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CLO funds are hot in summer as they take nine spots in top 10 (Fund performance)
8 months ago
CLO funds took the lead through summer as the returns of the category index reached 1.88% and 3.18% in June and July, respectively. Both months saw a CLO fund as the top performer — Sound Point Meridian in June, and Oxford Gate Master Fund in July. -
Retail maintains primacy as most distressed sector in Europe with €31 billion of debt restructuring commenced in 1H23
9 months ago
Newly commenced restructurings tracked by Debtwire in Europe during 1H 2023 show 114 mainly large-cap restructurings, compared to 89 tracked in 1H 2022, a 28% increase year-on-year -
Man Group moves into US private credit with new acquisition
10 months ago
Man Group is buying US middle market lender Varagon Capital, according to a company announcement, in a $183 million deal due to complete in Q3 2023. -
Carlyle strikes agreement to manage $112m listed fund and shift strategy to CLOs
1 year ago
Vertical Capital Income Fund has struck an agreement for Carlyle Group to take over as investment advisor in a move which will result in the New York Stock Exchange-listed fund shifting focus towards CLO debt and equity investments. -
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 -
Brazil rally picks up as Bolsonaro keeps calmo
1 year ago
A rally in Brazilian credit spreads picked up late on Tuesday and has carried over to Wednesday, after outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro broke his lengthy silence on the weekend’s election without challenging the result -
Euro credit rallies in disconnect from US, Asia and equities
1 year ago
Credit spreads are heading tighter in Europe on Thursday, despite weakness in other markets, as this week’s volatile oscillation brings another change of direction -
Schroders beats five to win structured credit mandate as pension terminates Franklin Templeton
1 year ago
Schroders has beat out five other credit managers to win up to $108 million for a securitised credit mandate from a US pension. It comes after investment consultant RVK recommended to terminate the pension’s investment in Franklin Templeton due to “underwhelming performance and decreasing assets” -
Mixed signals abound but European weakness persists
1 year ago
European financial markets are losing further ground against the US in a cautious start to the week, as the euro approaches parity with the dollar for the first time and latest data supports the Federal Reserve maintaining a hawkish approach to policy -
Retailers, travel cos and Italian banks lead charge as market rally accelerates
1 year ago
Retail companies have been resurgent on Thursday as the credit market’s relief rally gathered pace, with Europe seeking to catch up with the US following its strong surge -
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 -
Investors look to US response after Putin lights touch paper on Ukraine intervention
2 years ago
Credit investors are left facing a what-happens-next moment after Vladimir Putin recognised the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine as independent states, paving the way for Russian forces to intervene. In response the US has moved swiftly to impose new sanctions targeting the two regions -
Ukrainian volatility speaks loud and clear after Russia talks fail
2 years ago
Ukrainian and Russian credit are ending the week with renewed volatility, as failed attempts at diplomatic talks appeared to exacerbate rather than simmer down tensions between the countries -
Saipem near-term default risk spikes following Moody's downgrade
2 years ago
Saipem's CDS curve has inverted precariously to reflect the company having become the most likely near-term default in the iTraxx Crossover index -
US leads charge in strong relief rally
2 years ago
Credit markets have entered a relief rally on rising optimism the omicron covid variant will not prove as severe as had been feared -
Italy underscores market caution as credit traders fail to reward upgrade
2 years ago
Credit markets are finely poised on Monday as traders look for directional signals, following one of the most volatile weeks in recent times -
Fund performance: Dominant CLO funds look to end the year with 20%-plus gains
2 years ago
Once again the Creditflux hedge fund top 10 is dominated by CLO funds, with seven funds among the best performers in September. -
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 -
Healthcare M&A offers diverging prognoses in high yield as market recuperates
2 years ago
Grifols, the Spanish healthcare business, is making a push wider at odds with rallying markets, having brought €2 billion equivalent of bonds to back its acquisition of European plasma player Biotest -
Credit Fundraising: Blue Owl and WhiteHorse gain from improving animal spirits
2 years ago
Fundraising perked up in July as managers raised $14.9 billion for credit funds - the third highest monthly amount this year -
UK pension allocates £2.1 billion to CQS, Neuberger and Oaktree
2 years ago
Three global credit managers have won a total of £2.1 billion in credit mandates from Brunel Pension Partnership, as part of its newly launched Multi Asset Credit Fund. -
It's all relative: IG index drifts wide of 50bp as European CLO triple Bs outperform
2 years ago
US investment grade credit has been an underperformer in the last few weeks with CDX IG trading north of 50 basis points again. But European CLO triple Bs are looking strong while there is a stronger bid for two- to three-year paper in the US -
Credit Rendezvous: And breathe...
2 years ago
The unanimous verdict is that credit spreads will be moving wider – they have to. But the difficulty credit fund managers face is predicting when the next sell-off comes and how sharp it will be. In the Q3 instalment of Creditflux’s Credit Rendezvous, the over-riding message from portfolio managers is that there’s little point in taking on too much risk. The report features the views of prominent credit figures including Paul Horvath (Orchard), Himani Trivedi (Nuveen), Ronnie Jaber (Onex), Graham Rainbow (Alcentra) and Michelle Russell-Dowe (Schroders). The report looks at 14 segments of the market including CLOs, direct lending, leveraged loans, distressed debt and credit derivatives. -
Lupus Alpha CLO funds bounce over 100% in year-long rise
2 years ago
Lupus Alpha’s CLO funds have posted 100%-plus returns in the past 12 months, with Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes II up 137.24%
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