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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 -
Loan Highlights 2Q23: Running aground
1 year ago
The global loan market endured a bleak first half of the year, with the overall 1H23 volume falling 28% year-on-year (YoY) to $1.9 trillion, the lowest showing since 2012. -
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 -
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 -
Eagle Point expands into structured products including SRTs with big hire
2 years ago
Eagle Point Credit Management has hired a head of ABS, MBS SRT and specialty finance, in a move which underlines the firm’s progression from a CLO equity investor to a broader credit asset manager. -
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 -
JP Morgan splits global head of institutional structuring role as it promotes three
2 years ago
JP Morgan has rejigged part of its credit structuring business with a set of promotions for officials who have covered SRTs, CLOs and CSOs as part of cross-asset roles -
Spac pricing hints at Sound Point's growth ambitions in loan market
2 years ago
Sound Point Acquisition Corp has priced a $225 million IPO, signalling that credit asset manager Sound Point Capital Management is looking to expand its platform -
Infrastructure manager targets €1 billion for eclectic mix of project finance debt and SRTs
2 years ago
A Copenhagen-based firm is launching its first credit fund and has partnered with an SRT specialist in London for a component of its potential €1 billion offering -
HPS targets $9.5 billion for fifth mezzanine debt fund
2 years ago
HPS Investment Partners is targeting $9.5 billion for its fifth global mezzanine debt fund, HPS Strategic Investment Partners V - but unlike earlier vintages, HPS says it will not target opportunities within the upstream energy space -
Blackstone Credit names tech investing head
2 years ago
Blackstone Credit has promoted a New York-based official as its global head of technology investing -
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 -
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 -
DE Shaw amasses $1 billion for stressed and distressed assets
3 years ago
The fund will invest in stressed and distressed assets, financings, and special situations opportunities -
Credit funds at a glance: several funds post double digit November returns
3 years ago
November was a strong month for credit hedge funds listed by Creditflux, with latest returns demonstrating the effect of the vaccine/US election rally on fund perfomance -
Go long index mezz tranches to pick up spread: Citi
3 years ago
Citi research has outlined some of the opportunities that have arisen in the index tranche market as a result of elevated correlation -
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 -
Fair Oaks tops up on double B CLO tranches in May
4 years ago
Fair Oaks topped up on double B-rated CLO tranches in its listed CLO fund in May, adding $79 million par value of BB-rated paper -
Balbec holds $1.2 billion final close on fourth insolvency credit fund
4 years ago
Balbec Capital has held a $1.2 billion final close its fourth non-performing loan fund, InSolve Global Credit Fund IV -
Italian banks push wider on EU coronabond stand-off
4 years ago
Political divisions over tackling the coronavirus economic crisis are front and foremost for European credit traders this week ahead of an EU leaders virtual summit on Thursday, with Italian and Spanish banks among today's worst performers in CDS -
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 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
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