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Olivier Renault
- JP Morgan CIO desk was short the "widow maker", WSJ reports less than 1 hour ago
- Trader jumps to new role with dealer in New York less than 1 hour ago
- US retailer gaps wider on poor Q1 results 1 hour ago
- Credit market snapshot: Greek fears continue to drive credit... 2 hours ago
- Loan trading head exits role with dealer 1 day ago
- Oak Hill Advisors confirms senior hire to its London office 1 hour ago
- New York hedge fund manager raises $112 million for credit fund 1 hour ago
- Barclays plans to raise credit hedge fund, reports HFMWeek 1 day ago
- Long-short credit strategies fit well in a Ucits fund, managers... 2 days ago
- New York City makes credit fund allocations, reports Pensions &... 3 days ago
- CIFC's cash holding soars after selling two CLO contracts less than 1 hour ago
- Goldman prices manager's debut $353 million CLO 1 hour ago
- New hire by Winters' Renshaw Bay hints at push into CLOs 1 day ago
- Active secondary market player continues to trade out of CLO... 1 day ago
- CDO specialist exits broker dealer in New York 1 day ago
- Greek government blinks first as foreign law bondholders repaid... 1 day ago
- Verso reshuffles itself back up ratings 1 day ago
- US mortgage lender Rescap files for bankruptcy 2 days ago
- Chesapeake gets $3 billion breathing space 3 days ago
- Eircom noteholders facing wipe-out after revised bid rejected 6 days ago
Shortcuts
May 2012
Analysis: Measuring the bullet-proofing; Life in plastic: not so fantastic; …
Comment: Wolseley - Direct lenders could be Europe’s salvation; Fishknife - Everyone worries about tail risk; They said it; Points up front: secondary tactics; Points up front: toxic waste; …
Fundamentals: Legacy CLOs fuel demand for short-dated loans; Court ruling could push Kodak gains into reverse; F1 motors into US as top borrowers look across Atlantic; UK banks seek to turn overlooked loans into funding gold; …
Funds: CLO funds join listing of credit hedge funds; Dealers make hay from growing credit ETF flows; Buyside giant leads charge into tranches ; London-based hedge fund hires as funds stampede to buy structured credit ; Chenavari makes hires as it builds assets; …
Structured: CLO’s first loss piece sees value tumble; Class X reappears in CLOs with new purpose; Lehman’s asset managers plan return to CLO market; US manager plans to break into top-tier CLO bracket ; …
Trading: Maiden Lane hedging pushes index down; Traders target corporates for bearish play on France; Traders resist calls to rewrite sovereign CDS docs; French bank falls into line on CDS clearing ; Managers lead real money charge into options ; …
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CFlux secondary
CLO index levels:
| Index | 14 May |
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| CFlux USD AAA | ↑ | 96.0 |
| CFlux USD AA | ↑ |
87.7 |
| CFlux USD A | ↑ | 85.1 |
| CFlux USD BBB | ↓ | 77.2 |
| CFlux USD BB | ↑ |
75.9 |
| CFlux USD EQ | ↓ | 76.7 |
