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Investors rush to hedge Russia as barrage of threats tee up nervous weekend
2 years ago
The prospect of a flare-up between Russia and Ukraine has left credit spreads back at their recent wide levels going into the weekend, with European investment grade credit particularly feeling the heat following 'false flag' headlines on Friday -
US travel, energy and retail credits take big hit as variant rout extends
2 years ago
The widening trend in credit is extending as the weekend approaches, with US spreads picking up the baton from Europe's earlier surge -
Private credit manager wins mandate to invest in Australia and New Zealand
3 years ago
Revolution Asset Management has won a co-investment mandate from QIC, an asset manager owned by the Queensland Government, to invest in credit assets originated in Australia and New Zealand -
Alcentra's 'significant personnel changes' lead pension to terminate private credit contract
3 years ago
Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System has plans to rescind and terminate its private credit contract with Alcentra "based on significant and unexpected turnover of senior personnel”, according to documents seen by Creditflux. The pension is instead looking to redeploy commitments to Crescent Capital -
European Investment Fund backs German digital direct lender
3 years ago
German digital direct lender Creditshelf has held a €62 million first close on its inaugural fund offering, Creditshelf Loan Fund, following a €30 million commitment from the European Investment Fund -
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 -
CDS takes brunt of coronavirus panic sell-off
4 years ago
European credit derivatives are among the hardest hit assets today amid a broad sell-off, as the fast spread of the coronavirus into Italy, Korea and Iran has brought a reappraisal of the impact it could have on financial markets -
Credit traders' kickstand: convergence trades rewarded as financials outperform
4 years ago
Compression is the watchword in credit at the start of the year, with the market’s navigation of post-crisis tight prints bringing an outperformance of financial names over corporate borrowers and US over European indices -
Oil supply concerns grease CDS relative value trade
4 years ago
With credit spreads having begun 2020 circling post-crisis tight prints, there is not much room across the market for improvement and plenty of susceptibility to jitters. But at least one CDS index shows scope to narrow further and could form part of a relative value trade -
US loan trading: Sinclair loans dominate the airwaves as CLOs tune in
4 years ago
Sinclair Broadcasting Group and Diamond Sports – both subsidiaries of issuer Sinclair - worked their way into CLO portfolios in July, with 91 managers purchasing $1.42 billion of the loans in July -
KKR forms lending JV to target "clear need for UK mainstream housing development"
5 years ago
KKR and London-based Urban Exposure, a specialist residential development finance provider, have formed a strategic partnership and launched a lending joint venture to target significant opportunities in "mainstream housing throughout the UK”. -
Japanese pension fund Chikyoren seeks private debt managers
5 years ago
Chikyoren, the pension fund allocation for local government officials in Japan, has issued a request for proposal in its search for private debt managers. -
Credit Suisse alumni in Australia raise $217 million for credit fund
6 years ago
Australian private investment firm Tanarra, formed less than a year ago by a group of Credit Suisse alumni, has raised AUD$285 million ($217 million) for a new credit fund -
Canadian pension fund finds Minnesota nice
7 years ago
Two credit managers based in the Minneapolis area have been awarded mandates by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board -
Credit market snapshot: US high grade outperforms as spreads widen
10 years ago
The slide in credit spreads gathers pace with US investment grade outperforming and the seniority gap in financials shrinking -
Credit market snapshot: European crossover underperforms on flat day
10 years ago
European crossover names make the only noticeable move despite slight uptick in volumes -
Credit market snapshot: financials outperform corporates in Europe
10 years ago
While corporate indices slipped wider, European financials tightened for both senior and subordinated debt. -
Credit market snapshot: sub financials continue to outperform
10 years ago
European subordinated financials outperform to reach two year tights on otherwise largely flat day -
Credit market snapshot: little movement with weaker high yield
10 years ago
Credit markets barely moved yesterday, and the US high yield stayed put -
Credit market snapshot: European high yield outperforms on the week
11 years ago
Credit wound tighter on the week with European and US financials outperforming the market -
Large managers reap rewards as credit hedge funds go mainstream
11 years ago
Large managers in the credit hedge fund space are looking forward to a good year for fundraising in 2013 -
Credit market snapshot: ECB bond-buying plan drives credit tighter
11 years ago
European credit continues to rally in early trading -
Telco manufacturer goes wider on lower profit outlook
12 years ago
Credit and equity markets react negatively to reduced profit outlook -
Wind Hellas bonds take a beating after Q1 results
13 years ago
Wind Hellas bonds were yesterday battered down by some 10 points after the troubled firm released first quarter results -
ICE edges ahead in race to start buy-side CDS clearing
14 years ago
ICE Trust is making the early running to extend clearing of credit derivatives to the buy side, according to market participants
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