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CDX HY and tranches hit as Whiting protection buyers win big pay-out
4 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 -
Ecuador CDS gaps tighter as it heads to credit event auction
4 years ago
CDS referencing Ecuador sovereign bonds are rallying sharply, just as the Americas Determinations Committee set a date for them to be settled at a credit event auction -
Market sell-off gathers pace as oil rout spills over into credit
4 years ago
Credit spreads are pushing wider across the board today, along with slumping stocks, after a crash in oil prices took WTI futures below zero for the first time -
Frontier bankruptcy dials up pressure for 90 CLOs
4 years ago
Nine CLO managers hold $217 million of Frontier Communications’ debt across 90 CLOs, as the telecommunications company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York -
CDS takes brunt of coronavirus panic sell-off
4 years ago
European credit derivatives are among the hardest hit assets today amid a broad sell-off, as the fast spread of the coronavirus into Italy, Korea and Iran has brought a reappraisal of the impact it could have on financial markets -
Jupiter in talks to buy Merian for £370 million
4 years ago
Jupiter Fund Management is in talks to acquire Merian Global Investors for £370 million ($482 million), according to a joint statement by the firms -
UK financials push wider following Irish election surprise
4 years ago
UK and Italian financials are the weakest part of the credit market today, against an otherwise flattish backdrop, with the Irish general election result adding to concerns about how Brexit negotiations will fare this year -
Hedge against coronavirus, says JP Morgan, naming 40 most exposed credits
4 years ago
With novel coronavirus cases rising at what looks to be an exponential rate, JP Morgan strategists have proposed a high yield hedge to address the rising threat to European credit spreads and listed 40 borrowers they think are most exposed to impact -
European financials outperform corporates as coronavirus spreads
4 years ago
Financial CDS is outperforming corporate credit today, and Europe outperforming the US, as the market jumps wider on rising alarm at the spread of China’s novel coronavirus -
Credit traders' kickstand: curves in focus as market overcomes mid-week wobble
4 years ago
Credit markets have had a more positive week overall than last, and that was given a couple of extra twists today by UK/European Union and US/China talks. But this masks weakness mid-week and, following a brief steepening of curves, improvement is mainly exhibited by financial sector names -
Political risk puts December in focus as CDS investors play index volatility
4 years ago
Selling implied volatility has been prominent among CDS investors since last month’s iTraxx and CDX index rolls, says BNP Paribas in a research piece, with December a popular point of focus for trades -
Credit traders' kickstand: Financials lead compression as pre-ECB and index roll bulldozers flatten spreads
4 years ago
Caution does not appear to be an operative word in financial markets ahead of next week’s key European Central Bank meeting, with financial names leading the way as credit spreads return to this year’s tightest levels and stocks ascend towards post-crisis peaks -
UK pension pool launches multi-asset credit search
4 years ago
Border to Coast, a £46 billion ($56.8 billion) partnership between 12 UK pension plans, is seeking for a core multi asset credit manager, for its recently opened multi asset credit fund -
Weatherford CDS auction delivers 55.5 cent pay-out to protection buyers
4 years ago
A credit event auction to settle Weatherford International CDS returned a final price of 44.5 cents on the dollar, lower than where bonds had been quoted and meaning a pay-out to protection buyers of 55.5 cents -
Illiquid credit boost returns for PensionDanmark
5 years ago
PensionDanmark has generated 5.8% returns from its illiquid credit portfolio for the year 2018, according to its latest annual report published today. But its liquid credit portfolio took a 3.4% hit -
Boost for Parker Drilling protection buyers as CDS settles lower than expected
5 years ago
Parker Drilling credit default swaps have settled at a lower value than expected, after physical settlement sell requests drove down the price at auction and increased the windfall for protection buyers -
Parker Drilling recovery implied at 45 cents as dealers get set for CDS auction
5 years ago
An auction to settle credit default swaps referencing Parker Drilling will take place today, with bond trading levels of the defaulted company implying a payout to protection buyers of around 45-46 cents on the dollar -
CLO managers on alert as five credits drive Crossover index rout
5 years ago
Five constituents of iTraxx Crossover have hit big bumps this week, fuelling a noticeable underperformance of the European credit default swap index against its US counterpart yesterday in a reversal of the recent trend -
European loan issuance set to decline in 2019, says Moody's
5 years ago
The outlook for European leveraged loan issuance remains strong for next year, according to report by Moody’s, although levels will depend on M&A activity -
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 -
Manager plays its cards right as top-performing hedge fund grows in size
5 years ago
A US credit hedge fund manager has grown the size of its credit vehicle amid a strong first half of the year -
Neuberger's Dyal acquires minority stake in HPS
5 years ago
Dyal Partners, a division of Neuberger Berman, has acquired a minority equity stake in global credit manager HPS Investment Partners -
Hermes to debut ESG unconstrained credit fund
6 years ago
Hermes Investment Management is set to launch an unconstrained credit fund this year -
Transamerica to liquidate bond fund run by Loomis Sayles
6 years ago
Transamerica Asset Management has revealed plans to liquidate its $196.8 million Transamerica Bond, which has been subdadvised by Loomis, Sayles & Company since 2007 -
WisdomTree reaps benefits of "transformative" 2017 with strong earnings release
6 years ago
The ETF specialist revealed an 18.4% year-on-year AUM growth and fixed income inflows in its latest earnings presentation
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