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Dealers set Windstream credit event auction date
5 years ago
An auction to settle CDS referencing Windstream Holdings will take place on Monday, 18 March -
Isda tables plans to rid CDS market of narrowly tailored credit events
5 years ago
After lengthy deliberation, a working group of major firms is today set to publish proposals aimed at ridding the market of ‘narrowly tailored credit events’, whereby borrowers are persuaded to default on debt payments in order to trigger pay-outs for CDS holders -
Windstream set for high CDS pay-out as DC picks initial deliverable obligations
5 years ago
Windstream Holdings CDS protection holders look set for a high pay-out, as the cheapest deliverable obligations into the defaulted company’s credit event auction are quoted in the mid-20s -
Boost for Parker Drilling protection buyers as CDS settles lower than expected
5 years ago
Parker Drilling credit default swaps have settled at a lower value than expected, after physical settlement sell requests drove down the price at auction and increased the windfall for protection buyers -
Parker Drilling recovery implied at 45 cents as dealers get set for CDS auction
5 years ago
An auction to settle credit default swaps referencing Parker Drilling will take place today, with bond trading levels of the defaulted company implying a payout to protection buyers of around 45-46 cents on the dollar -
First Data takeover foreshadows inflows for CLOs that hold the debt
5 years ago
CLO managers that hold portions of First Data Corporation’s $11.5 billion syndicated term debt could find themselves with lots of cash to redeploy later this year if Fiserv completes its acquisition of the financial services company -
Sears CDS settles well above bonds on physical settlement squeeze
5 years ago
Predictions that credit default swaps referencing Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp would recover at a high level have been borne out, with an auction to settle the contracts having returned a value of almost 80 cents on the dollar – nearly 30 points higher than where bonds of the bankrupt US retailer have been quoted -
Dealers gear up to settle Sears CDS and rule on Ziggo successor
5 years ago
The long wait to settle the final price of Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp credit default swaps will end today with a credit event auction, while investors could also learn whether there is successor to contracts referencing deregistered Ziggo Bond Finance -
Credit spread improvement is calm before the storm, warn strategists
5 years ago
European and US credit markets have begun 2019 with a more buoyant tone than they ended 2018, but strategists warn that bearish factors still outweigh and suggest the overall direction of spreads this year is likely to be wider -
Parker Drilling CDS auction deliverables trade in low 50s
5 years ago
There will be two deliverable obligations into an auction to settle credit default swaps referencing Parker Drilling, the Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has decided -
Sears CDS battle heats up as DC challenged to change auction rules
5 years ago
A high profile battle over Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp credit default swaps has taken a new turn, with one market participant challenging the Americas Determinations Committee to change its rules to avert price manipulation by another market participant in the bankrupt retailer's credit event auction -
Sear-iously? Isda slams ex-CFTC commissioner over CDS "hyperbole"
5 years ago
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has waded into a gathering furore over Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp credit default swaps -
Sears CDS settlement extends to 2019 as external review teams line up
5 years ago
Holders of Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp credit default swaps will have to wait until at least 7 January to resolve the contracts, with an external review decision on deliverables into the defaulted borrower’s credit event auction slated for 21 December -
Sears CDS external review panel named to solve Determinations Committee impasse
5 years ago
The North America Determinations Committee has selected an external review panel to decide whether two Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp debt obligations can be delivered into an auction to settle the US retailer’s credit default swaps, having failed to achieve a strong enough quorum among its own 15 members -
Seven deliverables valid for Sears CDS auction, as seven others split DC panel
5 years ago
There will be seven obligations deliverable into an auction on 14 November to settle credit default swaps referencing Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp, the Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has decided. But members of the 15-strong DC were split over whether to include another seven potential deliverables that did not make the cut -
Long-short manager Kingdon grows its credit fund
6 years ago
Kingdon Capital Management's credit assets under management have increased over the last year, SEC filings suggest -
Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
6 years ago
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management -
Investing ethically is worth it
7 years ago
Managers could see less volatile returns as a result of their increasing adoption of ESG-friendly portfolios; meanwhile direct lending is spreading across Europe -
Heading tighter into uncertainty
7 years ago
Tightening loan spreads are making the job of a CLO manager harder in both the US and Europe. But credit volatility could be on the horizon
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