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Capital Four named new sub manager of high yield bond fund
11 months ago
Danish boutique asset manager Capital Four revealed on Tuesday that it will take over sub-management of the Nordea 1 - International High Yield Bond Fund, as the firm continues to build out its investment capabilities in the US -
May 2023 European Leveraged Highlights
1 year ago
High yield bond refinancing dominates a weak market according to Debtwire's May 2023 European Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets. -
Crédit Agricole appoints head of corporate and leveraged finance
1 year ago
Crédit Agricole CIB has appointed a head of corporate and leveraged finance, effective Thursday -
Credit Suisse/UBS deal to create $5 trillion asset manager
1 year ago
The emphasis is set be on wealth and asset management, according to a statement released by UBS in conjunction with its move to acquire Credit Suisse -
Oaktree launches global high yield Ucits fund with low-carbon emissions focus
2 years ago
Oaktree has launched a global high yield responsible Ucits fund, which it says will offer investors the “opportunity to gain exposure to the asset class while promoting progress toward a low-carbon economy.” -
Position cutting tames market rally and strategists warn on primary impact
2 years ago
Caution is the watchword across financial markets on Tuesday, with the strong recent run giving way to hedging and position cutting ahead of a much-anticipated US inflation reading on Wednesday -
IG payers provide best tail-risk hedges: Barclays
2 years ago
Investors seeking the cheapest tail risk hedge should look to CDX IG payers, while iTraxx Europe payers are the best hedge against further European underperformance, finds Barclays -
Euro loans with FX hedging offer better value than US: Barclays
2 years ago
The big underperformance of European loans in June has left them looking cheap versus those in the US – but FX hedging and a nuanced selection process are advisable for investors looking to take advantage of that -
Corum Butler hires experienced high yield portfolio manager
2 years ago
Corum Butler has added to its team of five bond fund portfolio managers with a Paris-based hire -
Russia debt hits default levels amid FX and asset lock-up
2 years ago
Russia appears to be on the brink of default on its debt, with bonds and CDS pricing in the likelihood of an imminent trigger -
Lazard targets IG, crossover and HY in long/short credit ucits fund
2 years ago
Lazard Asset Management has unveiled a new credit ucits fund that will invest primarily in investment grade, crossover and high yield bonds in Europe and North America -
Big name family business lines up corp hybrids fund
2 years ago
Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (Edram) plans to launch a corporate hybrid fund and has hired Alex Eventon to lead the effort -
Meag hires experienced credit specialist for top fixed income job
3 years ago
€328 billion asset manager Meag has appointed a head of active fixed income in Munich to oversee a range of assets including credit -
LP round-up: $2.6 billion flows into 26 credit managers
3 years ago
A stuck ship in the Suez Canal may have prevented others from getting through one of the world's busiest waterways in March, but allocations to credit funds were much more free flowing as investors poured over $2.6 billion into the hands of credit managers -
Morgan Stanley expands index tranche trading with London hire
3 years ago
Morgan Stanley has added to its index tranche trading prowess by hiring a London-based market maker for the asset class as well as credit options -
Former JP Morgan credit correlation head launches $200 million fund
4 years ago
The former head of credit correlation trading at JP Morgan has launched a global credit fund management business with $200 million of assets, according to market sources -
Wirecard triggers first European CDS credit event of 2020
4 years ago
Wirecard has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, the Determinations Committee has ruled, making it the first European CDS name of 2020 to require settlement at auction -
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 -
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: 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 -
Curve inversion for airlines and freight as Trump travel ban sparks sell-off
4 years ago
Airlines, travel firms and shipping companies are among some of the credits hit hardest by US president Donald Trump’s imposition of a ban on travel from mainland Europe, a move that sent the iTraxx Crossover index back to its widest level since October 2012 -
Credit breakdown as one-day volatility outstrips financial crisis
4 years ago
Credit default swap markets have surpassed the record one-day volatility of the global financial crisis, with indices surging to new wide prints as the spiralling impact of the coronavirus outbreak brings government lockdowns on travel while wreaking havoc on oil prices and supply chains -
Franklin Templeton reorganises long-short credit fund team
5 years ago
Asset manager Franklin Templeton Investments will make changes to the portfolio managers for the Franklin K2 Long Short Credit funds, effective from October -
Nordea AM portfolio manager joins Capital Four
5 years ago
Capital Four Management has appointed Nordea Asset Management portfolio manager Stine Milling Pilegaard as a director in its Copenhagen office
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