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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. -
US CLO league tables: BofA and Citi going down to the wire but Blackstone set to clinch manager crown
1 year ago
20 US CLO managers priced last month to take year-to-date new issue volumes to $114.2 billion. This is $54.7 billion less than 2021’s total new issuance, but $34.1 billion more than 2020 and $6.1 billion more than 2019 -
Global CLO league tables - November 2022 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - November 2022 YTD -
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 -
Mid market CLO league tables: HIG returns to CLOs while Natixis gallops further ahead
1 year ago
Three managers priced a mid market CLO in October as volumes crossed $1 billion for the third straight month -
US CLO league tables: Usual suspects keep market rolling as Citi moves within $1 billion of BofA
1 year ago
October experienced $7.1 billion of US CLO issuance with over half of that priced by the managers that occupy one to eight in the US CLO new issue league tables -
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 -
Carlyle and Octagon bring first reinvesting US BSL CLOs since 19 October
1 year ago
Carlyle Group and Octagon Credit Investors each priced a new US CLO on Friday, bringing the first reinvesting transactions backed by broadly syndicated loans to the market in nine days -
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 -
US CLO league tables: BofA’s big month opens gap with Citi but Palmer Square closes in on Blackstone
1 year ago
After a quiet August, the US CLO market returned to what is the new normal (or new, new normal depending on the timeframe you're using). Managers priced $11.3 billion of US CLO paper last month, extending a trend -
Global CLO league tables - September YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - September YTD -
"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 -
US CLO pipeline: new faces appear amid tightening price guidance
1 year ago
After many months, the US CLO pipeline is bursting with new life as two debutants market their inaugural deals – Empower’s Empower 2022-1 and Muzinich’s 1988 CLO 1 -
Three control CLO equity positions hit market with another to follow
1 year ago
Three anchor US CLO equity positions were listed on the secondary market yesterday in what was a busy day for investors -
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. -
Mid market CLO league tables: Natixis extends lead with two new issues but SocGen stays close
1 year ago
Of the three mid market CLO new issues that priced in August, market leader Natixis arranged two of them to put some breathing room between it and its nearest rivals -
US CLO league tables: BofA holds off Citi for another month
1 year ago
$6.4 billion of US CLO new issues priced in August, down $11.2 billion from August last year but $1.1 billion more than August 2019 -
Global CLO league tables - August 2022 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - August YTD -
Down in the hole: investors hedge their bets ahead of pivotal Powell
1 year ago
Credit spreads are shifting wider on Friday, after an initial improvement, as investors try to balance positions ahead of what could be a pivotal speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell -
Bulls extend credit improvement as oil falters at key level
1 year ago
Having hit their widest prints of the month on Monday, credit indices are extending their run of gradual improvement into a third day – but with investors wary of placing big bets ahead of Friday’s Jackson Hole meeting
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