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CLO investors still hungry for triple As and double Bs, says JP Morgan
3 years ago
Most CLO investors are looking to add risk through deals in the months ahead, with very few inclined to reduce exposure, a JP Morgan survey has found - despite the historic flood of issuance in the first quarter of this year -
CLO equity ‘top trade’ could reach mid-teens returns, says JP Morgan
3 years ago
CLOs’ strong start to the year, in which the asset class has asset class has made gains against a sell off in government and corporate bonds, has put equity tranches on course for double digit returns in 2021, according to JP Morgan strategists -
UN PRI's upcoming report on ESG in CLOs finds bar is very low
3 years ago
In a preview of the upcoming report, Carmen Nuzzo, head of fixed income at UN Principles for Responsible Investment, reveals to Creditflux key highlights from its ESG in securitisation report -
Buy CLO equity to capitalise on reflation, says JP Morgan
3 years ago
CLO equity stands out in a tightly priced market as offering up to double digit yields, say JP Morgan structured credit strategists, who posit it as their top trade -
Go for short-duration and high-end CLO paper, says JP Morgan
3 years ago
This year is shaping up to be nearly as weak for CLO new issuance as 2008, according to JP Morgan strategists, who recommend investors seek value in short duration double/triple A paper or in higher-tier triple/double B -
CLO and distressed fund recovery disparity could grow, say Barclays
3 years ago
CLO investors should apply a haircut to the $55-60 loan recovery range to better estimate recoveries in CLO models, as the disparity between how distressed debt funds and CLOs extract value in a loan restructuring is expected to widen -
US CLOs did not lose par in March, finds JP Morgan
4 years ago
A research paper from JP Morgan has estimated there was no US CLO par burn in March, although loss of par for the first quarter was 11% -
CLO managers favour tech, cable and healthcare as loan downgrade fears dominate, finds JP Morgan
4 years ago
Picking safe sectors to buy in the coronavirus crisis is a tough call, but CLO managers variously favour technology, cable/satellite and healthcare, according to a JP Morgan survey. There is much more consensus on dumping autos, energy, gaming/lodging/leisure and retail -
Fed cut triggers Libor floors on third of US loans
4 years ago
Roughly a third of US loans effectively became fixed rate investments this week as Libor edged below 1% for the first time since January 2017 -
Ratio of CLO managers adding risk falls to lowest level since 2009, JP Morgan finds
4 years ago
The proportion of CLO managers looking to add risk has fallen to its lowest level since 2009, according to a market survey carried out by JP Morgan’s research desk -
CLO 2020 outlook: lower volumes predicted, but it’s not all bad news
4 years ago
US CLO issuance is expected to drop by roughly 20% next year, according to bank research desks. This comes after a solid 2019 in which $101 billion of new US CLOs have priced through 92 managers, as Creditflux goes to press -
Central banks may consider ESG-compliant CLO paper, says Moody's
4 years ago
Central banks in Italy, the Netherlands, and France have begun integrating ESG into their investment process, a process which could reduce collateral refinancing risk of ESG compliant securitisations including CLOs, according to Moody’s -
18% of CLO managers priced their first deals post-January 2018, says Maples
4 years ago
Launching a new CLO management platform is ‘extremely difficult’ although the rewards appear to be worth the risks, according to new research from Maples Group -
Another 2008 would leave IG CLOs without losses but default rates will climb, says BofE
4 years ago
CLOs will see greater losses in a downturn than they did in the last financial crisis, according to the Bank of England’s Financial Stability Report -
CLO equity a "top trade" for 2019, but beware ratings risk, says JP Morgan
5 years ago
CLO equity is one of the top trades of 2019, according to research analysts at JP Morgan in a research paper published on Friday, noting that the asset class offers ‘sticky capital in a volatile cycle' -
Two days left to make your views on the CLO market heard
6 years ago
The first Creditflux CLO Census closes on Friday 18th August, giving the CLO market only two days to make their views count. -
US CLO refis cut triple-A spreads by 24.5bp on average, finds Moody's
7 years ago
US CLO refinancings in the last year have resulted in triple-A funding costs falling by an average of 24.5 basis points, according to research published by Moody’s yesterday.
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