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CDS show the way as prices move and volumes surge
3 years ago
CDS volumes provide an eye-opening view of how the asset class has grown in prominence during the coronavirus pandemic, with index trading near doubling year-to-date on 2019, even as secondary bond markets hit lockdown. -
Investors watch Libor amid inter-bank liquidity concerns
3 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. -
We’ve survived before, we can do so again
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par3 years ago -
CLOs at a glance: CLO primary market grinds to a halt
3 years ago
A round-up of CLO performance -
Ucits at a glance: Long-short approach lifts Pictet to the top
A round-up of ucits fund performance3 years ago -
Fund perfomance: Slowdown for some as pandemic takes hold
A round-up of fund performance3 years ago -
Trade body asks US government to show it CARES about BDCs
3 years ago
The US federal stimulus maintains existing regulations that exempt portfolio companies from accessing the stiumulus funds. The Institutional Limited Partners Association wants to change that -
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 -
GP-led private debt secondaries "a month away" if covid-19 volatility hits cash flows
4 years ago
Private debt secondary funds have seen uptick of limited partner-led opportunities as institutional investors and family offices dispose of fund level commitments to gain liquidity, sources say. And general partner-led secondaries focusing on the lower middle market could emerge shortly if volatility hits companies’ cash flows -
CLO new issues shut down as market digests fiscal stimulus measures
4 years ago
The CLO and loan pipelines have dried up as managers and investors shift their focus to trading, according to market sources -
Time on side of direct lenders as private loans give relief against volatility
4 years ago
Some credit fund managers have become myopic in an effort to absorb the impact of the market sell-off, rate changes, shortage of liquidity and the overarching consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Mid-sized companies might be considered more vulnerable in such circumstances, but direct lenders are spared from any mark to market volatility
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