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CLO triple A tiering grew to 48bp by December, says PennMutual
1 year ago
The triple A spread differential between top and lower tier CLO managers widened to 48 basis points by the end of 2022 from just 18bp at the start of the year, according to new research published by PennMutual Asset Management -
US CLO investors express cautious optimism for 2023
1 year ago
After a turbulent year in 2022, US CLO investors are sounding a cautiously bullish tone heading into 2023 -
BofA withdraws forecast for US banks to return to CLO investing en masse in 2023
1 year ago
Bank of America has withdrawn its forecast that US banks will make any signficant return to investing in CLOs in 2023 following comments from the Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision suggesting that capital requirements could increase further next year -
$90 billion gross CLO issuance in 2023 with manager base to shrink, says BofA
1 year ago
Bank of America is forecasting $90 billion gross issuance of CLOs in 2023, split between $80 billion backed by broadly syndicated loans and $10 billion backed by middle market assets -
US CLO tranches had best month of year in November: Barclays
1 year ago
CLO debt investors enjoyed their best month of returns for 2022 in November, with triple As returning an annualised excess return of 12% and triple Bs returning 37% on the month -
Euro CLOs have better 2023 entry point than US in $140 billion issuance year: Barclays
1 year ago
CLO performance and issuance may have to wait until the second half of next year for improvement, say Barclays credit strategists in a 2023 outlook piece. But Europe could fare better than the US given starting levels in a year the market faces some challenging regulatory hurdles -
CLO double Bs offer attractive entry point despite likely loan downgrades, says Neuberger
1 year ago
CLO double Bs offer investors value despite the risk of deteriorating credit quality in the leveraged loan market -
CLO triple As face contest with "appealing" US treasuries: Barclays
1 year ago
The challenge of issuing new CLOs has been put into sharper relief, with Barclays strategists arguing US treasuries look attractive versus triple A tranches -
US CLO issuance to drop 15% in 2023: Barclays
1 year ago
US CLO new issuance is likely to be around $117 billion in 2023, a decline of around 15% on 2022 -
CLOs underperform recovery as central bank tone shifts: Barclays
1 year ago
CLOs have lagged the recovery in risk assets over the last week and remain at near year-to-date wides, according to research from Barclays. Strategists add CLO triple Bs look cheap versus high yield corporate bonds -
Private equity firms are becoming CLO converts: TwentyFour
1 year ago
Private equity firms have increasingly bought CLO and other securitised debt tranches in recent weeks instead of their usual preference for physical assets - a trade TwentyFour believes "makes perfect sense" -
Sofr away from me – basis puts new CLO triple As in dire straits
1 year ago
A relative value gap has opened between secondary and primary market CLO triple A tranches, with the former looking attractive as volatility heightens and the basis grows between Libor and Sofr. This presents an additional problem for managers hoping to do new business -
CLO portfolio metrics "hit an inflection point", says S&P
1 year ago
US CLO credit metricts "have hit an inflection point in recent months and started to turn towards the negative", according to new research from S&P Ratings -
CLO inflows could hit $60 billion as knock on from student loan forgiveness, says BofA
1 year ago
US president Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness programme could lead up to $60 billion flowing into the CLO market, according to research from BofA -
Three defaults mean CLO OC ratios to decline by 17bp in September, says BofA
1 year ago
CLO overcollateralisation ratios are set to decline by 17 basis points in September following the defaults of Cineworld, Endo and Carestream health, according to a research paper from Bank of America -
Widening asset/liability gulf will hurt CLOs: Barclays
1 year ago
A mismatch between CLO asset / liability rate risk is increasing in the US as more leveraged loan issuers opt for one-month pay frequency, Barclays credit strategists have found -
US banks' CLO holdings rose $10bn in Q2, but demand is set to drop: BofA
1 year ago
CLO holdings by US banks increased by around $10 billion over the second quarter this year. But BofA anticipates subdued demand for the rest of the year due to high loan growth, slowdown in deposit growth and increased capital requirements -
US CLO triple C buckets will increase by up to 0.7% in August: BofA
1 year ago
US CLO triple-C baskets are expected to fill up by as much as 0.7% in August trustee reports, according to strategists at Bank of America, with the pace of triple C downgrades picking up in July to reverse an 18-month trend of stable or declining triple C concentrations -
Short duration CLOs are putting reset risk in the post: Barclays
1 year ago
The CLO market’s recent trend of shorter duration issuance could be setting up a problem for managers down the line that will impact their equity returns, Barclays has warned -
Euro double As and US triple As offer best value in CLOs: BNP Paribas
1 year ago
Secondary market double A rated tranches offer the best relative value in European CLOs’ capital structures, while US triple As in primary starting to look attractive, according to BNP Paribas credit strategists -
CLO spreads are not pricing in recession: JP Morgan
1 year ago
CLOs are priced fairly for a growth slowdown but not a recession, according to JP Morgan credit strategists, who warn spreads are at risk if US growth contracts -
Manager selection stakes are heightening as CLO pain points intensify: Barclays
1 year ago
CLOs’ slump in market value and piling of distressed assets have made differentiation between managers much more acute on key metrics, regionally and by vintage, according to Barclays credit strategists -
CLO investors show more signs of optimism than other ABS: Barclays
1 year ago
CLO investors attending the Global ABS conference in Barcelona were more upbeat than those that work in residential mortgage-backed securities and other ABS, say Barclays securitised credit strategists. But the overall mood was sombre -
CLO top stack offers best value versus corp debt after junior tranche rally: Barclays
1 year ago
Having lagged in the recent market recovery, CLO triple A paper looks attractive versus corporate investment grade and the CDX IG credit derivatives index -
Think of the arb, say US CLO panelists after big loan drop
1 year ago
Far from being a cause for alarm, falling loan prices have brought a welcome opportunity in new CLO issuance for managers and investors, according to speakers at the Creditflux Symposium in London today
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