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Russia looks to avoid default as deliverable list points to 27-cent recovery
1 year ago
The Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has published a preliminary list of bonds it deems deliverable into Russian Federation CDS contracts, even though reports suggest Russia may have avoided default with just one day left on the country's grace period for overdue international bond payments -
German real estate co troubles mount on short-seller response and earnings no-show
1 year ago
Friday is proving a bad day to end a bad week in a bad year for Germany's Adler Group, with debt risk measures hitting new levels as short-seller Viceroy responds to the firm's recent investigation by KPMG and the market rumour mill goes up a gear -
Prep work begins for Russia credit event auction
1 year ago
The Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has started preparing for a credit event auction to settle CDS referencing the Russian Federation, which stands on the brink of triggering sovereign contracts -
Potential failure to pay has occurred on Russian CDS, says Determinations Committee
1 year ago
The Russian Federation is moving closer to triggering a credit event on foreign debt, with the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee having ruled a potential failure to pay has occurred -
RusRail no-auction vote means CDS holders must track down bonds
1 year ago
Russian Railways CDS contracts will not be settled via auction despite the borrower having triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled -
DC meets to consider next steps on Russia and RusRail CDS
1 year ago
The Emea Determinations Committee is meeting today, having accepted a request to rule on whether a potential failure to pay has occurred on Russian Federation CDS contracts -
Russian sovereign posed to DC as 'potential failure to pay'
1 year ago
The Russian Federation has again been referred to the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee for the second time in a month, this time with the questioner asking if a potential failure to pay has occurred -
Sovereign in scope as Russian Railways triggers first Ukraine-linked credit event
1 year ago
Russian Railways had triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled, making this the first sanctions-related credit event since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February -
Hidden loan tail risks and mounting single B exposure could pose problem for CLOs: Barclays
1 year ago
A solid rally for leveraged loans this week - against returning weakness in bonds - has put focus back on the market, which seemingly has little tail risk priced in. But short term support factors and a dwindling triple C bucket mask the quality skew, warn Barclays strategists in a note today - which could spell downgrades for single-B minus rated loans -
Russia returns to default pricing as railway co awaits credit event vote
1 year ago
Russian credit spreads are once again under intense pressure and sanctions-related credit events are back under the spotlight as the country's state-owned railway company faces the scrutiny of the Emea Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee -
Russian Railways posed to DC as failure-to-pay credit event
1 year ago
Russian Railways has been posed as a failure-to-pay credit event, following a filing about its debt on the Swiss Stock Exchange on Friday -
Russia extends rally as DC rules against repudiation / moratorium
2 years ago
Russian Federation CDS contracts rallied strongly for a second day on Thursday, after the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee ruled a repudiation / moratorium had not occurred on the country's sovereign debt -
DC accepts request to rule on Russian repudiation / moratorium
2 years ago
The Russian Federation is subject to credit event scrutiny over warnings it could repay foreign bond investors in rubles, with the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee agreeing to rule on a 'potential repudiation / moratorium' question -
Russia debt repudiation / moratorium question lands with Determinations Committee
2 years ago
The Russian Federation looks to be edging closer towards triggering a credit event, having been referred to the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee for a 'potential repudiation / moratorium' on its bonds -
Russia CDS won't be orphaned in credit event but could pay big, say investors
2 years ago
Contrary to a flurry of recent media reports, Russian Federation CDS contracts are highly likely to have deliverable bonds in the event the country triggers a credit event - and this could come soon with high pay outs for protection holders -
Aoyuan CDS needs physical settlement as credit event fails auction liquidity rule
2 years ago
Holders of CDS referencing China Aoyuan will have to physically settle contracts, the Determinations Committee has confirmed, given a lack of depth to markets for the entity -
A fresh approach to loss distribution
2 years ago
Considering how cash balances change over time, loss distribution models can look very different to conventional thinking. So is your CLO’s pricing based on incorrect assumptions? -
Beneath the triple C: resurfacing credits surpass divers as tide turns for CLOs
3 years ago
Upgrades above triple C overtook downgrades to that rating or below in February. Moody's or Standard & Poor's cut six corporate debt issuers to triple C or below in February, out of which just four can be found in CLO portfolios -
Comment: Europcar auction dented short-sellers but not CDS
3 years ago
Far from showing the CDS market is not fit for purpose, last week's Europcar Mobility Group credit event auction was a lesson that speculative short selling is a dangerous ploy - especially when the trade is crowded -
Europcar CDS auction shocks protection buyers with zero pay-out
3 years ago
Wednesay's auction to settle Europcar Mobility Group CDS has left protection buyers on the company with nothing to show for their investments and hedges, after dealers produced an unexpected 100% recovery on contracts due to a technical mismatch in bids and orders -
Europcar sets course for high recovery in 2021's first credit event auction
3 years ago
An auction to settle CDS referencing Europcar Mobility Group has generated an initial market midpoint of 73.5 cents, implying the pay-out to protection buyers could be only 26.5 cents - much lower than five-year CDS contracts had implied -
Europcar CDS auction to include loan deliverables following challenge
3 years ago
An auction tomorrow to settle CDS contracts referencing Europcar Mobility Group will include a term loan facility agreement as a deliverable obligation, following a challenge to the initial list -
Europcar auction faces challenge with tight turnaround
3 years ago
The Emea Determinations Committee has little time to settle a challenge on Europcar Mobility Group deliverable obligations if an auction to settle CDS contracts referencing the defaulted French vehicle hire firm is to take place on time this week -
Europcar CDS auction date set
3 years ago
The Emea Determinations Committee has set a date in January to settle CDS referencing Europcar Mobility Group -
Europcar triggers first credit event in Crossover series 34
3 years ago
Europcar Mobility Group has triggered a failure to pay credit event, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled
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