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Tranche traders aim to navigate default risk while staying clear of coronavirus contagion
4 years ago
The CDS market is navigating between two sources of risk for equity and mezzanine high yield index tranches. The default of US media company McClatchy has focused idiosyncratic concerns, while the spread of the coronavirus has stoked fears of a systemic sell-off. -
IHS Markit mulls CDX EM growth and iTraxx ESG screen
4 years ago
Increasing the portfolio size of CDX EM and consulting on an ethically-screened version of iTraxx Europe are among the projects index administrator IHS Markit has been working on ahead of the 20 March roll. -
Covid-19 outbreak rattles carry traders
4 years ago
The coronavirus panic hitting financials markets at the end of February has been a strong driver of relative value trades, with CDS underperforming both cash bonds and equity, while financial names felt the heat more than corporate borrowers as geographical risk came into play. -
Portfolio managers wary of US default rates, IACPM survey reveals
4 years ago
Portfolio managers are more pessimistic about North American corporate defaults in the next 12 months than other global regions, according to the latest survey by the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers -
Credit traders' kickstand: trade troubles threaten volatility "sooner than you think"
4 years ago
Most of the credit market goes into the coming week in a more nervous mood than it began this week, with hopes for the resuming US-China trade talks tempered by the US’s opening of a new front with Europe on trade -
Commonfund seeks to diversify manager pool with new portal
4 years ago
Commonfund will launch an online 'diverse manager portal' designed specifically to receive due diligence materials from women and minority-led managers investing in equities, fixed income and credit, real estate and hedge funds -
iTraxx and CDX roll provisional lists reveal effects of index overhauls
4 years ago
Eagerly awaited provisional lists are out for this month’s index CDS rolls, with big changes signalled across iTraxx and CDX products -
Muzinich poaches Neuberger Berman MD for top fund distribution role
5 years ago
Muzinich has hired a global head of distribution, according to an announcement today, picking up the role previously held by Joshua Hughes, who left for CIFC Asset Management in May -
Hermes launches £185 million unconstrained credit fund
5 years ago
London-based Hermes Investment Management has launched a new Ucits-compliant unconstrained credit fund - which will include pricing ESG risks -
Anchorage wins $75 million ticket for global credit fund
6 years ago
A US pension fund has approved an investment in the upcoming Anchorage credit fund -
Going short IG against the ECB will eventually pay off
6 years ago
Chenavari’s Demian Brasil takes our credit quiz -
Swedish pension fund Alecta invests $100 million in ESG-friendly credit fund
6 years ago
Alecta will invest $100 million in the NN-FMO Emerging Markets Loan fund -
Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
6 years ago
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management -
MetLife acquires fixed income manager Logan Circle
6 years ago
M&A activity within the US asset management business is stepping up with MetLife announcing that it will be acquiring fixed income manager Logan Circle Partners -
Retail money continues to flow into European investment grade credit
9 years ago
As more government bond yields turn negative, investment grade credit funds see inflows
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