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We can cope with downgrades again
Having overcome one loan downgrade wave in 2020, the CLO market is now facing another. But this time CLOs are defensively positioned, and managers have a chance to adjust portfolios1 year ago -
Can someone call the triple A? We’ve stalled
1 year ago
CLO issuers are in need of AAA roadside assistance. Despite the emergence of new buyers, a lack of senior CLO investors — particularly US banks — has brought the primary market to a halt -
Arb work pays off
2 years ago
With day-one arbitrage alone delivering projected CLO cash-on-cash returns of 20-25%, 2021 may have been the best year ever for equity investors — at least until CLO spreads began to widen -
HY fund is exception to rule of CLOs
2 years ago
CLO funds have had back-to-back years of outperformance versus credit, proving the asset class is a great place to invest, rain or shine. But a Wasserstein HY fund was the star performer in 2021 -
I’ll see your 2020 and raise you 2021
2 years ago
Discounted loans, Libor floors and bond flexibility helped make 2021 an even better year for CLO returns than 2020, as US CLOs distributed 15.54% and European CLOs paid 13.93% annualised -
A fresh approach to loss distribution
2 years ago
Considering how cash balances change over time, loss distribution models can look very different to conventional thinking. So is your CLO’s pricing based on incorrect assumptions? -
These CLO docs could be better
2 years ago
It seems there’s not much to worry about if you’re in the CLO market. In Creditflux’s CLO Census, voters said docs should follow a template as Jefferies, AGL and Hayfin emerge as rising stars -
An alternative way of looking at CLO overlap
2 years ago
Analysing CLO collateral to look for overlap is critical for any CLO investor, but it is normally done either within a portfolio of CLOs or by bilaterally comparing two managers. In one of its latest research pieces, Moody’s Analytics has taken a different approach -
Woah, we’re halfway there
3 years ago
Judging by the 2020 vintage, European CLO overlap is 50%. But varied approaches to holding bonds and the many loans managers turn down mean there are ways for issuers to outperform -
Moving fast pays off for hedge funds
3 years ago
2020 was an up and down year in credit, and credit hedge fund managers had to move quickly to capture opportunities from the dislocations that inevitably opened up -
Answering the “what if?” question
3 years ago
CLOs can be complex, and efficiently calculating trading scenarios even more complex. But new tools are available to help managers quickly model hypothetical scenarios -
Waiting for afters
3 years ago
Day one arb remains important, but last year there were opportunities aplenty in the secondary market, which put the onus on printing CLOs and waiting for the day after non-call periods expired -
At least 2020 wasn’t dreadful for CLOs
3 years ago
Last year’s downturn was another in which CLOs survived and in many cases thrived as active management and Libor floors helped managers deliver 13%-plus returns to equity -
All’s well that ends well in 2020 OC tests
3 years ago
Swathes of CLOs failed over-collateralisation tests last year, but unlike the drawn-out recovery following the 2008 financial crisis, the return to compliance after the covid-19 crash was rapid -
Chin up – it’s been a pretty good effort
3 years ago
CLO managers did well to survive the covid-19 crash in loan valuations — but they failed to fully capitalise on the ensuing volatility, say participants in the Creditflux CLO Census 2020 -
Elements work against CLO managers in Q3
3 years ago
CLO equity distributions fell in Q3 largely due to factors, such as Libor mismatches, that CLO managers can’t control. But these headwinds could turn in favour of managers in the near future -
Relative value plays swell secondary
3 years ago
The secondary CLO market has been revived this year as volumes shatter 2019 totals. Investors are finding that secondary values outweighs that in primary, with the added bonus of full portfolio disclosure -
It’s been a while — how’s tricks?
The primary CLO market has been open since April, but 41 managers have not managed to price a US CLO in over a year and a lack of access to equity capital means they may struggle to return3 years ago -
New firms are rocking all over the world
3 years ago
Rockford Tower and other small global CLO issuers are showing that you don’t need decades of experience to be successful. It can be better to change the tune rather than repeat the classics -
Managers weigh up matters of principal
3 years ago
CLO managers that were able to avoid OC traps made double-digit equity distributions in Q2, despite the headwinds. But these firms tended not to be among those that built the most par -
A different kind of crisis
4 years ago
Panellists on Creditflux’s US CLO webinar were positive about the robustness of CLO structures and the role of cure contributions. But they warned about zombie defaults and gaming tests -
Managers vie for trophies at new-look awards event
4 years ago
The 2020 Creditflux Manager Awards will take on a fresh complexion as we transition to a virtual event. But some things will never change: our finalists have been assessed using data alone
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Credit pickers need luck to avoid OC trap
4 years ago
We know what you’re thinking: is my CLO failing its OC test? The truth is, in all this volatility, it can be hard to keep track, unless your deal has high quality liquid loans
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Credit hedge fund returns: March 2020 stats
4 years ago
Monthly performance across credit hedge funds -
Fund performance: Index tranche investors make it work from home
4 years ago
March brought a drastic drop in return figures as covid-19 swept across the globe, as Orchard tops the Creditflux performance tables
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