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Fund performance: CLO funds outperform as two hit over 100% 12-months return
3 years ago
CLO funds swatted away the competition in April on their way to dominating our top 10 credit hedge fund return table after an upbeat month -
Dutch telco CDS leaps on private equity rumours
3 years ago
An iTraxx Europe constituent has surged wider in five-year CDS amid reports of a buy-out approach -
Fund performance: assortment of funds step up
3 years ago
Seven categories are represented in this month’s top 10, making it the most diverse since February 2020 -
Renewed energy boosts credit as relief rally resumes
3 years ago
Energy companies are performing well and credit indices have resumed their push tighter after a strong surge inwards Monday, outpacing moves in other parts of the financial market -
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 -
Credit funds at a glance: several funds post double digit November returns
3 years ago
November was a strong month for credit hedge funds listed by Creditflux, with latest returns demonstrating the effect of the vaccine/US election rally on fund perfomance -
Ucits at a glance: Year-to-date returns head for double figures
3 years ago
Ucits funds generally performed well in October as 75% achieved positive returns -
Compression plays out as HY and European CLO double Bs outperform
3 years ago
Investment grade and high yield credit spreads have tightened in sync with each other this week, but CDS and CLOs alike underline that the big theme over the past month has been compression between investment grade and high yield -
IG and crossover indices converge while European CLO double Bs rally
3 years ago
iTraxx Crossover is again outperforming Main today with the investment grade index widening 0.11bp to 52.56bp while the crossover index is 2.42bp tighter to 296.99bp. Meanwhile bank research signals that junior CLO tranches could benefit as investors look at covid industries through a different lense -
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 -
LP round up: EIF backs four debt funds while Carlyle wins $1 billion
3 years ago
Institutional investors have allocated just over $4 billion to 27 credit managers in October board meetings -
Mallinckrodt takes chapter 11 prescription as CLOs hold $650 million
3 years ago
CLO managers hold around $657.8 million debt of Mallinckrodt, a Dublin-headquartered biopharmaceutical company that has filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware -
Ouch it Hertz! CDS auction result hits index and protection sellers
3 years ago
Hertz Corporation CDS has been settled at auction at 26.375 cents, much lower than protection sellers might have hoped for only last week. But the final price was slightly better than initial bidding signalled -
Hertz CDS widens sharply ahead of auction with DC challenge unresolved
3 years ago
The Americas Determinations Committee has extended its deadline to resolve a challenge to obligations for next week's Hertz Corp CDS auction -
Zais structured credit fund gains 13% for US pension
3 years ago
Zais Group has generated 13.1% returns to a west coast pension fund through its CLO-focused strategy dubbed ‘Zephyr 7’ -
Argentina triggers failure-to-pay credit event
4 years ago
Argentina has triggered a failure to pay credit event on its sovereign CDS, the Americas Determinations Committee has ruled -
Bankrupt Hertz runs out of gas with CLOs holding $245 million
4 years ago
CLOs hold $245 million of Hertz’ debt as the US-based car rental company drives into bankruptcy protection, with the coronavirus panedemic putting brakes on the Estero, Florida-headquartered's firm car rental operations -
Lupus Alpha CLO funds enter April top 10 after cutting triple B exposure in January
4 years ago
Lupus Alpha CLO High Grade Invest Fund, a Ucits fund managed by Lupus Alpha, topped the Creditflux April hedge fund rankings with 12.05% returns. The Frankfurt-based manager also has two other funds in the top 10 rankings: Lupus Alpha CLO High Quality Invest (9.88%) and Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I (8.94%) -
Ecuador auction settles CDS at 34.9 cents
4 years ago
A credit event auction to settle Ecuador sovereign CDS produced a final price of 34.88 cents, closely reflecting where bonds had been quoted beforehand -
JC Penney bankruptcy weighs on CLO and CDX HY baskets
4 years ago
CLO managers hold nearly $250 million of the debt of JC Penney, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on Friday -
Argentina retreats from wides as it allows more time on $65 billion question
4 years ago
Argentina sovereign CDS has eased back from its recent peak after the country extended the deadline to agree a debt restructuring with international bondholders -
Apollo earmarks $20 billion for dislocation fundraising over 12 months
4 years ago
Apollo's returns for corporate credit, structured credit and direct origination in the first quarter were down 8.3%, 14.7% and 4.8%, respectively, but the firm is looking to launch various credit strategies, including capital solutions, dislocation strategies and distressed strategies, that it “expects to accumulate $20 billion over the next year” -
Mood lifts on stressed credits as European high yield leads rally
4 years ago
Some of the widest trading companies in European credit made a sharp move tighter on hopes of government support extending into high yield, as rallying momentum picked up this morning across the market before a US-led reversal -
Diamond set to be fourth CDS auction in May
4 years ago
An auction to settle CDS referencing Diamond Offshore Drilling will take place on 22 May, the Americas DC has said, adding to auctions earlier in the month for Whiting Petroleum, Frontier Communications and Ecuador -
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”
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