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Ucits at a glance: Robus claims top spot in 2021 after tight race
2 years ago
Ucits funds have ended 2021 on a high as 62% made positive returns in December -
Eerie calm breaks as bears return to feast
2 years ago
After what looked a calmer and even buoyant start, credit markets have again pushed wider on Monday as investors wrestle with competing view on outlook for central bank policy -
Post-CPI relief rally gives way to bears as reality bites
2 years ago
A bearish tone has returned to financial markets in the latter part of the week, despite investors seemingly taking in stride the highest US inflation growth numbers for almost 40 years -
Convergence traders dine out as Europe widens in US absence
2 years ago
Traders betting on Europe / US credit convergence have much to be thankful for on Thursday, with the gap between investment grade CDS spreads having vanished and high yield noticeably reduced -
Turkey seller's credit spread fattens on clogged supply lines
2 years ago
Christmas is coming, but are the turkeys? In the UK at least, this looks less certain with the credit spreads of one of the biggest suppliers of bird meat gapping wider as it seeks a liquidity injection in the face of labour shortages and supply line problems -
Credit Fundraising: Private credit and CLO captive equity feature strongly as closes mount up
2 years ago
Credit funds have made a fair start to the fourth quarter, although the $21 billion raised during October is down substantially on September’s impressive record for 2021 -
German convergence as travel co surges inside troubled real estate firm
2 years ago
Amid rocky markets there has been a tale of two diverging credits in the European high yield market on Wednesday, with two of the riskiest names passing each other on sharp convergent moves -
HY set to roll after rocky week scuttles investors
2 years ago
Market participants are holding their breath ahead of the roll of US high yield index CDX HY, after a week of volatility and fund outflows -
CLO funds defy soft market to deliver yet again
2 years ago
Corporate credit rallied in the second quarter, while CLO spreads dripped wider — but that hasn’t stopped CLO funds outperforming yet again -
Fund performance: long-short funds challenge CLO strategies
2 years ago
CLO funds are maintaining their stranglehold on our top 10, but long-short credit funds are giving them a run for their money -
Ucits at a glance: Altana moves into pole position
3 years ago
March marked a drop in pace for Ucits funds as only 62% of funds made positive returns, compared to 80% in February -
Ucits at a glance: Advent and Algebris lead the pack again
3 years ago
Ucits funds saw the brighter side of February, as 80% of funds achieved a positive return -
Single names make big gains as indices dither
3 years ago
Single name CDS in the US and Europe have strongly outperformed from the start of the week, rallying sharply and across most of the credit universe despite direcctionless trading for indices -
It's all relative: CLOs march tighter as macro traders open positive CDS skews
3 years ago
Credit default swaps are back near where they started the year after giving up their early-February gains amid a rise in government bonds. CDS curves steepened over the past month and macro hedging has left indices trading with positive skews. But CLOs paint a calmer picture in which spreads have inched tighter -
Single names hit hard as financial markets play catch-up on rate moves
3 years ago
Credit indices have firmed up after Thursday's rates-led sell off, but other asset classes continue to slide and Friday's focus turns to single name borrower spreads playing a catch-up with the sharp macro move -
February credit gains wiped out as inflation fears rise
3 years ago
A successive move wider in spreads on Tuesday is taking credit back to start of February levels, as investors try to weigh inflation concerns and a US tech stock rout against reopening economies and advancing commodity prices -
It's all relative: CLO spreads explore record tights as credit indices hit impasse
3 years ago
CLO spreads are grinding to ever tighter levels, despite a flattish week for credit in which corporate credit indices have ended up more or less unchanged -
US looks for stronger open after sell off
3 years ago
US credit is opening slightly stronger on Thursday, after its sharp Wednesday rout, prompted by Federal Reserve messaging, carried over forcefully into Asian and European markets -
Credit touches November levels as nerves fray on France and Fed
3 years ago
Fears of a third national lockdown in France and the risk of disappointment from Wednesday's US Federal Reserve meeting have pushed credit wider along with a sell off in stocks -
Credit funds at a glance: several funds post double digit November returns
3 years ago
November was a strong month for credit hedge funds listed by Creditflux, with latest returns demonstrating the effect of the vaccine/US election rally on fund perfomance -
Europcar CDS auction date set
3 years ago
The Emea Determinations Committee has set a date in January to settle CDS referencing Europcar Mobility Group -
Europe keeps to the grind with wide-end driving improvement
3 years ago
Credit exhibits a firm tone as the week draws to a close, with index spreads grinding back towards their tights despite a mixed picture for oil prices and much of the US market away after the thanksgiving holiday -
Energy and transport names lead way as compression trades gain
3 years ago
High yield is leading the way again in credit - continuing last week's theme - as positive results from another covid-19 vaccine test and buoyant oil prices bring a strengthening tone to financial markets -
European high yield stays positive as rest of market hits resistance point
3 years ago
Credit markets are taking a cautious step back following the recent rally, with only European high yield spreads still exploring their best prints of the week -
Compression gains mount as Moderna vaccine result boosts confidence
3 years ago
Compression trades are paying off today, with a new covid-19 vaccine announcement prompting a broad tightening of credit spreads in which high yield corporate indices lead the charge and financial names are outperforming investment grade corporate borrowers
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