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They said it: regulators are using The Big Short as their frame of reference
6 years ago
The LMA’s Nicholas Voisey describes why it’s difficult to campaign for the European loan market -
Points up front: accountant by day, goaltender extraordinaire by night
6 years ago
Golub's Scott Foster shows off his reflexes in an incredible debut for the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks -
Points up front: traders are dedicated, no matter how hot it gets
6 years ago
When a fire alarm goes off, you should make your way to the nearest exit: unless you’re a trader -
Long-term lock-up funds work very well in private equity, but CLO equity has greater needs
6 years ago
Beware of applying to CLOs fund structures that work for other asset classes, such as private equity. The result may be lost value -
Tech is benefiting from all the trends that are hurting retail
6 years ago
CBAM's Don Young takes our credit quiz -
US risk retention did wonders for CLOs
6 years ago
As managers circled the globe seeking to raise risk retention funds they sold CLOs to a whole new audience, says our newest columnist Eagle Point founder Thomas Majewski -
They said it: BSL loans and mid-market loans are basically the same thing
6 years ago
A US CLO portfolio manager is heard putting himself forward for a direct lending fund management role.. -
Points up front: a few weeks' worth of dual compliance
6 years ago
Dual compliance is so 2017. And yet European CLO managers are pursuing US risk retention compliance. Perhaps memories of 2013 are resurfacing -
Join the debate: most memorable moment in credit
6 years ago
At Creditflux we’ve now produced 200 monthly magazines since Fishknife first came up with the idea of tracking the global credit markets in 2001). We asked several key credit industry officials about their most memorable moment in credit -
Staying afloat in credit takes care and character
6 years ago
In his final article, our columnist sheds light on his identity and has some 'nice' advice for those navigating credit’s changeable oceans -
Past returns: Europe's own risk retention rewrite
6 years ago
Five years ago we reported that European CLO managers were hunting for partners to retain risk retention on their behalf. Shortly after, regulators performed a U-turn (nothing new here) and decided to prohibit third parties from acting as risk retainers -
Join the debate: flippin' heck, you're distorting the CLO market
6 years ago
After our report on a CLO investor flipping 2018 bonds before the deals had even closed, one reader pointed out that this "masks true demand" -
Points up front: the best way to source direct lending loans is to sit and wait
6 years ago
Spend a few minutes in the company of a direct lending manager and you’re sure to hear about the lengths to which funds go in order to source deals (one firm said that it operates a call centre in order to contact borrowers). Not so Pascal Meysson, managing director at Alcentra. -
They said it: CLO managers are a generous sort
6 years ago
With US risk retention set to be repealed, one CLO equity investor is convinced that managers will readily return 'risk retention capital' to investors -
Past returns: pension scheme gets stung after regulators rewrite CLO rules
6 years ago
Five years ago, we reported that US pension funds were boosting their allocation to euro-denominated credit. One institution in particular led the way by supporting the first European CLO to be issued since the global financial crisis -
Join the debate: is Christopher Nolan moonlighting for Creditflux?
6 years ago
A story last month on direct lender Prestige caused one reader to draw comparisons with a script from film director Christopher Nolan -
Points up front: zombie managers near extinction
6 years ago
The long-term nature of CLOs means the market tends to have a large number of zombie managers, those with one or two deals outstanding but no plans for future issuance. However, a spate of redemptions, especially in Europe, has swept away some of the ghostly deadwood. -
The biggest credit stories in 2017
6 years ago
CLO ramp-up risk, new risk retention proposals and new CLO joint ventures were in the headlines last year. Here, Creditflux reveals the most read stories of 2017 -
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6 years ago
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Past returns: Permira’s considered approach to CLO launches
6 years ago
This month 10 years ago, private equity firm Permira made its debut in the European CLO market -
Join the debate: Highland v Josh Terry, round two
6 years ago
Highland and its former employee provide Creditflux with statements following an arbitration ruling -
Points up front: pricing a CLO is easy, if you know who to talk to
6 years ago
Deals get done at Creditflux conferences. Sometimes even on stage -
They said it: long faces on flow traders
6 years ago
Citi’s Jim Hughes tells the Creditflux CLO Investor Summit about how difficult life is for flow credit traders -
Market is always wrong on effect of CLO rule changes
6 years ago
Risk retention has made little difference to the CLO industry. And it’s disappearance will similarly have little impact -
Rating outlook: Strong demand for CLOs is leading to looser docs
6 years ago
Equity-friendly features are becoming more prevalent in US CLO docs
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