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Rally resumes as investors read US job miss as tapering delay
2 years ago
Credit and equity markets have opted to rally - albeit far from emphatically - after digesting the import of the US missing its August monthly news jobs target by a big margin, which could bring a setback for hawkish central bank voices -
French food producer gets cold shoulder following bond issue
2 years ago
Picard, the French frozen foods producer, is one of the biggest movers in the European high yield market on Monday, after investors showed little warmth for its new bond issue in the secondary market -
No auction needed for Zambia CDS, says DC
3 years ago
Investors will have to physically settle Republic of Zambia CDS as there are not enough contracts outstanding to merit a credit event auction, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled -
Zambia triggers failure to pay credit event
3 years ago
The Republic of Zambia has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, he EMEA Determinations Committee has ruled -
No CDS auction for Scandinavian Airlines 'soft' credit event, rules DC
3 years ago
A credit event auction will not take place for Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark–Norway–Sweden CDS contracts, despite the company triggered a restructuring credit event last month, the EMEA Determinations Committee has ruled -
Credit fundraising: Dubai manager gets in on the act as direct lending takes off
3 years ago
Shuaa launches credit fund in the Gulf as Ares, Contingency, HPS and Perceptive are among those to close billion-plus funds -
Scandinavian Airlines System triggers restructuring credit event
3 years ago
Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark–Norway–Sweden has triggered a restructuring credit event as a result of its recent recapitalisation, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled -
Credit fundraising: distressed keeps in favour but CLO ETFs emerge
3 years ago
Five months into global lockdown and distressed debt funds are still proving popular, but several managers have found success pitching other types of credit strategies -
Europe hits post-covid tights on hard-fought recovery package deal
3 years ago
European credit spreads are hitting their tightest prints since the coronavirus outbreak began, with European Union leaders having agreed a €750 billion recovery package following protracted talks -
Algebris leads monthly returns in new world matrix
3 years ago
Algebris Macro Credit's return submission for May was among the best non-CLO/ABS fund performers out of those Creditflux tracks, adding to a strong turnaround for the strategy -
There will surely be jewels in the high yield dung heap, but the risk-reward is more compelling in IG
3 years ago
Whatever the long-term effects of the pandemic, one thing stays the same: IG looks attractive -
CLOs on lookout as Neiman recovery signals slump and DC confirms credit event
4 years ago
Five-year CDS referencing Neiman Marcus widened by four points to 95.25 points up front, according to IHS Markit, as the Americas Determinations Committee confirmed the US retailer has triggered a bankruptcy credit event -
US retailer bankruptcy spells hit for CLOs and CDX HY tranches
4 years ago
US retailer Neiman Marcus's filing for chapter 11 protection opens the prospect of a fourth credit event in the CDX HY index and a sixth for on-the-run HY tranches, as well as a hit for CLOs -
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 -
Credit traders' kickstand: rolling with the pain, as relative value trades come unstuck
4 years ago
What a difference a month - and a pandemic - make. This time in February, no-one could have imagined a global financial crisis would be unfolding, that credit performance would be a battle between a virus and some of the biggest government and central bank interventions on record, that today's iTraxx Europe and CDX index rolls would traverse unprecedented ranges, that option expiry strikes would be blown beyond recognition, or that cash and CDS differentials would be whipsawing with such violence -
Credit traders' kickstand: this is not a drill
4 years ago
Freefall in financial markets has brought one of the credit market’s most volatile sessions on record, as coronavirus cases globally near 100,000 and the WHO has warned governments are not doing nearly enough. iTraxx Crossover one-day volatility is up with the 2008 global financial crisis and 2011 European sovereign crisis -
Thomas Cook CDS settles with higher than expected recovery
4 years ago
CDS referencing Thomas Cook Group settled with a final price of 10.125 cents at yesterday's credit event auction, making the high pay-outs to protection buyers still less profitable for them than had been expected -
Thomas Cook CDS auction sets initial midpoint at nine cents
4 years ago
An auction to settle CDS referencing Thomas Cook Group has derived an initial market midpoint of 9.125 cents, implying protection buyers will receive a pay-out on contracts in the region of 89 cents -
Thomas Cook CDS buyers face bond squeeze as DC ejects 2023 notes from auction
4 years ago
The likelihood of a squeeze on Thomas Cook Group obligations has increased for market participants looking to physically settle their CDS contracts, after the Determinations Committee ruled that the collapsed UK travel firm’s €400 million 3.875% senior notes due 2023 were inadmissible into a credit event auction -
Thomas Cook CDS auction set for two deliverables
4 years ago
Market participants have until 5pm London time (12pm New York) on Thursday to challenge the supplemental list for an auction to settle CDS referencing Thomas Cook Group, which so far looks like it will have two deliverable obligations -
Thomas Cook ruling puts 2014 format CDS contracts back in the money
4 years ago
Thomas Cook Group triggered a failure-to-pay credit event when it filed for chapter 15 protection last month, the Determinations Committee has ruled – a decision that has big implications for holders of newer format CDS contracts on the name -
Dutch development bank creates ESG and impact standing committee
4 years ago
The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) has created a standing committee for impact and environmental, social and governance investing -
Staples CDS comes unfastened as refinancing talks begin
5 years ago
CDX HY index constituent Staples is one of the biggest movers in CDS this week, following reports private equity owner Sycamore Partners plans on taking a $1 billion dividend recap from the US headquartered office supplier -
I liked it when banks could hold risk and actually had inventory to shift
5 years ago
Louis Gargour, CIO of LNG Capital, takes our credit quiz -
Astaldi CDS auction sets 30.875 final price as physical settlement boosts recovery
5 years ago
An auction today to settle credit default swaps referencing Astaldi has determined the final price to be 30.875 cents on the euro, meaning a 69.125 cents pay-out per euro for protection buyers
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