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Primary loan and bond markets shows signs of revival, but at a cost
9 months ago
Activity in the US junk debt market has picked up after the 4th of July and the momentum is expected to continue through 2H23, but at a cost for issuers. -
Widening spreads settling into renewables debt pricing
10 months ago
Pricing for infrastructure and renewables financing has increased across the board, according to sister publication Infralogic -
CLO managers to jump into action as Covanta loan proposal omits spread adjustment
1 year ago
Covanta Holdings is the latest example of a US loan issuer looking to switch benchmark from Libor to Sofr, but without an accompanying credit spread adjustment -
Making the grade: CLO managers move into IG bonds
1 year ago
CLO managers have been using the incredible volatility in credit markets this year to add an unfamiliar asset to their portfolios – investment grade bonds -
Russia CDS auction deliverables list takes shape after sanctions licence
1 year ago
Russian Federation bonds cleared by Euroclear may be the only deliverable obligations to settle sovereign CDS contracts referencing the country, the Emea Determinations Committee has said, although it is also considering Clearstream listed bonds as it moves forward with preparations for a credit event auction -
Seeds sewn for carbon credit market to flower into CLOs
1 year ago
Long-time structured credit specialist Jan Phillip Wassenaar has joined start-up NatureCredits as a senior advisor to support the evolving carbon credit industry -
17Capital raises '‘largest debut private credit fund' since 2009
2 years ago
17Capital has closed what it claims is the ‘largest debut private credit fund raised globally since 2009’ as its inaugural NAV lending private credit fund hit its €2.6 billion hard cap. The fund's carried interest is also tied to a charity pledge -
Russia debt repudiation / moratorium question lands with Determinations Committee
2 years ago
The Russian Federation looks to be edging closer towards triggering a credit event, having been referred to the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee for a 'potential repudiation / moratorium' on its bonds -
"Boardrooms are being hustled by activist shareholders using ESG data to drive economic value"
2 years ago
Pledges have been made and the Race to Zero has begun. Firms need to put their plans in place -
"Do not rush to set up a check-box approach with negative screening and start de-investing"
2 years ago
Instead of rushing through an ESG framework, asset managers need to adopt a long- and short-term approach -
Axa IM extends palm oil policy to cover ecosystem protection and deforestation
2 years ago
Axa Investment Managers says it is expanding its 2014 policy of excluding investments in companies which do not have sustainable palm oil production certificates by factoring in deforestation and ecosystem protection -
The imperfect incorporation of ESG is no excuse not to act
3 years ago
Managers’ legal ESG responsibilities may be vague, but they must still set up a credible strategy -
Nordic boutique launches debut green corporate bond fund
3 years ago
Nordic boutique Evli Fund Management has launched an inaugural fund focusing on green corporate bonds, which the Helsinki-headquartered manager says is in response to growing investor demand for allocation to green bonds -
US pension to cut long-term private markets pacing plan by 10%
4 years ago
The Educational Employees' Supplemental Retirement System of Fairfax County is considering reducing its 10-year private markets pacing plan commitments by around 10%, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
McClatchy whacks out killer headline as CDS pays 98 cents
4 years ago
A month ago, when US newspaper company McClatchy triggered a bankruptcy credit event, sellers of CDS protection may have consoled themselves they were only looking at paying out around 27 cents on the contracts. But yesterday’s credit event auction set the final price at just two, meaning a whopping 98 cent windfall for protection buyers -
McClatchy bonds point to 50 cent CDS pay-out as auction deliverables finalised
4 years ago
McClatchy CDS in on course to pay out around 50 cents, based on cheapest bonds to deliver, after the Americas Determinations finalised five deliverable obligations for the media company’s credit event auction next week -
McClatchy initial list points to 48 cent CDS pay-out
4 years ago
McClatchy CDS looks set to pay out around 47.5 cents to protection holders, if bonds on an initial list of deliverable obligations for the media company’s credit event auction make it to the final list -
LGIM hires ESG head for real assets division
4 years ago
Legal & General Investment Management’s LGIM Real Assets has appointed Sheun Chan as head of environmental, social and corporate governance -
Danish pension backs green bonds
4 years ago
Sampension is set to boost its green portfolio, by allocating DKK300 million to German and Irish green bonds -
ABS investors show increased interest in green securitisations to reach EU climate targets
4 years ago
Securitisation is being touted as a tool to help close the yearly investment gap of €180 billion needed to achieve the EU’s climate and energy targets by 2030, as identified in the European Commission’s sustainable finance action plan, which was published last year. -
Danish pensions join forces on green strategy
4 years ago
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced that Danish pension funds are set to commit DKK350 billion in green investments, during an event prior to UN Climate Summit in New York -
White Oak lands role in California's clean energy financing programme
4 years ago
The California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA) has named White Oak Global Advisors as the programme administrator for commercial property-assessed clean energy (Pace) financing -
NNIP and FMO gain $250 million for emerging markets loan fund
5 years ago
The pair are aiming for a $750 million second close later this year -
THL reissues 2014 CLO recently acquired from KVK
5 years ago
THL Credit Advisors has priced a $407.7 million CLO reissue named THL Credit WR 2014-3K -
BlueMountain prices CLO reissue with triple As 2.83bp tight of market average
5 years ago
BlueMountain Capital Management priced its 11th CLO transaction of the year earlier today
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