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European CDS index tightens inside US even as bonds languish
5 years ago
Credit derivatives markets have hit a key point of trend reversal this week, with the iTraxx Europe five-year CDS index trading inside its US counterpart CDX IG for the first time since May -
Ex-Citi CDO trading chief joins Jefferies as head of European fixed income
5 years ago
Jefferies has appointed a former Citi European credit and pre-crisis CDO trading head to lead its European fixed income business -
Astaldi CDS holders face Thursday deadline on auction deliverables
5 years ago
Market participants with exposure to Astaldi have until 5pm London time tomorrow (8 November) to submit any other potential deliverable obligations into the auction to settle the company’s credit default swaps -
Sears CDS auction deliverables rejected due to lack of docs and identifiers, says DC
5 years ago
An auction to settle credit default swaps referencing Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp did not include several obligations on its initial list of deliverables due to lack of documentation or isin/cusip identifiers, the Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has said -
Seven deliverables valid for Sears CDS auction, as seven others split DC panel
5 years ago
There will be seven obligations deliverable into an auction on 14 November to settle credit default swaps referencing Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp, the Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has decided. But members of the 15-strong DC were split over whether to include another seven potential deliverables that did not make the cut -
Supermarket scramble as SuperValu CDS surges wider on UNFI buy-out
5 years ago
The spread of five-year credit default swaps referencing SuperValu, a CDX HY index constituent, more than doubled yesterday, according to IHS Markit data -
Sears CDS deliverables to be decided Friday ahead of 14 November credit event auction
5 years ago
The Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee will meet this Friday (26 October) to decide auction terms and deliverable obligations for credit default swaps referencing Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp -
Astaldi credit event auction will have two deliverables, says DC
5 years ago
Only two Astaldi bonds are deliverable into an auction to determine the final price of its credit default swaps, the Determinations Committee has indicated -
Market rout drives US/Europe credit convergence, as Brazil leads Latin widening
5 years ago
Credit spreads have sharply widened globally as financial markets are being rocked by concerns for a trade war and rising US rates. An equity-led rout in the US yesterday afternoon -
Correlation strengthening between company ESG factors and CDS spreads, says Hermes
5 years ago
There is a “significant correlation” between companies that have stronger environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices also benefitting from tighter credit default swap spreads, according to research from Hermes Investment Management -
Astaldi triggers first credit event in iTraxx on-the-run indices for nine years
5 years ago
Astaldi has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, the Isda-hosted EMEA Credit Determinations Committee has ruled -
Astaldi credit event question hangs in balance as EMEA DC meets
5 years ago
The fate of credit default swap contracts referencing Astaldi could be decided today, with the Isda-hosted EMEA Credit Determinations Committee meeting to decide if the Italian builder has triggered a bankruptcy credit event -
Astaldi credit event question posed as its distress weighs on iTraxx Crossover
5 years ago
Astaldi, a constituent of iTraxx Crossover, has been referred to ISDA-hosted Credit Determinations Committees as a possible bankruptcy credit event – less than two weeks after the index rolled into a new series -
Tesla CDS hits big bump on largely self-driven woes
5 years ago
Tesla Motors’ five-year credit default swap is at a widest-ever print of 21.3/23.3 points up front going into the week -
Orchard hires former UBS credit index options and tranches global head
5 years ago
Orchard Global Asset Management has hired an ex-UBS senior correlation trader as a portfolio manager in London -
CBOE launches first ever US high yield corporate bond index futures
5 years ago
CBOE Global Markets has launched trading of US high yield corporate bond index futures -
Nomura hires EMEA flow credit trading head following departures
5 years ago
Nomura has hired John Gousias to head its flow credit trading business in Europe, the middle east and Africa -
Rallye races towards over 50s club in CDS as Astaldi faces Crossover index ejection
5 years ago
Rallye, the parent company of supermarket chain Casino Guichard-Perrachon and a former fellow-constituent of credit default swap index iTraxx Crossover, has surged wider to near 50 points up front in five-year CDS trading -
CBOE touts first US high yield corporate bond index futures
5 years ago
CBOE Global Markets will launch trading of US high yield corporate bond index futures next month -
Barclays hires another senior EM trader as Turkey continues to roil markets
5 years ago
Barclays has made an experienced hire to its EM credit trading team in London -
TD builds out European credit trading arm with key hire
5 years ago
The Canadian-based investment bank has strengthened its European credit trading business with a senior credit trading official -
Mediobanca hires experienced credit trader to build out loan franchise
5 years ago
Mediobanca has appointed an ex-Deutsche Bank senior credit trader as head of loan trading -
BNP Paribas hires global credit strategy head
5 years ago
BNP Paribas has appointed a global head of credit strategy and desk analysts. -
CIFC moves into US high yield with unique long/short credit strategy
6 years ago
US high yield credit is hardly top of the agenda for fund managers at the moment, but CIFC Asset Management is taking a two-pronged approach to building out a new business line in this area -
Parex's bond for loan swap traps CDS holders
7 years ago
French cement firm's move leaves hedge funds abandoning orphan
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