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French hedgers price in election six months ahead
2 years ago
The CDS market is well known to be more reactive than cash credit to changes of sentiment. However, a growing fixation among participants to price in macro and political risk ahead of time appears to have hit an extreme in the case of French presidential election hedging — more than six months before the country goes to the polls -
Financial CDS move points to relative value boost
3 years ago
The credit derivatives market could take an important step towards greater versatility with the 21 September roll, as participants again consider whether to begin including financial names in the CDX IG investment grade index -
BTIG hires strategist to cover US and European financials
4 years ago
Nandana Shenoy has joined BTIG in New York to work as a strategist covering US and European financials, according to an announcement by the brokerage -
Apollo Global Management ends year with a bang
4 years ago
CLOs returned 8% while direct origination continues to be "rocket fuel", the company said -
Credit traders expose themselves to Brexit bungle
4 years ago
Credit investors have set themselves up for disappointment, with UK related names leading another push tighter ahead of the culmination of talks between the UK and European Union aimed at reaching a last-gasp Brexit agreement -
Regulation stifles SRTs, but banks and investors revel in quarter-four outperformance
5 years ago
Over the course of 2018 there was roughly €6.5 billion of issuance in the market for significant risk transfer (SRT) deals, sources say, with the last three months understood to be the busiest quarter on record -
AT1s should be highly valued, not feared
5 years ago
Additional tier one (AT1) bonds stand out as a rich source of value this year, say portfolio managers, despite the shock headlines generated mid-February by Santander’s decision not to call a €1.5 billion note -
Trups CDO spreads shift wide of late 2018 levels as EJF produces $314 million deal
5 years ago
Trups CDO spreads have widened since the end of last year – much like corporate credit spreads – after EJF Investments priced its sixth securitisation of financial company debt. -
Former BlueMountain portfolio manager resurfaces at KKR
5 years ago
A credit specialist who left BlueMountain in 2017 has resurfaced at KKR Credit as a director in its New York office, Creditflux has learned -
Banco Popular becomes first credit to trigger new-style CDS
6 years ago
Isda’s credit determinations committee ruled on Friday that Spain’s Banco Popular has triggered a “government intervention” credit event on its credit default swaps -
French financial trades boost European credit hedge funds
6 years ago
Credit hedge funds that play in European financials have posted big gains on French bank credit ahead of this month’s presidential elections. -
Rising rates could boost AT1 bonds, finds JP Morgan
7 years ago
Rising rates will have positive implications for additional tier one bonds, finds a note from JP Morgan's credit research team -
Societe Generale emerging markets and financials trader exits bank
7 years ago
Veteran credit trader leaves French bank in London -
Veteran financials trader leaves Mizuho in London
7 years ago
Mizuho loses seasoned financials credit trader from London offices after strong growth in recent years -
Forget the Dow's milestone, look at subordinated financials
7 years ago
The iTraxx subordinated financials index breaks dipped below 200bp yesterday -
Credit trader heading to BNP Paribas after just months with rival
7 years ago
Trader set to return to a dealer he had worked at for nine years, after the briefest of stints at a rival European bank -
German lender shares an update on struggling cocos
7 years ago
UniCredit spreads tighten as the bank unveils plan, while NordLB’s restructuring plans still won’t help coupon skipping bonds -
Citi snaps up trader in London as musical chairs continues in financials
7 years ago
In the hottest job market in credit right now, Citi poaches from HSBC -
Financial credit trader set to join HSBC after leaving US giant in London
7 years ago
An experienced financial credit trader is tipped to join HSBC in London -
Monte dei Paschi’s plans give financial credit a boost
7 years ago
Italian bank outperforms as financials rally -
CDS spreads tighten on comments over UK banks' holdco debt
7 years ago
UK banks saw their credit default swaps tighten yesterday, as the credit market pored over their senior CDS paper to try and work out quite what they’re protected against -
Citi hires for financials credit sales amid market volatility
7 years ago
As financial markets are on the tip of everyone’s tongue, Citi picks up experienced sales specialist -
Financial credit markets take fright at Deutsche Bank fine prospect
7 years ago
Credit markets reacted nervously to the news that the US justice department wants to fine Deutsche Bank $14 billion for misdeeds in the mortgage-backed securities business -
Details emerge of Axiom's pre-Brexit financials play
7 years ago
Manager limits UK exposure and increases cash holdings but still suffers 1.22% loss in June -
Kames financials specialist heads to rival fund manager
7 years ago
An experienced financials specialist has switched to a firm in Edinburgh to work on fixed income opportunities
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