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Fair Oaks wins approval to launch industry’s first European CLO ETF
9 days ago
Fair Oaks Capital has received approval from Luxembourg-based regulator CSSF to launch the industry’s first European CLO ETF -
Fair Oaks makes punchy return to European CLO primary
5 months ago
Fair Oaks Capital returned to the primary market for the first time in two years, getting tight pricing on its Fair Oaks Loan Funding V -
Past returns: Tracing Fair Oaks’ roots
1 year ago
10 years ago in Creditflux, we reported on Miguel Ramos Fuentenebro’s nascent firm GMB Partners securing its first mandate -
CLO funds make best of a bad situation
1 year ago
It can’t get any worse can it? Well, it did in 2022, when credit spreads kept moving wider. Still, CLO funds were able to withstand the pressure, and they outperformed other credit strategies -
The rise and rise of CLO ETFs
1 year ago
A couple of years ago, the prospect of billions of dollars being invested in CLOs through exchange-traded funds would have seemed far-fetched. But a crop of CLO ETFs have popped up, demonstrating that liquidity is no longer an issue -
Loan managers must act to prevent CSA leakage, say CLO investors
1 year ago
CLO investors have made clear that managers need to stay on top of US loan amendments that are switching benchmark from Libor to Sofr -
European CLOs emerge as gilt-y pleasure for US investors amid record b-wic volume
1 year ago
European CLO b-wics have flooded the market this week with sources indicating elevated supply on Wednesday and Thursday resulted in some of the busiest days on record. Officials at Bank of America say their weekly trading volume approached €1 billion -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits see red in a tough June for returns
2 years ago
June marked an exceptionally tough month for Ucits funds, as none of those listed in the Creditflux database made it into the black -
Fund performance: Select funds shine in dreary June for credit hedge funds
2 years ago
Credit funds suffered through June, as only 8% of listed funds reached the black. This made June the fourth month in a row in which negative returns increased -
Credit Rendezvous: Investors try to avoid suplex city as recession and inflation reform tag-team
2 years ago
Credit investors getting ready to lock up against that familiar 1970s pairing of inflation and recession. But the hard-hitting tag team has picked up some new moves, causing floating rate outperformance to give way to underperformance; synthetic credit to outperform cash; and CLO terms curves to reshape into barely recognisable positions -
CSAM does the CLO awards double
2 years ago
Winning the Creditflux Manager of the Year award is a feat in itself. Winning it back-to-back in such different markets is an outstanding achievement — and CSAM can take great pride in it -
Fair Oaks adds to credit, CLO and marketing team in London
2 years ago
Fair Oaks Capital has hired three people to its investment team and two to its marketing team -
Fund performance: Credit bounces back from February blues
2 years ago
March performance figures were a slight improvement from the market turn in February; 47% of funds made positive returns, an increase on 17% the previous month -
Ucits at a glance: Robus stands tall among Ucits funds
2 years ago
27% of Ucits funds had positive returns in March, a slight improvement from 10% in February -
Credit Rendezvous: Pass masters
2 years ago
Most often, a credit market downturn has its roots mired in one big, blatant obstacle that credit managers have to focus their attention to overcome. But right now, it’s not the dominant risk factor that has to be defeated, it’s the sheer number of them... -
Ucits at a glance: Long-short funds provide resistance in tough month
2 years ago
In February, Ucits funds followed market sentiment as 90% made negative returns -
HY fund is exception to rule of CLOs
2 years ago
CLO funds have had back-to-back years of outperformance versus credit, proving the asset class is a great place to invest, rain or shine. But a Wasserstein HY fund was the star performer in 2021 -
Ucits at a glance: 2022 opens shakily but with a familiar lead
2 years ago
Ucits funds moved slowly into 2022 as 59% made negative returns in January -
Fund performance: Groundhog Day as 2021 leaders start strong
2 years ago
CLO funds once again claim the most top performing spots as seven out of 10 funds belong to the category -
CLOs outperform yet again despite tough month for credit
2 years ago
CLOs can do no wrong it seems, and funds that invest in them topped Creditflux’s credit hedge fund rankings once again in January -
Fund performance: Wasserstein's early 2021 performance drives it to the top
2 years ago
The final top 10 of 2021 featured a variety of funds as five different strategies were ranked among the best. US high yield was the most highly represented with two BlackRock funds and an Angel Oak in the top 10 -
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 -
CLO funds shine amid the gloom with unmatched returns
2 years ago
Credit funds stumbled in October, with European high yield, emerging markets and long-short strategies the weakest performers, according to Creditflux data, as several funds in these categories suffered losses -
Fair Oaks achieves tight cost of debt on new European CLO
2 years ago
The manager has brought a €404.4 million, 13.4 times levered deal that features environmental, social and governance criteria -
CLO pricing holds up against omicron as liquid credit takes a hammering
2 years ago
Being illiquid sometimes has its advantages, with the CLO market the picture of serenity as CDS swings imply volatility is afoot
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