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Index tranche volumes go into overdrive as CSOs stall
3 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. -
CDX HY and tranches hit as Whiting protection buyers win big pay-out
3 years ago
Whiting Petroleum CDS have settled at a final price of just seven cents, meaning a 93 cents pay-out to buyers of protection on the Denver headquartered exploration firm -
Frontier triggers credit event but HY equity tranches outperform
4 years ago
Frontier Communications has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, the Americas Determinations Committee has confirmed. This is the fourth credit event to hit recently off-the-run index CDX HY series 33, on which on-the-run index tranches are based and for which recoveries have so far been very low -
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 -
Jefferies shelves structured synthetic plans as key man departs
4 years ago
Jefferies has put on ice its plans to build out a synthetic CDO origination, structuring and trading unit, having parted ways with the veteran specialist tasked with driving the venture -
Change at top for Citi correlation trading as head assumes chief risk officer job
4 years ago
A long-serving managing director at Citi has taken sole charge of correlation trading, after the previous head of credit correlation moved to a newly created role -
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
4 years ago
Axiom Alternative Investments has boosted its platform with the hire of synthetic credit veteran as a portfolio manager -
Five-year bespokes movement leads to managed CSO talks
4 years ago
Longer dated synthetic bespoke tranche business could soon receive new impetus, with dealers and investors ramping up talks about re-establishing managed portfolios as a common feature of the CSO market. -
Buy iTraxx Europe equity tranche risk but sell Crossover mezz, says JP Morgan
4 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 -
BlueMountain lands senior credit trader in New York
4 years ago
BlueMountain has hired an experienced trader in New York to cover credit and special situations -
Citi hires UK banks and private equity solution sales head
4 years ago
Citi has hired a long-serving Credit Suisse sales specialist to fill the job previously held by recently promoted Rajiv Amlani -
Arrival of five-year bespokes draws in CLO investors
4 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
5 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
5 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
5 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
5 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 -
VW troubles show the value of ABS over corporate credit, says Prytania
8 years ago
Structured credit fund manager Prytania Investment Advisors has highlighted the stability of structured credit investments in comparison to corporate credit risk
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