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"The CLO market can resemble a primary school soccer game, with everyone crowded around the ball"
2 years ago
The ability to refinance or reset a CLO is valuable, but there are friction costs to consider -
"Having tighter CLO debt costs will not be enough for brand names to outperform more agile competitors"
2 years ago
The drop in loan and CLO prices today is unlike any previous downturn — but again it will pay to be agile -
"The reset market is open, but it doesn’t always make sense to extend the life of a CLO"
2 years ago
Strong secondary loan prices are making CLO liquidations a compelling option -
"This is the CLO market’s time to shine and prove it deserves to be a mainstream asset class"
2 years ago
The CLO market shouldn’t fear inflation — in fact, 2022 could be a very good year indeed -
"We again have to flag up information in CLO marketing pitches that can mislead investors"
2 years ago
Cash-on-cash returns, default records and leverage statistics don’t always give CLO investors the full picture -
CLO pricing holds up against omicron as liquid credit takes a hammering
2 years ago
Being illiquid sometimes has its advantages, with the CLO market the picture of serenity as CDS swings imply volatility is afoot -
"CLO equity investors have long accepted basis risk… but an off-market adjustment does not work"
The 26bp adjustment is disrupting the transition away from Libor — but market forces will prevail -
LP round up: no Stoptober as investors allocate $5 billion to credit
2 years ago
US institutional investors allocated $5 billion to credit funds in October, with Oak Hill and Pimco among the biggest mandates -
CLO Census results: Citi and JP Morgan still top in US but Jefferies breaks through in Europe
2 years ago
Citi and JP Morgan are the clear favourites in US CLO arranging – the pair are locked in a close battle for supremacy over deal volumes and they have been voted joint-best at US CLO execution, according to the results of Creditflux’s CLO Census -
The Creditflux CLO Symposium was back as an in-person event for the first time in two years and participants were delighted to socialise and bask in an amazing year for the credit industry2 years ago
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CSAM regains best manager throne
2 years ago
Upstart CLO managers overtook more experienced rivals at last year’s Creditflux Manager Awards, but CSAM and other large firms, such as PGIM, emerged victorious in London this time around -
"Purchasing IG CLO debt was a key driver of success for 1.0 CLOs"
2 years ago
Longer reinvestment periods, the ability to buy IG tranches and improved loan settlements would improve CLOs -
Record-breaking CSAM wins Creditflux Manager of the Year 2021
2 years ago
The Creditflux Manager Awards dinner was back with a bang last night as 250 attendees saw Credit Suisse Asset Management crowned Creditflux Manager of the Year for a record third time -
"If you sat still on a large portfolio of 2019 and 2020 CLOs, it may have shrunk by more than 25%"
With the majority of this year’s CLO deals being refis and resets, investors have had to run to stay invested2 years ago -
"In some ways, CLOs resemble a quirky, cottage industry more than a trillion-dollar market"
2 years ago
CLO volumes outstanding have passed $1 trillion, but index omission and private placements are holding us back -
"Spacs… what better buyer than someone with a short fuse who needs to get their capital working"
2 years ago
Since the beginning of 2020, more than $191 billion has been raised in spac (special purpose acquisition company) IPOs. This money has such a short fuse — get a deal done in 24 months or management loses the IPO costs it covered — and there has been so much of it, that it has had an impact on the markets -
Credit funds at a glance (July 2021)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
"How CLO managers optimise the value of reorg equity is one of the most important unasked questions"
2 years ago
Getting the most out of reorg equity could be the difference between a good CLO and a great one -
CLOs bask in 'golden period' as industry approaches $1 trillion market cap
2 years ago
The economic rebound following the reopening US economy has created a 'golden period' for the CLO market, market participants say -
CLOs come up smelling of roses
2 years ago
The coronavirus crisis could have cut back 10 years of CLO market progress, but investors’ foresight, trading chops and flexibility meant many saw their strategies blossom during 2020 -
"Why can’t loans and CLOs simply move to three-month treasury bills as our reference rate?"
2 years ago
Sofr may be touted as Libor’s natural replacement, but the best known rate in the world is also an option -
Credit funds at a glance (May 2021)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Eagle Point hires official to focus on CLO debt investments
3 years ago
Eagle Point Credit Management has added to its CLO team by hiring a former MKP official -
"CLO managers who struck the right balance in 2020 are more easily able to reset their deals"
3 years ago
CLO managers were re-evaluated during the pandemic, and outperformers can expect to see benefits this year -
LP round-up: $2.6 billion flows into 26 credit managers
3 years ago
A stuck ship in the Suez Canal may have prevented others from getting through one of the world's busiest waterways in March, but allocations to credit funds were much more free flowing as investors poured over $2.6 billion into the hands of credit managers
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