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Ukraine auction settles CDS below expected recovery
1 year ago
An auction to settle sovereign CDS contracts referencing Ukraine produced a final price slightly below expectations, despite net buying demand for bonds to physically settle contracts -
Russia and Ukraine debt recovery outlooks diverge as DC publishes auction lists
1 year ago
The credit event auction to settle Russian sovereign CDS will have eight bonds deliverable, while 15 bonds have made it onto a preliminary list for Ukraine’s auction -
German firm takes big hit even as most of Europe gains ground
1 year ago
Adler was an outlier in Thursday trading as it bucked overall market improvement following the collapse of a deal to sell shares in a subsidiary. But the Bank of England soon took the shine off credit sentiment in any case -
German real estate co troubles mount on short-seller response and earnings no-show
2 years ago
Friday is proving a bad day to end a bad week in a bad year for Germany's Adler Group, with debt risk measures hitting new levels as short-seller Viceroy responds to the firm's recent investigation by KPMG and the market rumour mill goes up a gear -
Earnings wait puts German firm’s investors in real state
2 years ago
The credit market’s brief relief rally on Thursday morning has given way to a resumption of the bearish run, with one European high yield borrower entering dangerous territory and Tesla coming under pressure in US credit after its share price took a hit -
Russia CDS won't be orphaned in credit event but could pay big, say investors
2 years ago
Contrary to a flurry of recent media reports, Russian Federation CDS contracts are highly likely to have deliverable bonds in the event the country triggers a credit event - and this could come soon with high pay outs for protection holders -
Russia debt hits default levels amid FX and asset lock-up
2 years ago
Russia appears to be on the brink of default on its debt, with bonds and CDS pricing in the likelihood of an imminent trigger -
Selecta auction on course for mid-range CDS recovery
3 years ago
Selecta Group CDS contracts look set to generate a pay-out for protection buyers about midway in their range the months running up to today's credit event auction -
Selecta CDS auction date set with revised deliverables process
3 years ago
The Emea Determinations Committee has set a date later this month to settle Select Group CDS and has notified a change to its rules for choosing deliverable obligations -
Selecta splashes CLOs with bankruptcy credit event
3 years ago
Selecta Group has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled -
Tranche traders smell the coffee as Crossover default percolates
3 years ago
Selecta Group looks set to become the third European credit event in as many months to hit series 33 of the iTraxx Crossover index and tranches based on series 32 -
Wirecard CDS settles above single digits
3 years ago
Wirecard CDS just about bucked the recent trend of defaulting credits settling in single digits at auction -
Thomas Cook CDS buyers face bond squeeze as DC ejects 2023 notes from auction
4 years ago
The likelihood of a squeeze on Thomas Cook Group obligations has increased for market participants looking to physically settle their CDS contracts, after the Determinations Committee ruled that the collapsed UK travel firm’s €400 million 3.875% senior notes due 2023 were inadmissible into a credit event auction -
Thomas Cook CDS auction set for two deliverables
4 years ago
Market participants have until 5pm London time (12pm New York) on Thursday to challenge the supplemental list for an auction to settle CDS referencing Thomas Cook Group, which so far looks like it will have two deliverable obligations -
Steinhoff CDS fails to (physically) deliver
4 years ago
A credit event auction for Steinhoff Europe revealed very little interest to physically settle CDS contracts, with only one request to buy and for just €8.4 million -
Steinhoff CDS buyers set for low pay-out
4 years ago
A credit event auction to settle CDS referencing Steinhoff Europe has returned an initial market midpoint of 83.5, implying there will be a low pay-out of less than 17 cents for protection buyers on the defaulted retailer -
Nine bidders for Steinhoff CDS auction as SocGen joins
4 years ago
Tomorrow’s auction to settle CDS referencing Steinhoff Europe will have nine participating bidders, after Societe Generale was added to the list -
Deadline day for participating bidders as Steinhoff auction looms
4 years ago
Firms wishing to be participating bidders in Wednesday’s auction to settle Steinhoff Europe CDS have until 5pm today London time (12pm New York) to submit applications to the Determinations Committee -
Thomas Cook credit event question travels beyond index roll, as Steinhoff deliverables finalised
4 years ago
An auction next week to settle Steinhoff Europe CDS will have two deliverable obligations, the Determinations Committee has confirmed. But resolution of a bankruptcy credit event question on iTraxx Crossover name Thomas Cook spills over beyond today’s roll into a new series, after the DC was unable to reach a decision this week -
Date set for long-delayed Steinhoff auction, with two deliverables
4 years ago
An auction to settle CDS referencing Steinhoff Europe will take place on Wednesday next week – six months after the Determinations Committee ruled that the retailer had triggered a failure-to-pay credit event -
Steinhoff credit event auction finally in sight after restructuring concludes
4 years ago
A long-awaited auction to settle CDS referencing retailer Steinhoff Europe has moved a step closer, with the EMEA Determinations Committee noting the restructuring effective date has happened and the company voluntary arrangement (CVA) has been fully implemented -
Galapagos CDS settles higher than expected despite net interest to sell
4 years ago
Galapagos Holdings CDS settled at a price that, while low, was nonetheless higher than had been implied by initial markets despite a net open interest among participating dealers to sell the company’s bonds -
Galapagos CDS auction kicks off with very low initial market midpoint
4 years ago
Bidding in a credit event auction today to settle Galapagos Holdings CDS has produced a very low initial market midpoint, suggesting there will be a high final pay-out to holders of protection -
Rallye CDS set for high pay-out with credit event auction underway
4 years ago
Rallye CDS looks set for a high pay-out to protection buyers after a credit event auction today to settle the contracts produced an inside market midpoint of 14.875 cents, slightly below where the retailer’s bonds have been quoted -
Steinhoff CDS auction in limbo due to lock-up and CVA
5 years ago
A date to settle CDS referencing Steinhoff Europe had still to be agreed as Creditflux went to press — more than a month on from when the EMEA Determinations Committee (DC) ruled that the company had triggered a failure-to-pay credit event.
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