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There will surely be jewels in the high yield dung heap, but the risk-reward is more compelling in IG
3 years ago
Whatever the long-term effects of the pandemic, one thing stays the same: IG looks attractive -
Forced selling triggered by downgrades has created crossover opportunities
3 years ago
Mackay Shield's Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo takes our credit quiz -
Autos dominate in BofA €25 billion fallen angel watchlist
4 years ago
Downgrade impact for fallen angels in the coming months could be more extreme than during the 2008 financial crisis, Bank of America strategists have warned, as they identified €25 billion worth of debt at European investment grade companies most at risk of falling into high yield territory -
KKR deploys 10% of $2 billion coronavirus dislocation credit fund
4 years ago
KKR Credit has plans to launch a $2 billion dislocated corporate and asset backed credit fund to take advantage of coronavirus-induced volatility. And the New York-based manager has wasted no time swooping on opportunities after deploying $212 million by 9 April -
Axiom bets on 2002-style credit recovery with crossover fund launch
4 years ago
Axiom Alternative Investments is readying to launch a fund aimed at generating returns from the dislocation and revival of European and US credit as the coronavirus pandemic develops -
Fed unveils IG bond buying programme and direct lending plans
4 years ago
The US Federal Reserve has unveiled further measures to support the US economy alongside plans to establish a direct lending initiative - Main Street Business Lending Programme – to support lending to small-and-medium sized businesses -
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 -
CDS index rolls to proceed on time despite record volatility and lockdowns
4 years ago
This Friday's move into new CDS index series will go ahead as scheduled, administrator IHS Markit has said, having sought advice on whether to postpone the roll date due to coronavirus-led market volatility -
Credit traders' kickstand: this is not a drill
4 years ago
Freefall in financial markets has brought one of the credit market’s most volatile sessions on record, as coronavirus cases globally near 100,000 and the WHO has warned governments are not doing nearly enough. iTraxx Crossover one-day volatility is up with the 2008 global financial crisis and 2011 European sovereign crisis -
Portfolio manager returns to BlueCrest after four years
4 years ago
The former head of BlueCrest Capital Management's US multi-strategy credit group has returned four years after his departure from the firm -
Arizona pension to deploy up to $700 million a year in private credit
4 years ago
Arizona Public Safety Employee System is looking to deploy $600-700 million in private credit strategies per year in order to meet its target allocation, according to board documents seen by Creditflux. -
Axa IM hires BlackRock PM for global credit strategies
4 years ago
In a newly created role, the hire will be responsible for the firm's global credit strategy in its buy-and-maintain team -
Mizuho appoints US and European credit trading heads in leadership shake-up
4 years ago
The hires include a newly created CLO role, head of credit trading, and head of special situations and illiquid trading -
Man GLG adds credit portfolio manager in London
5 years ago
Man GLG has appointed a lead portfolio manager from Aventicum Capital Management -
Isda extends German CDS protocol deadline beyond March index roll
5 years ago
The International Swaps & Derivatives Association (Isda) has extended the deadline for market participants to adhere to its German bank CDS protocol after it became clear a number of affected parties would not be signed up in time -
Deutsche plots single name CDS return and index push with two senior hires
5 years ago
Deutsche Bank has made two senior credit trading hires to its London office, with sources saying these portend a revival of its CDS market-making business -
Creditex obtains CFTC swap execution facility exemption
5 years ago
Creditex, the electronic brokerage for corporate bonds and credit default swaps, has been granted an exemption from a requirement to register with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a swap execution facility -
Ex-Citi CDO trading chief joins Jefferies as head of European fixed income
5 years ago
Jefferies has appointed a former Citi European credit and pre-crisis CDO trading head to lead its European fixed income business -
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 -
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 -
Paris manager launches third infrastructure debt fund
6 years ago
After successfully deploying capital for fund II, a Paris manager has announced the launch of fund III - which will have a target size of €300 million to €500 million -
Global asset manager becomes latest to receive China fund license
6 years ago
Aberdeen Standard Investment's Shanghai enterprise has obtained private securities fund management approval in China -
Fund manager with UHNWI following raises $25 million for long-short credit
6 years ago
An asset manager based in Florida, which has successfully sold credit funds to ultra high-net-worth individuals, has rased $25 million for a long-short credit fund -
Manager plans first post-crisis CLO backed by infrastructure assets
6 years ago
Barclays is marketing the first 2.0 infrastructure CLO, according to market sources -
Past returns: drawing crowds is not easy for bond trading platforms
6 years ago
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