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Managers need to be able to capitalise on favourable document language
15 days ago
Maximising CLO returns post-reinvestment requires document flexibility and manager expertise -
The markets are supporting high reset and refi volumes —but sometimes calls are a better option
2 months ago
Broadly syndicated loans and CLOs kicked off 2024 with a nice rally. As a result, we are seeing a resurgence of majority CLO equity holders exercising their rights to refinance, reset, or even call their CLOs. -
Rates are moving lower, which makes CLO equity look better versus loans
3 months ago
The latest edition of The Last Tranche podcast talked to new Octagon CEO Gretchen Lam about triple A spreads, CLO redemptions and whether investing in third-party CLO equity makes sense again -
Private credit’s abundant dry powder is great news for CLOs as well as borrowers
5 months ago
The recent rapid growth in private credit funds has garnered much attention from market participants and media pundits. While naysayers warn that this “shadow banking” channel could be a bubble waiting to burst in the higher-for-longer environment, issuers and investors continue to flock to the asset class. -
It’s not just high interest rates that are helping CLOs outperform
6 months ago
It is unlikely a well-capitalised sponsor would allow a growing portfolio company to default -
Basel III looks likely to further increase banks investment in CLO triple As
7 months ago
Demand for CLO triple As has grown substantially over the past few years as more banking institutions, pension funds, asset managers and insurance companies discover this attractive asset class, which historically has never taken a loss. -
Borrowers are finding creative ways to address loan maturities
10 months ago
Amend and extends have been the loan market’s flavour of the year. At the same time, many CLO reinvestment periods are reaching their end because the reset market is virtually closed. -
Points up front
10 months ago
Get off the bus, but don't despair -
Past returns: UBS gives up on CLOs
1 year ago
10 years ago, officials at UBS told Creditflux they were not closing their CLO origination business, despite mounting evidence to the contrary -
" CLOs do not introduce more credit risk, nor do they offer less liquidity, than comparable products"
1 year ago
The pressure facing some banks is self-inflicted. Their portfolios lack exposure to CLOs -
Points up front: CLO PM to cheese-maker? You cheddar believe it
1 year ago
Hear the phrase “it’s close to maturity” and CLO investors might be put off by a bond that’s seen better days... -
Past returns: US firms become Euro CLO issuers
1 year ago
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported on CIFC Asset Management and Voya Investment Management harbouring European CLO ambitions as US issuers became accustomed to risk retention. -
"There is ample time and flexibility on the pathway from warehouse to securitisation"
1 year ago
A big loan sell-off does not mean CLO warehouses will be forced to liquidate -
"The CLO that started the wave of prints and sprints paid near 20bp more than the market average"
1 year ago
It is possible to hit a home run with a print and sprint CLO, but execution is difficult -
CSAM does the CLO awards double
1 year 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 -
We’ll get through this awkward patch
1 year ago
Wide liabilities have made pricing CLOs trickier in the past few months. But speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium were optimistic that the arbitrage is OK — so long as you can place those triple As -
"Wholesale moves into risk areas after internal changes should sound an alarm"
1 year ago
The composition of CLO managers is changing, so management styles may drift -
"The CLO market can resemble a primary school soccer game, with everyone crowded around the ball"
2 years ago
The ability to refinance or reset a CLO is valuable, but there are friction costs to consider -
Sofr, so complicated
2 years ago
At Creditflux’s US CLO Summit debate centred on Libor and Sofr. Hot topics included tenors, Libor floors being out-of-the money and investors changing their views on spread adjustments -
Points up front: Same building, different rules at Credit Suisse
2 years ago
If market participants needed confirmation that the banking and asset management arms of Credit Suisse operate independently, then the opening panel at Creditflux’s US CLO Summit last month seemed to provide it. -
Flexible approach is designed to deliver competitive performance
Nuveen’s Symphony CLOs benefit from teams who are active across a range of credit and bond funds -
"The loan market is the septic tank for sub-single B LBO financing"
2 years ago
Portfolios of single name IG CDS are less complex and more liquid than CLOs -
"The reset market is open, but it doesn’t always make sense to extend the life of a CLO"
2 years ago
Strong secondary loan prices are making CLO liquidations a compelling option -
"This is the CLO market’s time to shine and prove it deserves to be a mainstream asset class"
2 years ago
The CLO market shouldn’t fear inflation — in fact, 2022 could be a very good year indeed -
Points up front: Diverse? More like reverse
2 years ago
Diverse leadership structures at asset management firms are known to attract institutional investors. But we hear that one CLO manager has taken advantage of this by presenting itself as a diverse organisation
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