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Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
1 year ago
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January -
Fund performance: Credit funds end difficult 2022 on a positive note
1 year ago
In December 66% of credit funds reached a positive return, following an even better November where 81% of all funds pushed into the black -
Powell outlook brings risk buyers out in droves, but reality check looks soon to follow
1 year ago
Comments by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday on the pace of future rate hikes have prompted a sharp rally across global financial markets, including credit. But dissenting voices have already begun to point out the enthusiasm is likely overdone -
Europe regains momentum versus US despite bank concerns
1 year ago
European outperformance is extending this week, taking investment grade and high yield spreads alike to their tightest prints since June relative to their US peers. But Credit Suisse remains a blot on Europe’s record as the bank’s short term risk levels continue a worrying trend -
China property rescue plan keeps credit on front foot
1 year ago
China’s policy shift on covid rules and measures to prop up its ailing property market have brought a buoyant start to the week, despite financial markets having already rallied sharply last week -
Fund performance: August provides much-needed relief for CLO funds
1 year ago
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Powell moves set to surpass power moves as credit spreads head wider
2 years ago
Hedging has been a prominent feature of financial markets ahead of Wednesday’s hotly anticipated US Federal Reserve statements, but Russia’s move to escalate its war efforts in Ukraine has injected another layer of uncertainty -
Jackson Hole fears and Chinese drought bring bearish start to week
2 years ago
The US Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium is a key point of focus for investors from the outset this week, with many nervous about the possibility of more hawkish statements arising from that meeting -
Italian rout gathers pace as credit relationships warp well beyond historical norms
2 years ago
Renewed selling pressure on Thursday has taken credit spreads back towards the year’s wides, with financial borrowers underperforming as Chinese covid cases, US inflation and a drought in Italy all weigh on sentiment -
Consumer confidence shock sends spreads back to wides
2 years ago
Weak US consumer confidence numbers on Tuesday sent shockwaves through markets that are continuing to reverberate in Wednesday's trading session -
Fund performance: Credit hits another bump in the road after March revival
2 years ago
There was more upheaval for credit funds in April, reversing the mini-recovery in March as 40% of funds made positive returns, a decrease on the 47% in March -
Fund outflows extend despite sharp improvement in credit performance
2 years ago
This has been a much better week for credit and equity market performance than last, but that has not stopped the tide of investors looking to withdraw their money from funds for such risk assets -
Big swing for high yield property co as bears make new push
2 years ago
Credit trading has turned decidedly bearish again as the weekend approaches, with investors bracing for a host of market-impacting developments. This has brought a particularly volatile reversal in performance for one European high yield borrower -
Heavy mood greets Europe’s return as earnings and rates policy weigh
2 years ago
The European market on its return after the long weekend is greeted with another sizeable push wider in spreads, with focus on US Federal reserve policy, this week’s round of corporate earnings and the prospect of US 10-year inflation linked bond yields turning positive for the first time in two years -
"Faltering oil supply is lamentable at a time of strategic and moral shortfall"
2 years ago
We need to accept the pain and cut dependence on Russian oil today -
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 -
Scramble to cover shorts extends rally, but analysts stub out tobacco
2 years ago
European outperformance of US credit is picking up despite the UK posting record inflation numbers, as optimism on Ukraine combines with the wrong-footing of investors that had positioned extremely bearishly -
That's my ResponsAbility: M&G to buy Swiss impact investor
2 years ago
M&G says it has agreed to buy a majority stake in $3.7 billion Swiss impact private debt and private equity manager responsAbility Investments to grow its sustainable investment capabilities -
Fund performance: CLO funds pick up where they left off
3 years ago
New year, same funds leading the way with CLO strategies the top performers in January -
Ucits at a glance: Advent ends calendar year on top
3 years ago
Ucits ended 2020 on the rise as 89% of funds achieved positive returns in December -
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 -
LP round up: $5 billion flows to credit as private market allocations increase
3 years ago
Global institutional investors allocated nearly $5 billion to credit funds this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Credit fundraising: distressed keeps in favour but CLO ETFs emerge
4 years ago
Five months into global lockdown and distressed debt funds are still proving popular, but several managers have found success pitching other types of credit strategies -
Fund performance: CLO funds keep up the momentum for second month running
4 years ago
May returns have been led by continued momentum from CLO funds. In the last month, funds that invest in CLO notes in some capacity have made up 90% of our top 10, while 97% of funds listed generated positive returns - an improvement of 15% on last month's figures. -
Fund performance: CLO tranches move up
4 years ago
April returns managed a partial bounce back after a tumultuous March. 82% of funds listed in the Creditflux database made positive returns, showing at least small signs of recovery after 90% of all funds listed posted negative returns in March
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