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Fund performance
2 months ago
Spire, Prytania and Serone funds enter top 10 dominated by CLOs; Leading fund: Alegra ABS 2 -
US loan volume nears record levels
5 months ago
In Q1 2024 quarterly institutional loan issuance reached its second highest level on record. The period also saw the lowest quarterly share of new money issuance, at just 13% of total activity -
AEW Europe completes deal to buy private debt manager Natixis
8 months ago
AEW Europe has finalized a deal to buy private debt platform Natixis Investment Managers International for an undisclosed amount, as the European real estate investment manager continues to expand its global direct lending footprint -
Direct lending sets up on high street seeking retail and wealthy investors
11 months ago
Private credit managers, historically reliant on institutional investors, are increasingly turning to retail investors for fundraising. The dramatic growth in private credit as a whole has been well documented. But in the past few years there’s been a massive pickup by retail and private wealth. -
ICG taps Apollo partner as head of US liquid credit
11 months ago
The new head of US liquid credit has been tasked with helping grow ICG's US credit business -
Loan Highlights 2Q23: Running aground
1 year ago
The global loan market endured a bleak first half of the year, with the overall 1H23 volume falling 28% year-on-year (YoY) to $1.9 trillion, the lowest showing since 2012. -
Uni of Michigan reveals $50 million CLO fund allocation
1 year ago
The Regents of the University of Michigan has revealed a $50 million allocation to a captive CLO equity fund -
Credit and commodities diverge after China abandons zero-covid approach
1 year ago
Markets present a mixed picture at the start of the week, with Europe – still processing Friday’s US jobs numbers – opening cautiously after China’s retreat from strict zero-covid policies boosts commodity prices but raises fears of an infection wave -
Rebuke for optimism as US jobs send market bulls running for cover
1 year ago
Investors’ determination to maintain an optimistic outlook on US Federal Reserve policy hit a point of reckoning on Friday, with hot US jobs numbers adding weight to committee members’ message that there is still a lot more work for them to do -
Swiss bank looks to plug holes but investors are hun-gruyere for risk
1 year ago
Credit Suisse is a rare, worrisome cloud in an otherwise brightening sky this week, as Europe extends its tightening trend in credit with the US standing at ease for the Thanksgiving holiday -
Europe's outperformance reverses after Poland attack and inflation numbers
1 year ago
European credit spreads are heading wider, following a strong run, with the UK’s latest inflation reading worse than expected and a missile strike on Poland having raised geopolitical risk on the continent -
Down in the hole: investors hedge their bets ahead of pivotal Powell
2 years 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 -
Spreads retreat ahead of pivotal US inflation report
2 years ago
Investors are holding their breath on Wednesday ahead of the latest US inflation numbers, with any change from last month’s reading likely to dictate a sizeable move in financials markets -
LP round up: private credit takes big slice of inflows as 10% portfolio share projected for 2026
2 years ago
Institutional investors revealed nearly $4 billion allocations to credit funds in July, with recipients including Angelo Gordon, Apollo, Ares, BlackRock, Brookfield, CarVal, Comvest, Deerpath, KKR, Schroders and Sixth Street -
Balbec collects $1.5 billion for fifth mortgage and consumer loan fund
2 years ago
Balbec will invest through a new fund across residential, commercial, and consumer whole loan portfolios and across the performance spectrum including “assets subject to bankruptcy or other structured repayment plans" -
Italian rally extends as Europe opens week on stronger tone than US
2 years ago
Improvement in Italian spreads is helping the European market maintain its better tone at the start of the week, but after July’s rally many investors will be wary at entering a month that has often been negative for credit performance -
Fund performance: Rocky May piles on the misery for credit hedge funds
2 years ago
Negative fund performance soared in May -
Ucits at a glance: LBBW shines as Ucits take a turn for the worse
2 years ago
Ucits fund returns -
Europe vs US arb hits resistance as dislocation becomes more extreme
2 years ago
Recession fears have pushed several different asset classes to key psychological levels, while leaving European and US credit markets at a high level of dislocation -
US / European high yield compression trades win as Fed unveils new hiking regime
2 years ago
The remarkable recent outperformance of US credit derivatives index CDX HY has reached a key juncture, with reaction to the Federal Reserve's announcements causing it to trade inside European counterpart iTraxx Crossover -
Europe leads rally ahead of Fed despite mounting concerns from Asia
2 years ago
Credit markets have begun the week on a firmer tone, with Europe outperforming, despite concerns that rising covid-19 cases in China could add a further source of supply disruption -
UBP targets sovereign local-currency bonds with Article 8 strategy
2 years ago
Union Bancaire Privée has launched an ESG sovereign local-currency debt strategy, which meets the requirements of Article 8 of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation -
Heavy market rout takes credit back to November 2020 levels
2 years ago
High volatility is gripping financial markets at the end of a week that has been decisively bearish for credit spreads, as concerns about the end of central bank stimulus and warnings of a Russian invasion of Ukraine next month layer on pain for investors -
Caution returns to credit trading following tech sector rout
2 years ago
After a strong Tuesday session, financial markets are taking a more cautious step back on Wednesday amid returning inflation concerns and following a weak session for Chinese tech stocks -
Fund performance: CLO funds deliver again, but third of all funds post losses
2 years ago
CLO funds took six of the top 10 spots in October in a continuation of the previous month’s strong performances. However, a consistent showing from Wasserstein in the US high yield category has claimed the top spot for the last two months
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