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CSO pipeline strengthens following ESG breakthrough
3 years ago
ESG criteria and longer investment horizons are driving new business in a resurgent bespoke tranche market, say dealers. And while this is unlikely to get 2021 near to a 2019-like haul of deals by year end, hopes are high that volume is firmly back on an upwards traject -
Credit index tranche trading on the rise amid low dispersion
3 years ago
At its halfway point, 2021 is shaping up as another big year for credit index tranche trading, with new investors having entered the market and dealers projecting full-year volume could vie with 2020’s record of recent times. -
"In the afternoon I awoke from a pile of willow leaves to discover we had created a Welsh ether-based token"
3 years ago
A localised crypto-currency boom and bust cycle teaches Welshcake (again) that everything becomes correlated in a downturn -
Resurgent CSO market bets on ESG and new equity
3 years ago
After a challenging 2020 the synthetic bespoke market has begun this year in style, with a pipeline of deals, talk of new investors and hopes that ESG could play a key role in driving deal volumes -
CLO guys shouldn't feel quite as self-important as us Welsh... But you are in a pretty amazing spot
3 years ago
CLO portfolio managers should be emboldened by recent events to push for ESG strategies -
I'm a nosy neighbour... get CSO deals public and embrace the age of information
3 years ago
A year of staying under the radar has not helped the CSO market -
Equity tranche shorts gather for fallen angels
3 years ago
Investor views are starting to form around on-the-run iTraxx and CDX index tranches, following their rolls into new versions at the end of September and start of October -
Tranche traders smell the coffee as Crossover default percolates
3 years ago
Selecta Group looks set to become the third European credit event in as many months to hit series 33 of the iTraxx Crossover index and tranches based on series 32 -
IG tranches look 'boring' after distressed names ejected at roll
3 years ago
September’s index rolls brought tranche traders some of the starkest portfolio changes in recent years, with fallen angels and defaults shifting correlation dynamics. This creates relative value openings, but investors will take longer to move into new series as they require extra analysis, say dealers. -
Opportunities knock as Credit Dimensions returns in vibrant tranche market
4 years ago
Creditflux will showcase the cutting edge of CDS market developments next week as Credit Dimensions, our annual deep-dive into structured synthetic credit, returns in a virtual format -
Index tranche volumes go into overdrive as CSOs stall
4 years ago
CDS index tranche trading has gathered pace during the coronavirus pandemic, putting the asset class on course for a post-2008 crisis record. -
Short-dated CSOs touted as jump-to-default risk hits curves
4 years ago
The coronavirus outbreak has all but vanquished hopes of any regular CSO business getting done, but sources say bespoke portfolios of short-dated CDS could soon be in the offing as investors look to express a view on when the crisis will end. -
Axiom freezes credit exotics fund as volatility roils CDS market
4 years ago
Citing market volatility, Axiom Alternative Investments has suspended subscriptions and redemptions to a fund that invests in credit derivative products such as indices, tranches, options and single name CDS -
Creditflux launches inaugural survey of CSO market
4 years ago
Creditflux is conducting a survey to gauge investor perceptions of the size of the synthetic bespoke tranche market so far this year, as well as the share of banks arranging deals -
It may seem a bit rich for Welshcake to tell staid CLO investors they need to be more sensible
4 years ago
Bespokes are the next big thing — and you’d be wise to get involved -
Axiom makes big name correlation hire for credit opportunity fund
5 years ago
Axiom Alternative Investments has boosted its platform with the hire of synthetic credit veteran as a portfolio manager -
Buy iTraxx Europe equity tranche risk but sell Crossover mezz, says JP Morgan
5 years ago
Investors should stick with ‘search for yield’ ideas in investment grade credit, say JP Morgan credit strategists, including selling iTraxx Europe 0-3% equity tranches delta hedged, going long the 10-year Europe index, and selling credit volatility through index options while buying equity market volatility -
Arrival of five-year bespokes draws in CLO investors
5 years ago
Synthetic bespoke tranches are undergoing a major shift, with dealers projecting five-year business to supersede previously dominant shorter tenors by the end of 2019. -
The Last Tranche: Podcast episode 1
5 years ago
Creditflux takes on Las Vegas, b-wics and Welshcake, among other credit topics in the inaugural episode of the Last Tranche podcast -
Dentons boosts derivatives practice in London with two partner
5 years ago
Dentons has added two partners to its derivatives practice in London -
Crossover users face waking up to much tighter index amid credit selection rule change
6 years ago
September could bring the biggest conceptual repurposing of the iTraxx Crossover index since its series 22 expansion, with IHS Markit set to overhaul rules governing how constituent credits are selected -
CSO investors can use 'hedges from leftfield' for longer exposure - QIS podcast
6 years ago
Quantitative investment strategies, an area typically more associated with equity markets, are opening up new possibilities for credit investors and are a growing part of trading activity -
BNP Paribas hires experienced structured credit trader in London
6 years ago
BNP Paribas has hired structured credit trading specialist James Moi to its business in London -
Steep climb: dealers and investors cross-examine merits of five-year CSOs
6 years ago
The market for bespoke tranches of credit synthetic obligations (CSOs) looks set for further year-on-year growth, but this could depend on expanding activity to longer tenors -
Creditflux guide: index tranches
6 years ago
Bespokes are back, single name CDS remain popular and credit indices can be very liquid. So why, years after the crisis, are index tranches still in the doldrums? By Tom Davidson
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