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CLO issuers flex their bond muscles
3 years ago
Some panellists at Creditflux’s US CLO Investor Summit pointed to structural difficulties, but the consensus was that flexibility — particularly the ability to buy bonds — could improve performance -
CLO managers gain time with Libor deadline extension
3 years ago
US CLO issuers have been given legroom ahead of the transition away from Libor, but as one CLO investor puts it: “While it’s an important development for the CLO market because it alleviates some of the Libor stress, it does not make the problem go away.” -
CLOs and leveraged lending do not significantly threaten stability, finds 'congressional watchdog'
3 years ago
CLOs and leveraged lending do not significantly threaten financial stability, according to a report by the US's Government Accountability Office (also known as the congressional watchdog) released yesterday -
Less credit volatility expected in Q4 despite US election fallout
3 years ago
CLO issuance was expectedly low in the final week of October in the run-up to the US election, as issuers brace for what has historically been a volatility-inducing macro-event. But prominent market participants say the unprecedented economic backdrop resulting from the pandemic means the outcome of the 2020 election is less likely to move the dial as much as in cycles past -
CLO market splits en route to Volcker rule compliance
3 years ago
Volcker rule amendments freeing CLOs from many of the restrictions of the past decade came into law on 1 October, allowing managers greater flexibility in how they invest their portfolios. But the market is split on how exactly CLO documents should be structured as the first slate of unrestricted CLOs print -
Kroll pays $2 million settlement over control failures in rating CLOs and CMBS
3 years ago
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Kroll Bond Rating agency more than $2 million for failures related to rating CLO combo notes, as well as in the CMBS sector -
Dislocation and costly payment debacle highlight loan tech lag
3 years ago
Coronavirus-led dislocation in the leveraged loan market, as well as a bank’s recent claims of human error in making a large loan payment, underscore the industry’s need to embrace long-overdue efficiency improvements -
CLOs given workout flexibility as ‘safe harbour’ now viable
3 years ago
From October CLOs will be permitted to hold equity secu-rities resulting from workout situations, say lawyers at Cad-walader, Wickersham & Taft -
Managers advised to refresh disclosures after SEC risk alert
3 years ago
Credit managers should review their conflict disclosures after the SEC issued a risk alert, say lawyers -
Volcker change for CLOs may be subject to US election outcome, says LSTA
3 years ago
Changes to the Volcker rule that would allow CLOs to hold up to 5% of their portfolios in high yield bonds could be subject to the outcome of the US general election in November, the LSTA has said -
It takes just a few CLO collateral managers selling into the distressed community to start cracks forming
3 years ago
It is becoming increasingly clear that CLO collateral managers need to improve their collaboration efforts in distressed situations -
Sidecars give CLOs a shot at driving restructurings
3 years ago
A number of CLO managers are shifting defaulted assets into sidecar vehicles before their transactions close - and sources say a growing number of debt investors are warming to the idea -
Fed allows bonds to return to CLOs from October and signals equity rule change
3 years ago
The US Federal Reserve has finalised amendments to the Volcker rule that will allow CLOs to hold 5% bond buckets. The regulation implies CLOs' ability to hold equity securities may also change -
It's confirmed: loans are not bonds in " victory for the flow of capital to American businesses"
4 years ago
You're a loan. No, nothing to do with lockdown and social distancing. It's actually a victory for the $1.2 trillion US loan market as a court ruling finds that loans are not securities in the long-running Kirschner v. JP Morgan Chase case -
Fed announces first loan subscription date for talf
4 years ago
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced yesterday that the first loan subscription date for the term asset-backed securities loan facility will be 17 June and the first loan closing date will be 25 June -
CLO market welcomes 'favourable and surprising' revisions to talf, but issues remain
4 years ago
CLO participants are welcoming the 'many favourable and even pleasantly surprising' revisions to the term asset backed lending facility announced by the US Federal Reserve today to address previous concerns. This could help reignite the market, but some issues were not addressed -
The CMBS talf proposal is simple and effective. A similar approach for CLOs would be welcomed
4 years ago
It’s great that government is trying to boost securitisations, but they’re missing the mark for CLOs -
Fed to publish information on borrowers making use of the talf programme
4 years ago
The US Federal Reserve will disclose information about borrowers making use of its emergency facilities -
Fed backs new issue CLO triple As in amended talf programme
4 years ago
The Federal Reserve’s term asset-backed securities loan facility (talf) has been expanded to support CLO triple As -
Investors watch Libor amid inter-bank liquidity concerns
4 years ago
After a freefall to 74 basis points on 12 March, CLO managers found some relief in watching Libor rise to 120bp during the second part of the month. -
Fed accepts triple A-rated CLOs in new 'primary dealer credit facility'
4 years ago
The US Federal Reserve Board will establish a primary dealer credit facility on Friday (20 March) to help defend against the impact of coronavirus-led market volatility -
Managers seeking bond buckets will need high yield track record
4 years ago
US CLOs could soon be permitted to buy corporate bonds amid an overhaul of the Volcker rule, but market sources say that in the short term bond flexibility is a luxury that will only be afforded to a select group of CLO managers. -
CLO industry pushes back against NAIC's combo note proposals
4 years ago
A fight is brewing over the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ proposals to tighten regulations for insurers that buy purchase CLO combo notes -
CLOs in line to benefit with Volcker rewrite on the horizon
4 years ago
The Volcker rule is set to get a shake-up and CLOs look likely to benefit, according to market sources. As Creditflux goes to press, a board of US regulators is expected to announce proposals to update the 2010 law. -
Volcker amendments will be good for CLO equity and bad for CLO debt, says Wells Fargo
4 years ago
Proposed changes to the Volcker rule announced last week by the Federal Reserve, which would allow CLO managers to hold 5% bond buckets, are positive for CLO equity and ‘marginally negative’ for CLO debtholders, according to a research paper from Wells Fargo
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