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Covid-19 second wave fears drive divergence as spread widening accelerates
3 years ago
This week's credit market sell-off has picked up pace, along with a fall in stocks, after the US Federal Reserve painted a pessimistic picture for economic recovery and concerns mount about a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic -
Fund performance: CLO tranches move up
4 years ago
April returns managed a partial bounce back after a tumultuous March. 82% of funds listed in the Creditflux database made positive returns, showing at least small signs of recovery after 90% of all funds listed posted negative returns in March -
CLOs on lookout as Neiman recovery signals slump and DC confirms credit event
4 years ago
Five-year CDS referencing Neiman Marcus widened by four points to 95.25 points up front, according to IHS Markit, as the Americas Determinations Committee confirmed the US retailer has triggered a bankruptcy credit event -
Matalan heads deep into distress
4 years ago
Matalan, the UK retailer, is heading deep into distressed territory with its five-year CDS surging wider today -
Frontier bankruptcy dials up pressure for 90 CLOs
4 years ago
Nine CLO managers hold $217 million of Frontier Communications’ debt across 90 CLOs, as the telecommunications company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York -
Renault hits bump in flat markets
4 years ago
The future of Nissan’s relationship with Renault has been in question since last year. But the likelihood of the companies parting ways has increased since Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn, who faced charges of financial crimes, fled from Japan to Lebanon in December -
Credit traders' kickstand: European financials outperform as Trump-Xi meeting looms
4 years ago
Credit markets are finely poised going into the weekend, when US president Donald Trump’s crunch G20 meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping likely could set the direction of trade from Monday -
Rallye CDS auction price drops to 12.5 cents on unmatched sell requests
4 years ago
Rallye's credit event auction to settle CDS contracts produced a final price of 12.5 cents today, lower than the initial price set in the first round this morning of 14.975 -
Rallye CDS set for high pay-out with credit event auction underway
4 years ago
Rallye CDS looks set for a high pay-out to protection buyers after a credit event auction today to settle the contracts produced an inside market midpoint of 14.875 cents, slightly below where the retailer’s bonds have been quoted -
Staples CDS comes unfastened as refinancing talks begin
5 years ago
CDX HY index constituent Staples is one of the biggest movers in CDS this week, following reports private equity owner Sycamore Partners plans on taking a $1 billion dividend recap from the US headquartered office supplier -
10 bidders line up for Astaldi CDS auction as Morgan Stanley swaps in for Mizuho
5 years ago
There will be 10 participating bidders to an auction to settle Astaldi credit default swaps, with the Determinations Committee unanimously approving Morgan Stanley’s involvement as Mizuho dropped out -
Astaldi credit event auction deadline looms for participating bidders
5 years ago
Firms wishing to take part next week in a credit event auction to settle Astaldi credit default swaps have until 5pm London time today (23 November) to submit participating bidder letters to the Determinations Committee -
Astaldi CDS holders face Thursday deadline on auction deliverables
5 years ago
Market participants with exposure to Astaldi have until 5pm London time tomorrow (8 November) to submit any other potential deliverable obligations into the auction to settle the company’s credit default swaps -
Weatherford CDS routed as quarterly loss adds to ratings woes
5 years ago
Five-year credit default swaps referencing CDX HY constituent Weatherford International have weathered a battering over recent days -
Astaldi credit event auction will have two deliverables, says DC
5 years ago
Only two Astaldi bonds are deliverable into an auction to determine the final price of its credit default swaps, the Determinations Committee has indicated
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