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Fund performance: CLOs lead but variety is the spice of life
2 years ago
.An assortment of funds have made their mark in August as five different strategies make it into our top 10 for the month -
Credit Fundraising: September breaks 2021 record and poses question - is it sustainable?
2 years ago
The third quarter ended with $36.5 billion being raised in credit last month, doubling July and August figures. Several of the new funds have embedded Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation or ESG criteria at the heart of their investment thesis -
Credit suffers double punch from treasury and energy surge
2 years ago
Credit markets are nursing their wounds after taking a battering on Wednesday, prompted by a surge in oil prices and spike in government bond yields that add to concerns about rising inflation -
Fund performance: CLOs dominate again as CIFC and Hildene score hat-tricks
2 years ago
CLO funds once again take over the top 10 as seven of those listed with Creditflux invest predominantly in the asset class. So far in 2021, CLO funds have held a majority of the spots in the top 10 on four occasions -
Equity tranche longs fall out of favour as spreads tighten and dispersion picks up after uniform moves
3 years ago
Dispersion is picking up after relatively uniform moves in credit in the early part of 2021. CDS index equity tranches had outperformed for much of this year but spreads have gapped out a touch in the past few weeks -
Credit underperformance resumes as equity turns corner
3 years ago
Credit markets are pushing wider once again on Wednesday, even though stock markets look to regaining some composure following Tuesday's steep sell off -
CLOs cushioned as regulators get more comfortable on Sofr
3 years ago
The quest to find a suitable Libor replacement looks to have taken a big step forward in recent weeks, with hopes rekindled that securitised products such as CLOs and ABS could soon make use of a term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (Sofr) -
It's all relative: CLOs are lagging no more, as Carlyle deal drags market tighter
3 years ago
“CLOs are lagging” has been a much repeated refrain over the last nine months. But Carlyle Group has this week produced a US CLO that has dragged spreads to their tightest point in three years so that, rather than comparing CLOs to pre-covid levels, they should be assessed against early 2018 -
It's all relative: senior CLO tranches tighten 18% in Europe as CDS indices sit out rally
The corporate credit rally in January is notable because some assets tightened to levels not seen in over a decade (loans), others rallied albeit with a lag (CLOs) and the most liquid stream of credit (CDS indices) defied moves in other asset classes to widen
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LP round up: pensions plan private credit pacing as strategic credit takes on "midfield" role
3 years ago
US pensions have allocated $1.4 billion across 22 credit funds including those managed by Angelo Gordon, Ares and GoldenTree, according to recent board documents seen by Creditflux. Meanwhile a pension fund draws parallels between strategic credit and Jordan Henderson -
Single name shorters get improved entry point after conviction test
3 years ago
Returning market optimism has taken credit spreads back to ultra-tight levels. But for bears, this posits a better entry level for short trades, and the recent blow-out may have given strong pointers where to target them -
Fund performance: Structured finance finds its footing with credit rally
3 years ago
For the first time this year we have seen a structured finance fund take the top spot, as Serone Key Opportunities Fund leads a multitude of other funds in this category in the top 10 of our monthly fund rankings -
Indices retrace wider as contested election scenario looms
3 years ago
Credit is moving wider this morning as a contested US presidential election looms. This comes as incumbent Donald Trump threatened to go to the US Supreme Court in the early hours of this morning, citing election fraud and calling to stop votes being counted -
Ucits at a glance: Five funds lift YTD returns above 5%
3 years ago
Five funds have managed to pull their year to date figures above 5%; Loomis Sayles (7.50%), Algebris (5.82%), Pictet (5.53%), Amundi (5.36%) and Advent (5.11%) -
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 -
LP round up: horseshoe does the trick for Pimco and other distressed managers
3 years ago
Institutional investors poured $2.7 billion into credit this week through 14 managers, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
US swaps rule relaxation brings underperformance of bank CDS
3 years ago
US Federal Reserve changes to the Volcker rule has caused bank stocks to surge, but credit market perceptions are less positive -
Covid-19 second wave fears drive divergence as spread widening accelerates
4 years ago
This week's credit market sell-off has picked up pace, along with a fall in stocks, after the US Federal Reserve painted a pessimistic picture for economic recovery and concerns mount about a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic -
Fund performance: CLO tranches move up
4 years ago
April returns managed a partial bounce back after a tumultuous March. 82% of funds listed in the Creditflux database made positive returns, showing at least small signs of recovery after 90% of all funds listed posted negative returns in March -
Ellington holds first close on structured credit dislocation fund
4 years ago
Ellington Management has launched a mortgage recovery fund -
New Hampshire pension invests $50 million in US direct lending
4 years ago
New Hampshire Retirement System has allocated $50 million to a US direct lending manage with which it has a relationship, having committed $40 million and $50 million to predecessor funds -
CLOs hold $189.3 million of J Crew as coronavirus pushes firm into bankruptcy
4 years ago
12 CLO managers hold $189.3 million debt of US retailer and household name J Crew (parent company Chino Holdings), which filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Monday -
Fair Oaks issues shares to buy more CLO debt after 50% equity tranche hit
4 years ago
Fair Oaks Capital has issued new shares on its CLO fund at a premium to its net asset value to capitalise on CLO debt, which it says “offers attractive risk-adjusted returns over the medium term” -
CLOs nurse $172 million of Quorum's debt following bankruptcy - but recovery prospects look good
4 years ago
CLOs hold $172.9 million of the debt of US hospital operator Qurum Health Corporation, which filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware last week -
SEC temporarily relaxes regulations for BDCs
4 years ago
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has provided business development companies with temporary relief in light of covid-19 - including the ability of BDCs, who are unable to satisfy asset coverage ratios, to use an alternative form of calculating leverage
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