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Four Euro CLOs emerge with target pricings as early as tomorrow
1 year ago
According to the latest marketing blasts, WhiteStar is targeting pricing tomorrow, Palmer Square and Cross Ocean are aiming for ‘as early as’ tomorrow and Five Arrows will aim for early-to-mid next week -
US CLO traders leave Barclays ahead of move to another bank
1 year ago
Two CLO trading specialists have left Barclays and are headed for another dealer -
European IG CLO mezz is attractive versus US paper: Barclays
1 year ago
There is no reason for European CLO mezzanine tranches to be as wide as they are versus equivalent US paper, according to a strategy note from Barclays. -
Euro CLO IG mezz tranches look attractive amid cap stack divergence: Barclays
1 year ago
European CLO IG mezzanine debt tranches are more attractive than triple As or double Bs, say strategists at Barclays, owing to greater dispersion and a lag in recovery. -
Widening asset/liability gulf will hurt CLOs: Barclays
1 year ago
A mismatch between CLO asset / liability rate risk is increasing in the US as more leveraged loan issuers opt for one-month pay frequency, Barclays credit strategists have found -
Rising stars, decompression and trade unwinds set to drive September roll: Barclays
1 year ago
Decompression and US / Europe relative value trade unwinds look set to characterise the September CDS index roll, with the prospect of no changes to iTraxx Europe for the first time in recent memory, say Barclays credit strategists -
New Carlyle CLO with Citi and Barclays co-arranging scores tightest August triple As
1 year ago
Carlyle Group has teamed up with Barclays and Citi to print its latest CLO named Carlyle US CLO 2022-5 at $495.5 million -
Short duration CLOs are putting reset risk in the post: Barclays
1 year ago
The CLO market’s recent trend of shorter duration issuance could be setting up a problem for managers down the line that will impact their equity returns, Barclays has warned -
CLO arrangers take down triple As to get European deals completed
1 year ago
European CLO arrangers are taking down large chunks of triple A paper to get deals over the line amid market volatility, according to market sources. Others, meanwhile, have committed to investing in triple As to secure future mandates -
Italian rout gathers pace as credit relationships warp well beyond historical norms
1 year ago
Renewed selling pressure on Thursday has taken credit spreads back towards the year’s wides, with financial borrowers underperforming as Chinese covid cases, US inflation and a drought in Italy all weigh on sentiment -
IG payers provide best tail-risk hedges: Barclays
1 year ago
Investors seeking the cheapest tail risk hedge should look to CDX IG payers, while iTraxx Europe payers are the best hedge against further European underperformance, finds Barclays -
Euro CLO league tables: Permira and Barclays Providus with sole new issue
1 year ago
Just one manager priced a European CLO priced in June, when Permira Credit and Barclays brought Providus VII to market -
Euro loans with FX hedging offer better value than US: Barclays
1 year ago
The big underperformance of European loans in June has left them looking cheap versus those in the US – but FX hedging and a nuanced selection process are advisable for investors looking to take advantage of that -
Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance produces Thursday's tightest CLO execution
1 year ago
Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance priced a new CLO on Thurday, scoring the day's tightest triple A print in the process -
Manager selection stakes are heightening as CLO pain points intensify: Barclays
1 year ago
CLOs’ slump in market value and piling of distressed assets have made differentiation between managers much more acute on key metrics, regionally and by vintage, according to Barclays credit strategists -
Barings scores tight debt execution on latest new CLO
1 year ago
Barings priced a new CLO on Tuesday, achieving the third tightest liability pricing for a five-year reinvestment US CLO this month -
CLO investors show more signs of optimism than other ABS: Barclays
1 year ago
CLO investors attending the Global ABS conference in Barcelona were more upbeat than those that work in residential mortgage-backed securities and other ABS, say Barclays securitised credit strategists. But the overall mood was sombre -
Bank's head of European CLO trading leaves after crypto gains
1 year ago
Benjamin Cowley, head of European CLO trading at Barclays, is set to leave his role at the British bank -
Carlyle prints new US CLO with triple As at 195bp
1 year ago
Carlyle Group priced its latest new CLO on Friday, placing the deal's triple A notes at 195 basis points over Sofr -
Euro IG credit looks set to outperform US, HY and equities: Barclays
1 year ago
An outlook of elevated inflation and low growth favours credit over equities, and euro investment grade over high yield, according to European credit strategists at Barclays -
Market jitters mount as US delivers May CPI
1 year ago
Credit spreads have moved sharply wider for the fourth day straight as investors digested the European Central Bank’s hawkish turn and watched with trepidation for the US to reveal its May consumer price index numbers -
European CLO triple As widen to 140bp with long-awaited Permira deal
1 year ago
European CLO triple As have widened out to 140 basis points over Euribor, as Permira Credit breaks the two-week CLO market silence by pricing its long-awaited new issue deal, Providus CLO VII -
CLO top stack offers best value versus corp debt after junior tranche rally: Barclays
1 year ago
Having lagged in the recent market recovery, CLO triple A paper looks attractive versus corporate investment grade and the CDX IG credit derivatives index -
Bespoke bond baskets on the rise as investors seek targeted portfolio trades
1 year ago
High yield index replication and accessing illiquid exposure are two factors building momentum for a new investment approach that bundles bonds into a single risk piece -
Credit fund bleed out looks hard to stem, as hawks ignore macro gloom
1 year ago
Ever more investors are running to safety as risk assets tally up another rough week, with strategists warning there is no end in sight for credit fund outflows while central banks hold their course on rate hikes
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