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European CLO primary spreads still have a long way to go
3 months ago
Are European CLO spreads in the primary market cheap or expensive? Our latest research shows that while US managers can celebrate AAAs reaching the 150s, in Europe spreads still have a long way to go to reach historical norms. -
Private credit lending continues to surge, according to AIMA report
6 months ago
Lending grew by more than 60% between 2021 and 2022 according to a new report entitled "Financing the Economy," by the Alternative Credit Council, a private credit affiliate of the Alternative Investment Management Association. -
Global CLO league tables - May 2023 YTD
11 months ago
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Global CLO league tables - April 2023 YTD
1 year ago
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CLO rankings: manager AUM, advisory firm and trustees Q1 2023
1 year ago
Two acquisitions close to shake up the top and Dechert takes early lead over Milbank in manager counsel rankings -
Global CLO league tables - February 2023 YTD
1 year ago
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Global CLO league tables - January 2023 YTD
1 year ago
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Fund performance: Credit funds end difficult 2022 on a positive note
1 year ago
In December 66% of credit funds reached a positive return, following an even better November where 81% of all funds pushed into the black -
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. -
Global 2022 CLO league tables
1 year ago
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CDS volume jumps by 50% as investors seek new ways to do business
1 year ago
Credit derivatives traders are wrapping up a bumper year, in which there was a big increase in volume and a growing number of use cases for the product -
Not every CLO can be a winner
The CLO industry has undeniably performed well enough to justify the plaudits it receives. But there will always be some unloved CLO tranches that slip into triple C territory -
Beneath the triple C: Winter is coming for CLOs as downgrades outstrip upgrades
1 year ago
Both US and European issuers have felt downward pressure from the rating agencies as we head towards the end of the year, with downgrades to triple C now firmly outpacing upgrades out of it. -
Global CLO league tables - November 2022 YTD
1 year ago
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Powell outlook brings risk buyers out in droves, but reality check looks soon to follow
1 year ago
Comments by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday on the pace of future rate hikes have prompted a sharp rally across global financial markets, including credit. But dissenting voices have already begun to point out the enthusiasm is likely overdone -
Manager looks to cut HY exposures in CLO-heavy credit interval fund
1 year ago
A credit fund manager has provided a performance update on is multi-strategy closed-end credit fund through regulatory filings, revealing it has beat its benchmark from 1 April to 30 September despite losing 13.66% -
Bond tenders bring outperformance as credit fends off commodity woes
1 year ago
Credit markets are managing to stay remarkably robust this week despite high volatility in oil prices and covid deaths in China undermining hopes for its economy to reopen -
European outperformance creates index options trading mismatch: Barclays
1 year ago
The recent outperformance of European credit over US has shifted the value of iTraxx index options, but CDX index volatility premiums stand out for having hit a new low -
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 -
Global CLO league tables - October 2022 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - October 2022 YTD -
Weren’t there more of us than this?
1 year ago
According to this year’s Creditflux CLO Census, the CLO industry is not feeling optimistic. Some investors have vanished and managers have not taken advantage of helpful market conditions -
CLO rankings: manager AUM, advisory firm and trustees Q3 2022
1 year ago
After a frenzy of acquisitions reshaped the manager assets-under-management tables in the first half of the year, challenging market conditions have slowed the pace of both acquisitions and pricings -
Global CLO league tables - September YTD
1 year ago
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"Ugly" eurozone inflation numbers cap off torrid week for credit
1 year ago
Credit spreads are heading tighter into the weekend, as investors rebalance positions against a backdrop of easing currency pressures but a challenging array of European inflation numbers and a highly charged Brazilian election month about to kick off -
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.
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