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A reset can position a CLO for the drawdowns that follow a bull market
2 months ago
Extending a CLO’s reinvestment period is usually the best option — but timing is important -
The markets are supporting high reset and refi volumes —but sometimes calls are a better option
6 months ago
Broadly syndicated loans and CLOs kicked off 2024 with a nice rally. As a result, we are seeing a resurgence of majority CLO equity holders exercising their rights to refinance, reset, or even call their CLOs. -
"Investors no longer rely on simplistic tiering models to price CLOs"
1 year ago
CLO investors are taking a nuanced approach to applying manager tiers that goes way beyond using AUM as a proxy -
Past returns: Persistence pays off for Western
1 year ago
In Creditflux five years ago, we reported Western Alliance Capital Advisors was planning on moving into CLO management -
"Some CLO managers are asleep at the wheel and surrendering economics without any objection"
1 year ago
Some CLO managers aren’t blocking loan amendments with insufficient credit spread adjustments -
CSAM does the CLO awards double
2 years ago
Winning the Creditflux Manager of the Year award is a feat in itself. Winning it back-to-back in such different markets is an outstanding achievement — and CSAM can take great pride in it -
"The CLO market can resemble a primary school soccer game, with everyone crowded around the ball"
2 years ago
The ability to refinance or reset a CLO is valuable, but there are friction costs to consider -
Flexible approach is designed to deliver competitive performance
Nuveen’s Symphony CLOs benefit from teams who are active across a range of credit and bond funds -
"This is the CLO market’s time to shine and prove it deserves to be a mainstream asset class"
2 years ago
The CLO market shouldn’t fear inflation — in fact, 2022 could be a very good year indeed -
"Credit investors should interpret 100,000 Russian troops on the Ukrainian border as worth pricing in"
2 years ago
Welshcake tells credit portfolio managers to under-promise and over-deliver in 2022 -
"No-one talks about the part oil price surges played in the 2008/9 global financial crisis"
2 years ago
Investors eyeing inflation shocks and supply chain disruption should instead be paying attention to the brewing energy crisis -
"CLO equity investors have long accepted basis risk… but an off-market adjustment does not work"
The 26bp adjustment is disrupting the transition away from Libor — but market forces will prevail -
The Creditflux CLO Symposium was back as an in-person event for the first time in two years and participants were delighted to socialise and bask in an amazing year for the credit industry2 years ago
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"If you sat still on a large portfolio of 2019 and 2020 CLOs, it may have shrunk by more than 25%"
With the majority of this year’s CLO deals being refis and resets, investors have had to run to stay invested3 years ago -
“For Creditflux this will be an extra special occasion - the publication is marking its 20th year in business”
3 years ago
A colourful train journey featuring Alice in Wonderland, Yoda and Top Trumps puts Welshcake in mind of the CLO Symposium -
"Pain is on the way: spreads are too tight, while compression and carry are done. But what if it's not?"
3 years ago
Welshcake reminds us that mid-cycle portfolio management is a funny old game -
CLOs seem like Premier League members in the world of finance
3 years ago
The CLO industry is in a privileged position and can wield its power to do good -
"Why can’t loans and CLOs simply move to three-month treasury bills as our reference rate?"
3 years ago
Sofr may be touted as Libor’s natural replacement, but the best known rate in the world is also an option -
"Three CLOs issued in 2021 have included triple C baskets of 20%"
3 years ago
Big triple C buckets helped mid market CLO issuers in 2020 and the trend is for even bigger allowances this year -
"If we have to rely on top-down global political coordination we are all doomed"
3 years ago
ESG can’t be dictated to us by authorities. It’s a way of life -
A brighter year ahead
3 years ago
Panellists on Creditflux’s CLO webinar described how CLO spreads are close to historic tights, ESG is entering the docs and managers have more flexibility with work-outs than ever before -
CLO guys shouldn't feel quite as self-important as us Welsh... But you are in a pretty amazing spot
3 years ago
CLO portfolio managers should be emboldened by recent events to push for ESG strategies -
The tide has turned… the solution for investors is to move into floating rate loans
3 years ago
2020 was the year of fixed-rate bonds, but treasury curves are steepening and demand for loans is heating up -
We need to remove CLO misinformation from the market
3 years ago
Vibrant's Kashyap Arora 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
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