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KKR deploys 10% of $2 billion coronavirus dislocation credit fund
4 years ago
KKR Credit has plans to launch a $2 billion dislocated corporate and asset backed credit fund to take advantage of coronavirus-induced volatility. And the New York-based manager has wasted no time swooping on opportunities after deploying $212 million by 9 April -
Selecta and Southwest battered as market trades flat as a pancake
4 years ago
Single name credit movements are taking focus as market volatility abates, with Selecta Group and Southwest Airlines earnings putting them among the biggest wideners -
Credit keeps its own rhythm amid oil crash and EU clash
4 years ago
As another week of worry and disappointment ends, the most optimistic thing that can be said for credit is the new peak spreads are lower than those that went before - suggesting a more manageable level of volatility is starting to characterise the market -
Credit Rendezvous: recovery begins, but is it U, V or even W?
4 years ago
Investing in credit is not as easy as ABC. The coronavirus crisis has crushed valuations and although most assets will eventually pull to par, no one is sure how the recovery will pan out -
Extreme gap opens for basis traders as relief packages cause distortion
4 years ago
Evidence abounds for how government and central bank interventions in the coronavirus crisis are distorting credit markets, but one clear signal is the flip-around of the basis between corporate bonds and CDS in recent days -
Europe/US credit gap extends as coronavirus curves part ways
4 years ago
The gap between European and US credit performance is widening as hopes rise in Europe the spread of the coronavirus could be slowing even as its impact extends in the US -
Jump-to-default risk collapses after Senate backs biggest ever US relief package
4 years ago
The US Senate's agreement of a record $2 trillion stimulus package is shaking jump-to-default risk from high yield corporate credit today, with some iTraxx Crossover constituents shedding over 1,000bp from the front end of their CDS curves -
Credit market hits new wides as government outbreak measures intensify
4 years ago
Credit market are making another push wider at the start of the week, after governments tightened restrictions on movement to deal with the escalating coronavirus outbreak -
Credit traders' kickstand: rolling with the pain, as relative value trades come unstuck
4 years ago
What a difference a month - and a pandemic - make. This time in February, no-one could have imagined a global financial crisis would be unfolding, that credit performance would be a battle between a virus and some of the biggest government and central bank interventions on record, that today's iTraxx Europe and CDX index rolls would traverse unprecedented ranges, that option expiry strikes would be blown beyond recognition, or that cash and CDS differentials would be whipsawing with such violence -
Credit traders’ kickstand: roll nightmares haunt CDS market as indices whiplash
It’s Friday 13th, but CDS traders will be hoping the worst of the horror shows are behind them as they try to regather their shredded nerves in time for next week’s biannual index rolls -
Credit breakdown as one-day volatility outstrips financial crisis
4 years ago
Credit default swap markets have surpassed the record one-day volatility of the global financial crisis, with indices surging to new wide prints as the spiralling impact of the coronavirus outbreak brings government lockdowns on travel while wreaking havoc on oil prices and supply chains -
Tranche traders aim to navigate default risk while staying clear of coronavirus contagion
4 years ago
The CDS market is navigating between two sources of risk for equity and mezzanine high yield index tranches. The default of US media company McClatchy has focused idiosyncratic concerns, while the spread of the coronavirus has stoked fears of a systemic sell-off. -
Credit Rendezvous: the outlook in 2020 across a dozen segments of the credit market
4 years ago
Welcome to the Credit Rendezvous, the first instalment of a regular feature published by Creditflux that tracks credit market dynamics in a dozen segments from investment grade, liquid loans, CLOs and CSOs all the way through to distressed debt. We view this as the meeting point for credit specialists across strategies to share their perspectives -
Deep dive trade is on, but single name risks still abound
4 years ago
High yield CDS is reversing its previous underperformance versus investment grade, reflecting an investor shift down the quality spectrum in cash bonds. -
Arizona pension to deploy up to $700 million a year in private credit
4 years ago
Arizona Public Safety Employee System is looking to deploy $600-700 million in private credit strategies per year in order to meet its target allocation, according to board documents seen by Creditflux. -
Azimut hires ex-Dyal official as it aims to buy minority equity in asset managers
4 years ago
Azimut will initially focus on acquiring minority stakes in alternative asset managers with under $3 billion AUM – including private credit, private equity, infrastructure and real estate firms -
Roll week leaves CDS in strange places
4 years ago
CDS traders navigate a much-changed landscape in October, after one of the most impactful index rolls in recent times. -
Ucits at a glance
4 years ago
A round-up of ucits fund performance -
Investor requirements rather than performance is driving ESG push: Creditflux survey
4 years ago
Only 14% of respondents to Creditflux's global credit ESG survey said performance was the main reason they were adopting envoronmental, social and governance-themed strategies -
Highbridge refocuses on credit as it liquidates listed multi-strategy fund
4 years ago
Highbridge Capital Management has announced to investors in a multi-strategy fund that it is winding down the vehicle and refocusing its business exclusively towards credit -
Blackstone builds on multi-asset approach with fifth fund
5 years ago
The new vehicle will invest directly into Blackstone deals across its alternatives platform -
Akin Gump bolsters financial restructuring debt team with four partners
5 years ago
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has bolstered its financial restructuring and global debt finance team with a new Connecticut office and the addition of four partners -
BlackRock seeks $1 billion for new multi-strat opportunities fund
5 years ago
The new trust will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities and up to 40% in special situations, SEC filings reveal -
Destra and BlueBay team up to launch credit interval fund
6 years ago
Destra has become the latest manager to launch an interval fund - Destra International & Event-Driven Credit Fund - which will focus on two strategies: multi-strategy international credit and event driven credit. -
Manchester pension fund awards Stone Harbor £1 billion multi-credit mandate
6 years ago
A £21 billion UK pension fund has appointed global fixed income specialists Stone Harbor Investment Partners to manage a £1 billion multi-asset credit mandate
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