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Single Bs and periphery in favour as European HY market deleverages: BofA
2 years ago
Single B, periphery, leisure, retail and services high yield credit all look to offer value, amid indications the European market is deleveraging quicker than expected -
Points up front: The flattest term curve - work anniversary rewards
2 years ago
If you think CLO term curves are flat with a handful of basis points between three and five-year triple A CLOs, then you haven’t seen anything yet -
Fund performance: Lightning strikes twice as range of credit funds deliver
What seemed like a chance occurrence in February has struck again in March, as seven categories make our top 10 best performing hedge funds -
Telecom Italia spreads dial up as Draghi disconnects network plan
2 years ago
Telecom Italia is among Thursday's underperforming credits in Europe, after the country's prime minister Mario Draghi scrapped plans for a single national fibre network -
Credit and stocks regain composure on rates as oil hits new heights
2 years ago
Credit and equity markets have improved again on Wednesday morning, after US treasury secretary Janet Yellen's comments about possible rate rises spooked markets on Tuesday afternoon -
M&A drives movers in high yield and investment grade
2 years ago
Acquisition talks are having the biggest impact on European credit spreads on Tuesday following the UK bank holiday, with several names moving against an otherwise flat market -
Banks set to offer client clearing of credit index options
2 years ago
Bank members of LCH, the London Stock Exchange's clearing arm, will soon start offering client clearing of CDS index options, as the industry prepares for its next ramp up of margining requirements -
Spread tightening picks up with single names making good ground
2 years ago
The credit market rally picked up its pace on Thursday, after several days of more incremental movement. A notable feature is that single names are picking up the shift and in numerous cases outperforming rather than lagging indices -
Saipem moves sharply on Mozambique moans
2 years ago
Saipem, the Italian energy engineering group, was a big underperformer in a flattish credit market on Wednesday, as uncertainty over a project in Mozambique weighed on first quarter results and its outlook for the year -
Picard and Cleveland-Cliffs underscore high yield single name sensitivity
3 years ago
Picard entered a relief rally on Friday after postponing a triple-tranche bond deal backing a refinancing and shareholder dividend -
Brevan Howard hires senior credit PM
3 years ago
Brevan Howard has hired an experienced credit portfolio manager in New York -
Carlyle senior credit investor joins fintech firm as CFO
3 years ago
An experienced credit investment professional at the Carlyle Group has moved to become chief financial officer at fintech company NoviCap -
Huarong resumes sharp rally as China weighs asset support
3 years ago
China Huarong Asset Manager rallied sharply in the credit market on Wednesday amid media reports China’s central bank could assume some of the state-owned bad debt manager’s assets -
Tobacco splutters in broad market sell off
3 years ago
Credit and equity are under pressure on Tuesday as markets pull back from their improved levels amid concerns about the worsening global covid-19 picture. But tobacco companies have their own problems to contend with, with the US considering a proposal to require lower nicotine levels in cigarettes and other countries also looking to curb sales -
Lord Abbett prepares special situations interval fund
3 years ago
Lord Abbett is preparing to launch a new special situations fund in the form of an interval fund -
Credit Rendezvous: ready and waiting
3 years ago
In Creditflux's quarterly review of credit, portfolio managers tell us that Inflation is likely to nudge higher but they are optimistic because dispersion will pick up and windows of volatility will emerge, rather than elongated phases of stress -
French foodco CDS jumps on bond offering
3 years ago
Picard, the French frozen foods company, is a big underperformer in credit markets on Monday, as it limbered up to bring a triple-tranche bond deal -
China contagion fears linger as Huarong rebounds
3 years ago
China Huarong Asset Manager, the state-owned bad debt manager, is back on a path to improvement after shocking markets by delaying its annual report. But questions remain over the extent of government support and the ripple effects to the wider credit market -
"IG investors might want to rethink the instrument, but they need not fear rising rates just yet"
3 years ago
In his latest column for Creditflux, Cheyne's Duncan Sankey writes that the sharp rise in 10-year US treasuries could be positive for investment grade investors, but value is in CDS rather than bonds -
Travel company CDS soars wider as bond issue converts to concern
3 years ago
TUI, the Anglo-German travel operator, is under pressure in credit and equity markets just it has launched an offering of convertible bonds -
Hermes seeks ESG alpha in companies making changes
3 years ago
Buy-side demand to tick boxes for ESG standards has fuelled a boom in green and social impact bonds that is extending into high yield issuance. But as investment opportunities mount, so does soul-searching about the next phase -
Fund managers brace for EU’s new sustainability regulations
3 years ago
European fund managers were faced with new environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) regulations in March, which enhance disclosure requirements around sustainability -
Technicals support IG while investors hunt for rising stars
3 years ago
Investment grade credit spreads have been stubbornly tight for the past six-months, but investors see positive technical factors that make lower-rated bonds appealing -
Sandalwood funds of credit funds outperform in February
3 years ago
Credit funds of funds came out on top in February, a month characterised by the sell off in US treasuries -
We say it: Creditflux salutes women in credit
3 years ago
The credit industry is blessed with many strong women and for this issue of Creditflux we’re exclusively hearing their voices across our news, analysis and columns
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