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CME touts forward-looking Sofr term benchmarks
3 years ago
CME Group has begun publishing term benchmarks for the secured overnight interest rate (Sofr) as part of the global push to move away from Libor in financial markets -
ESG drive poses little threat to CLO returns or flexibility, says Moody's
3 years ago
Environmental, social and governance investment criteria are not impairing CLOs either in flexibility or performance, Moody's Investors Service has found in a new report -
Sofr fix nears launch as CLOs face term rate void
3 years ago
Three months into 2021, grounds for optimism have grown little that a term rate will be found before the end of the year to replace Libor in loans, CLOs, CDS and other contracts. But hopes are rising that solutions such as credit spread adjustments could help mitigate performance uncertainty -
European CLO trades wide in secondary amid CLO risk retention issue
3 years ago
A European CLO manager has been caught in a rare situation owing to risk-retention compliance for its 2015-vintage Euro Galaxy IV – and CLO traders have factored this in the secondary market -
Six European CLO managers switch to Ireland after Dutch tax hike
3 years ago
European CLO managers have been rapidly shifting their Netherlands-domiciled SPVs to Irish DAC vehicles, according to sources, including PGIM, Barings and Cairn -
European CLO managers switch legacy deals to originators ahead of Brexit deadline
3 years ago
A few European CLO managers are undertaking house keeping ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period in January, by switching the method by which their legacy CLOs comply with risk retention from sponsor to originator -
Partners triggers frequency switch event on European CLO
3 years ago
Partners Group has made the rare decision to flip the frequency switch on one of its European CLOs -
European CLOs should obtain STS certification, urges ACC
3 years ago
The Alternative Credit Council has urged policymakers to allow European CLOs to obtain Simple, Transparent and Standardised (STS) certification in a bid to boost non-bank lending -
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 -
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 -
VAT guidance leaves CLO managers in 'limbo' as they weigh options
4 years ago
The Dutch Tax Authority’s move to ease the pressure on European CLO managers by grandfathering deals against VAT until at least January 2021 has drawn mixed responses -
European CLOs earn VAT wiggle room - and varying grandfathering protection
4 years ago
European CLOs domiciled in the Netherlands have been given some breathing room as various stock exchange announcements suggest the Dutch Tax Authority (DTA) will not retroactively impose VAT bills on CLOs -
CLO manager notices cast doubt on Dutch VAT hike
4 years ago
An expected Netherlands VAT tax on CLOs has been thrown into doubt today, with several managers issuing announcements to their investors that suggested there will be a grace period, as well as no back payment -
Dutch VAT ruling to reduce impacted CLO equity returns by 1 to 2%, says BofA
4 years ago
The Dutch tax authority’s decision to charge a 21% VAT on CLO collateral management fees will have a ‘substantial’ impact on equity, with returns likely to be 1 to 1.2% lower going forward, according to a research paper published by Bank of America -
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. -
Dutch-registered CLO costs to jump 10bp as managers face VAT bill
4 years ago
CLO special purpose vehicles in the Netherlands are to be clogged with a 21% VAT bill on management fees, according to market sources, a blow to equity investors in around 20% of European CLOs -
Search for clarity over reporting templates leads European CLO managers to tech solutions
4 years ago
Service providers are seeking to help European CLO managers comply with their disclosure requirements under the EU securitisation regulation after it emerged last month that relevant reporting must be submitted by March at the latest. -
Investors raise concerns over obscure wording in CLO docs
4 years ago
Europe’s structured credit market has been abiding by the Securitisation Regulation for the best part of six months, but some investors have told Creditflux that they are still not satisfied with the way European CLOs are accounting for potential fines. -
Cayman Island hopping: EU laws provoke switch in CLO listings
4 years ago
The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX) is set to become the listing place of choice in 2019 for CLOs put together by US managers — at least, according to a bold prediction by law firm Harneys. -
Cadwalader's Tobias: investors are pushing back against cash leaking out of a CLO [video]
4 years ago
Cadwalader partner Daniel Tobias discusses the impact of the EU's Securitisation Regulation for CLOs at the Creditflux CLO symposium on 8 May -
Ashurst promotes structured products lawyer as one of 21 new partners
5 years ago
Ashurst has promoted to partner a London-based lawyer who specialises in derivatives and debt capital markets -
Japan regulation affords CLOs breathing room
5 years ago
Japan’s regulators have avoided disruption of the global CLO market by softening the impact of their risk retention rules that came into effect in March -
Leveraged loans pose credit risk but not systemic risk, conference told
5 years ago
Regulators and the press need to understand the difference between credit risk and systemic risk, claimed panelists at the IMN European CLOs and Leveraged Loans conference -
Ashurst hires counsel with structured products experience
5 years ago
Ashurst has appointed a counsel in its global markets practice in Paris -
Securitisation Regulation hits European ABS issuance
5 years ago
Issuance in traditional European ABS has been notably slow in the first two months of 2019 following the introduction of the new Securitisation Regulation.
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