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Strong run helps CLOs shrug off Altice downgrade
5 months ago
It may be the largest triple C downgrade in years, but the CLO market is relatively unperturbed by Altice’s fall from grace. -
Securities regulators call for improvement in practices in CLO market
1 year ago
IOSCO, an international policy forum for securities regulators, has called for improvement in practices in both the leveraged loan and CLO markets. -
Pimco promotes global lev fin and CLO head to managing director
1 year ago
Pimco's leveraged finance head is one of five senior officials promoted to managing director -
Barclays won't let sleeping dogs lie after another Newfoundland CLO reset
1 year ago
Newfoundland CLO, the long running and world's largest balance-sheet CLO, has been given a new leash of life by upsizing in a reset yesterday, according to announcements from Moody’s and Scope Ratings. -
Beneath the triple C: Life could be better, but it’s just a letter, under the CCC
1 year ago
Many market participants were eagerly looking forward to a break in December after a gruelling year, but the rating agencies were in no mood to oblige. -
Beneath the triple C: Stormy October hits CLOs with rising tide of downgrades
1 year ago
After a slight respite in the pace of downgrades over the summer for CLOs, October brought renewed momentum as macro-economic pressures - primarily high interest rate burdens for corporate borrowers and supply side inflation - became the recurring rationale -
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" -
US managers recalibrate as Euro CLO portfolio spreads rise: Moody's
1 year ago
CLO managers have had to readjust this year and data from Moody’s Investor Services shows weighted average rating factor scores for all US CLOs have held steady, while weighted average spreads have dropped 0.15% -
US loan index falls below 92 to almost wipe out gains since July
1 year ago
The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index sank to an average bid of 91.92 cents by Monday, down by two points in as many weeks, wiping out almost all the gains seen in the late-summer market rally -
European IG CLO mezz is attractive versus US paper: Barclays
2 years ago
There is no reason for European CLO mezzanine tranches to be as wide as they are versus equivalent US paper, according to a strategy note from Barclays. -
Beneath the triple C: US CLOs take a dip in the triple C as Europe watches from the sun lounger
2 years ago
The US CLO market bore the brunt of downgrades to triple C in July and August, with a total of $6.22 billion of paper affected. European CLOs enjoyed a more relaxing summer holiday, with only 1 name representing €33.88 million worth of bonds downgraded to triple C. -
CLOs keep eyes glued to screen as Cineworld previews possible chapter 11
2 years ago
Cineworld, the UK-based cinema giant, has announced that a chapter 11 restructuring is among the options it is considering, in response to recent media speculation about a possible default -
Widening asset/liability gulf will hurt CLOs: Barclays
2 years 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 -
Short duration CLOs are putting reset risk in the post: Barclays
2 years 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 -
FinDox steps in on climate disclosure reporting for CLOs
2 years ago
FinDox has become involved in reporting on carbon data for climate-related financial disclosure regulations, having been mandated by leading CLO managers to source relevant ESG key performance indicators -
Beneath the triple C: ebbs and flows leave triple C levels at a temporary stasis
2 years ago
Following a rising tide of downgrades in May the loan market stabilised somewhat in June, with seven issuers held by CLOs downgraded to triple C and a counter-swell of five names upgraded to single B. -
Tech platform aims to cut time spent reading CLO docs
2 years ago
Officials at Claira, the new platform that provides natural language understanding technology backed by Citi, say the CLO market is a core industry for them as they seek to help market participants quickly assess loan and CLO documents -
Loan traders eagerly await electronic trading solution
2 years ago
The announcement of Octaura’s electronic loan and CLO trading platform last month has been met with positivity by market participants, who laud the unified approach taken by large investment banks in supporting the initiative -
Manager selection stakes are heightening as CLO pain points intensify: Barclays
2 years 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 -
Octaura's real-time trading solution paves way for loans and CLOs to drop illiquid tag
2 years ago
The unprecedented cooperation between CLO trading desks that culminated last week in the launch of Octaura could change the way credit investors judge the relative value merits of loans and CLOs versus liquid alternatives such as high yield bonds -
CLO investors show more signs of optimism than other ABS: Barclays
2 years 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 -
Onex points to "variety of personal and market" reasons as it addresses CLO exodus
2 years ago
Onex Credit Partners has responded to questions about the stream of professionals that have left in the last few months -
Beneath the triple C: CLOs take first knock since covid scrapes
2 years ago
CLO managers have been hit by a number of loan downgrades to triple C for the first time since the wave of pandemic-related cuts trickled to a halt in early 2021. Companies indirectly linked to the health sector suffered most in May -
Problem in checkout area as CLO favourite Diebold Nixdorf slips to triple C
2 years ago
Diebold Nixdorf, an Ohio-headquartered technology firm with $538 million in debt held by CLOs globally, was downgraded to triple-C by rating agency Moody’s on Friday -
Defaults should keep low despite looming recession, says TwentyFour
2 years ago
Corporate default rates should remain low even as the chance of a recession looms larger, according to a new report from TwentyFour Asset Management
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