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Private credit default index shows surprise decrease in the second quarter
10 months ago
Proskauer’s Default Index of the US private credit market was 1.64% in the second quarter, a significant decrease from 2.15% in 1Q23. -
Beneath the triple C: Life could be better, but it’s just a letter, under the CCC
1 year ago
Many market participants were eagerly looking forward to a break in December after a gruelling year, but the rating agencies were in no mood to oblige. -
Beneath the triple C: Stormy October hits CLOs with rising tide of downgrades
1 year ago
After a slight respite in the pace of downgrades over the summer for CLOs, October brought renewed momentum as macro-economic pressures - primarily high interest rate burdens for corporate borrowers and supply side inflation - became the recurring rationale -
Fund performance: Wake us up when September ends
1 year ago
After a resurgent August, credit markets hit a rough patch in September, with every Creditflux index posting negative returns, and only 12.9% of funds in our listings showing a positive return. -
Beneath the triple C: US CLOs take a dip in the triple C as Europe watches from the sun lounger
1 year ago
The US CLO market bore the brunt of downgrades to triple C in July and August, with a total of $6.22 billion of paper affected. European CLOs enjoyed a more relaxing summer holiday, with only 1 name representing €33.88 million worth of bonds downgraded to triple C. -
LP round up: Magnetar and Värde among winners as $3 billion flows to credit
1 year ago
Institutional investors allocated at least $3 billion to credit funds in August -
Beneath the triple C: ebbs and flows leave triple C levels at a temporary stasis
1 year ago
Following a rising tide of downgrades in May the loan market stabilised somewhat in June, with seven issuers held by CLOs downgraded to triple C and a counter-swell of five names upgraded to single B. -
LP round up: 28 credit managers win $6.6 billion as San Diego carves private credit allocation
1 year ago
Pensions allocated over $6.6 billion to credit managers in June including Angelo Gordon, Antares, Apollo, Ares, Beach Point, BioPharma, Brookfield, CarVal, Cerberus... -
Revlon spares no blushes for CLO managers in filing for Chapter 11
1 year ago
Troubled lender Revlon Consumer Products filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy late Wednesday night. The default is likely to have a weighty impact on the CLO market -
Beneath the triple C: CLOs take first knock since covid scrapes
1 year ago
CLO managers have been hit by a number of loan downgrades to triple C for the first time since the wave of pandemic-related cuts trickled to a halt in early 2021. Companies indirectly linked to the health sector suffered most in May -
Fund performance: Credit hits another bump in the road after March revival
1 year ago
There was more upheaval for credit funds in April, reversing the mini-recovery in March as 40% of funds made positive returns, a decrease on the 47% in March -
LP round up: Apollo and Silver Rock win over $1 billion as pensions plough into private debt
2 years ago
Institutional investors allocated at least $2 billion to credit funds in April, according to Creditflux data, with Apollo and Silver Rock emerging as big winners -
Russia looks to avoid default as deliverable list points to 27-cent recovery
2 years ago
The Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has published a preliminary list of bonds it deems deliverable into Russian Federation CDS contracts, even though reports suggest Russia may have avoided default with just one day left on the country's grace period for overdue international bond payments -
Fund performance: Credit slumps widely as CLOs lag furthest behind
2 years ago
February’s market turn brought a variety of fund categories into the Creditflux top ten as six different categories were represented -- US high yield standing tallest among them -
Russia returns to default pricing as railway co awaits credit event vote
2 years ago
Russian credit spreads are once again under intense pressure and sanctions-related credit events are back under the spotlight as the country's state-owned railway company faces the scrutiny of the Emea Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee -
Fund performance: Wasserstein's early 2021 performance drives it to the top
2 years ago
The final top 10 of 2021 featured a variety of funds as five different strategies were ranked among the best. US high yield was the most highly represented with two BlackRock funds and an Angel Oak in the top 10 -
Heavy market rout takes credit back to November 2020 levels
2 years ago
High volatility is gripping financial markets at the end of a week that has been decisively bearish for credit spreads, as concerns about the end of central bank stimulus and warnings of a Russian invasion of Ukraine next month layer on pain for investors -
Still plenty more fish in the triple C
US CLO triple C buckets are lighter than a year ago thanks to the wave of loan upgrades from Moody’s and S&P. But 48% of downgraded paper is yet to return to a coveted single B rating2 years ago -
Credit Fundraising: September breaks 2021 record and poses question - is it sustainable?
2 years ago
The third quarter ended with $36.5 billion being raised in credit last month, doubling July and August figures. Several of the new funds have embedded Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation or ESG criteria at the heart of their investment thesis -
Fund performance: Lightning strikes twice as range of credit funds deliver
What seemed like a chance occurrence in February has struck again in March, as seven categories make our top 10 best performing hedge funds -
High yield leads way as credit steals march on Biden boost
3 years ago
Credit indices have taken another turn for the tighter, even as stocks stay flat ahead of US president Joe Biden unveiling his infrastructure and economic recovery package -
Beneath the triple C: resurfacing credits surpass divers as tide turns for CLOs
3 years ago
Upgrades above triple C overtook downgrades to that rating or below in February. Moody's or Standard & Poor's cut six corporate debt issuers to triple C or below in February, out of which just four can be found in CLO portfolios -
LP round up: Monroe and Angelo Gordon beat 25 for direct lending mandate, as private credit plans brew
3 years ago
US public pension funds have disclosed $1.2 billion in commitments to credit focused strategies -
Covid toll puts reality check on market rally
3 years ago
Credit markets look to have hit a point of resistance, with spreads retracing today amid a rising likelihood of stricter covid-19 measures be applied in places such as New York, Tokyo and Madrid -
LP round up: $2.8 billion flows to credit as Apollo concedes fundraising may slow
3 years ago
Florida Retirement System Trust Fund made the largest commitments allocating $1.6 billion. Apollo meanwhile acknowledged a potential slowdown in fundraising as investors await results on an independent review into CEO Leon Black's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
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