodhart
4 years ago
Goodhart Partners has purchased a minority stake in Washington DC-based Albright Capital Management, which is an emerging market debt manager, according to an announcement today -
China ambitions checked in final roll lists for iTraxx and CDX indices
4 years ago
The index roll lists for iTraxx Europe, iTraxx ex-Japan and CDX EM, have all undergone a rethink since IHS Markit published provisional lists earlier this week, with final lists showing name changes -
iTraxx and CDX roll provisional lists reveal effects of index overhauls
4 years ago
Eagerly awaited provisional lists are out for this month’s index CDS rolls, with big changes signalled across iTraxx and CDX products -
Emerging market CDS trading slumped in Q2, finds Emta
4 years ago
There was $364 billion of emerging markets CDS trading in second quarter, according to the Emerging Markets Traders Association -
GLG confirms two portfolio manager hires for distressed unit in London
4 years ago
Man GLG has hired two portfolio managers to its credit team in London -
Investor requirements rather than performance is driving ESG push: Creditflux survey
4 years ago
Only 14% of respondents to Creditflux's global credit ESG survey said performance was the main reason they were adopting envoronmental, social and governance-themed strategies -
US pensions funds allocate to Lone Star and Raven credit strategies
4 years ago
Two US-based pension schemes have invested in funds with exposure to credit, highlighting the appetite of institutional investors towards off-the-run asset classes. -
NNIP and FMO gain $250 million for emerging markets loan fund
5 years ago
The pair are aiming for a $750 million second close later this year -
Cerberus garners $5.1 billion for debut dedicated NPL strategy
5 years ago
Cerberus has created its first dedicated fund for non-performing loans, having previously invested in the strategy through multi-strategy funds and separately managed accounts -
Market rout drives US/Europe credit convergence, as Brazil leads Latin widening
5 years ago
Credit spreads have sharply widened globally as financial markets are being rocked by concerns for a trade war and rising US rates. An equity-led rout in the US yesterday afternoon -
BlackRock unveils ESG-focused emerging market debt suite
5 years ago
BlackRock has launched a series of emerging market debt funds that will have an environmental,social and governance (ESG) focus -
Schroders launches new Argentine bond fund
5 years ago
The new Argentine bond fund – Schroder Alternative Solutions (Schorder AS) Argentine Bond Fund – which will invest solely in Argentinian credit -
EM manager takes assets across two funds to $1.4 billion after big inflows
5 years ago
Two funds managed by a New York-headquartered firm have reached a combined $1.4 billion after big inflows -
Lombard Odier mandates US manager for emerging markets debt fund
5 years ago
Swiss private bank Lombard Odier has selected a Los Angeles-based manager for a new emerging markets debt fund
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