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Fund performance: Credit funds post double-digit gains
3 years ago
June returns have once again been led by CLO funds, as seven out of the top 10 belong to our CLOs category. -
Credit funds at a glance (August 2020)
3 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits funds march on and erase Q1 losses
3 years ago
95% of Ucits credit funds listed with Creditflux posted positive returns in June to keep up the momentum from May when all but one fund was in positive territory -
Credit hedge funds (August 2020)
3 years ago
Monthly credit hedge fund tables -
Investors get creative with new ways to trade the curve
3 years ago
Credit index curve trading is gaining new features going into August, evidencing deeper liquidity for CDS strategies, but also that investors already have one eye on the upcoming September rolls. -
Rampant technicals push cash and CDS in different directions
3 years ago
Central bank interventions, primary market issuance and high yield defaults have conspired to create major distortions in credit performance, which sources say are ripe for opportunistic trading. -
Banks and high yield corps lead charge as results prompt European rally
3 years ago
High yield corporate credit is today's outperforming part of the market as European credit rallies back from its recent wides, as the latest round of earnings proves stronger than many had expected -
AT1s come into focus after financial CDS rally
3 years ago
The credit rally in June and July has favoured CDS referencing financial borrowers, but sources note a breakdown of usual market relationships that has left pockets of value for investors -
High yield traders take stock amid Crossover/HY compression
3 years ago
A convergence trade is underway this week in the high yield credit market, with US index CDX HY reaching its nearest level versus European counterpart iTraxx Crossover since the start of June -
Travel firms lead sell-off on second wave fears
3 years ago
Travel related companies are in focus for European credit investors at the start of the week, following the UK government's decision to re-impose a 14-day quarantine on people arriving from Spain -
Swedish fund nears public listing after big gains on CLO and tranche trades
3 years ago
Stockholm-based Ymer SC is moving forward with plans to list its structured credit fund on the Nordic Growth Market exchange in Sweden -
First movers in focus for CDS as market grinds to new tights
3 years ago
First is the operative word in corporate credit movers this week, with UK transport firm Firstgroup leading European CDS improvers while FirstEnergy Corp heads the worst performers in the US -
Shot in the arm for US credit as vaccine results prompt outperformance
3 years ago
US credit markets have gained a chance to catch up with European improvement this week, after positive results from a coronavirus vaccine test prompted US outperformance, particularly in high yield -
Credit Rendezvous: record fiscal stimulus provides pick-me-up
3 years ago
Credit markets had a mini bounce-back in the second quarter as central banks poured cash into the economy. But there is great uncertainty about the effects of a second wave of coronavirus. As part of our quarterly report on credit - the Credit Rendezvous - Creditflux spoke to experts across 12 segments of the credit market -
US/Europe gap widens as states roll back reopening plans
3 years ago
Decoupling of US and European performance is the stand-out feature of credit this week, in which fears of a pandemic second wave and further US/China wrangles hold market improvement in check -
LP round up: managers keep fundraising hopes high as GSO targets $7.5 billion for mezz offering
3 years ago
Institutional investors allocated $1.6 billion into credit this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Europe leads opening rally, with Asian boost to autos, banks and commodity traders
3 years ago
A bullish tone in Asia around the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has carried over into the rest of the credit market at the start of the week, taking European spreads tighter and pointing to a solid opening for the US after its long weekend -
Europe outshines US despite caution on inflows and second wave
3 years ago
A week characterised by lower volatility and awash with returning European high yield issuance is ending on a cautious tone, with the US market on holiday and 'second wave' covid concerns bringing a pause to the credit rally -
Curves and skews come back into play as CDS volumes swell
3 years ago
The rapid growth of the CDS market during the coronavirus pandemic has been consolidated in the second quarter, with investors putting on trades not seen in such volume since the 2008 financial crisis. -
Fund performance: CLO funds keep up the momentum for second month running
3 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. -
Credit funds at a glance (July 2020)
3 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits recover lost ground
3 years ago
The foot has come off the gas for many funds - 57% of funds did not break the 2% return barrier. -
Index tranche volumes go into overdrive as CSOs stall
3 years ago
CDS index tranche trading has gathered pace during the coronavirus pandemic, putting the asset class on course for a post-2008 crisis record. -
European ESG index kicks off 10bp tighter than parent index
3 years ago
A new version of the iTraxx Europe index screened for environmental, social and governance standards began trading three months after its intended roll-out was delayed by coronavirus volatility -
Natixis's Ostrum and La Banque Postale AM merge to create €415 billion firm
3 years ago
Natixis has agreed to merge its Ostrum fixed income asset management arm with La Banque Postale's insurance-related asset management business
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