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Russia and Ukraine debt recovery outlooks diverge as DC publishes auction lists
1 year ago
The credit event auction to settle Russian sovereign CDS will have eight bonds deliverable, while 15 bonds have made it onto a preliminary list for Ukraine’s auction -
Property giant takes a tumble as European fortunes diverge
1 year ago
Adler Group, the German real estate giant, is once again coming under intense pressure in the credit market amid reports the country’s financial watchdog has begun a criminal investigation into its dealings -
Russia CDS won't be orphaned in credit event but could pay big, say investors
2 years ago
Contrary to a flurry of recent media reports, Russian Federation CDS contracts are highly likely to have deliverable bonds in the event the country triggers a credit event - and this could come soon with high pay outs for protection holders -
Determinations Committee agrees to rule on first credit event question in 10 months
2 years ago
Credit event triggers are back on the market's list of discussion points for the first time since February, with the Determinations Committee having agreed to rule on an Asian failure to pay question -
New York pension favours credit as it pumps $1.1 billion into tech, loans and distressed
2 years ago
New York State Common Retirement Fund has splurged over $1 billion in credit, topping allocations it made in equities and real estate -
Zambia triggers failure to pay credit event
3 years ago
The Republic of Zambia has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, he EMEA Determinations Committee has ruled -
No CDS auction for Scandinavian Airlines 'soft' credit event, rules DC
3 years ago
A credit event auction will not take place for Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark–Norway–Sweden CDS contracts, despite the company triggered a restructuring credit event last month, the EMEA Determinations Committee has ruled -
Scandinavian Airlines System triggers restructuring credit event
3 years ago
Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark–Norway–Sweden has triggered a restructuring credit event as a result of its recent recapitalisation, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled -
Scandinavian Airlines System posed as restructuring credit event
3 years ago
The Emea Determinations Committee has accepted a request to rule on whether Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark–Norway–Sweden has triggered a restructuring credit event as a result of its recent recapitalisation -
Selecta CDS settles with final price above bonds
3 years ago
Selecta Group CDS contracts have settled at a final price higher than where bonds were trading and above the credit event auction's initial market midpoint -
Selecta CDS auction date set with revised deliverables process
3 years ago
The Emea Determinations Committee has set a date later this month to settle Select Group CDS and has notified a change to its rules for choosing deliverable obligations -
Selecta splashes CLOs with bankruptcy credit event
3 years ago
Selecta Group has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled -
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 -
Crossover dips below 300bp as retailers leave the basket
3 years ago
The removal of defaulting constituents Hema and Matalan from iTraxx Crossover has helped take the index to its tightest prints since the start of the coronavirus sell-off -
Matalan auction initial bids point to lower than expected CDS pay out
3 years ago
Early bidding in a credit event auction today to settle CDS referencing UK retailer Matalan indicates the final result will be higher than predicted by recent five-year quotes but roughly in line with modelled recoveries -
Ensco CDS leap wider on credit event trigger
3 years ago
CDS contracts referencing Ensco International, a Houston based subsidiary of offshore driller Valaris, have shot wider after the Americas Determinations Committee ruled the company has triggered a bankruptcy credit event -
Valaris and Ensco posed to DC as bankruptcy credit events
3 years ago
Valaris and its subsidiary Ensco International Incorporated have been proposed to the Americas Determinations Committee as bankruptcy credit events after the group filed for chapter 11 protection in August -
Ouch it Hertz! CDS auction result hits index and protection sellers
3 years ago
Hertz Corporation CDS has been settled at auction at 26.375 cents, much lower than protection sellers might have hoped for only last week. But the final price was slightly better than initial bidding signalled -
DC rejects Valaris credit event request
3 years ago
The Americas Determinations Committee has rejected a request to rule on whether UK headquartered offshore driller Valaris has triggered a restructuring credit event -
Bond and CDS surge caps remarkable chicken run for Boparan
3 years ago
Boparan, the UK-based restaurant group and chicken supplier, has surged tighter in bonds and CDS today, capping a remarkable turnaround in recent months for a company that had long been one of the riskiest in the European high yield universe before the coronavirus outbreak -
JC Penney CDS pays near 100% to protection buyers
3 years ago
JC Penney CDS has settled at auction close to zero, lower even than the paltry recoveries indicated beforehand -
Tale of two defaults as JC Penney and Hertz recoveries diverge
3 years ago
A credit event auction to settle JC Penney will take place today, with the pay-out to CDS protection buyers looking likely to be the highest for over a year - a tall order given the paltry recoveries of recent US high yield defaults -
Diamond auction settles CDS at 7.4 cents
3 years ago
A credit event auction to settle Diamond Offshore Drilling CDS produced a final price of 7.375 cents, resulting in a pay-out to protection buyers of 92.625 -
Bankrupt Hertz runs out of gas with CLOs holding $245 million
3 years ago
CLOs hold $245 million of Hertz’ debt as the US-based car rental company drives into bankruptcy protection, with the coronavirus panedemic putting brakes on the Estero, Florida-headquartered's firm car rental operations -
JC Penney becomes seventh bankruptcy credit event to hit index tranches
3 years ago
JC Penney has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, the Americas Determinations Committee has ruled
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