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Oaktree reports distressed gains over year despite Q4 losses
5 years ago
Oaktree was not immune from challenging fourth quarter globally. Its distressed debt strategy, for instance, returned a gross loss of 1.5% -
Performing credit tops distressed credit for Blackstone, but credit AUM declines
5 years ago
The firm is looking to boost its direct lending business to gain $10 billion of available capital over the next couple of years -
CLOs can survive defaults, but it could be death by triple Cs
5 years ago
Covenant deterioration in the leveraged loan market has caused sleepless nights for CLO managers who worry that when defaults start to rise, recovery rates will be lower than in past downturns. But market participants are expressing concern that ratings, rather than defaults, pose a greater risk to the market -
August: fund performance
5 years ago
CLO spreads jumped wider in August, but funds that invest in these assets have been able to outperform -
September: credit funds at a glance
5 years ago
White Oak Global Advisors held a $2.1 billion final close on a new direct lending fund, while Phil Raciti's move from CVC Credit Partners to Halcyon Capital Management was one of the biggest moves in the credit industry -
US pension fund's credit performance stumbles with 2.3% 12-month return
5 years ago
Maryland State and Retirement & Pension System, the $51.9 billion public pension fund, generated 2.31% returns from its credit portfolio for the fiscal year to June 30, down from 10% the year before -
Experienced CSAM holds off boutiques to win biggest prize
5 years ago
Credit Suisse Asset Management became a two-time winner of the Creditflux Manager of the Year award last month after picking up the 2018 trophy in front of a packed house at London’s Landmark Hotel on 9 May -
Structured credit investors look beyond US RMBS
6 years ago
Re-remic, re-performing loans, non-performing loans and single family rental securitisations have come into favour as non-agency RMBS issuance dries up -
European Commission introduces proposals to tackle high levels of NPLs
6 years ago
In a bid to address the high levels of non-performing loans that are sitting on bank balance sheets, and to reduce future accumulation of NPLs in the banking sector, the European Commission yesterday released proposals to try and tackle the issue. -
Tetragon shuts down distressed debt fund amid claims of fundraising struggles
6 years ago
Tetragon Financial Group is shuttering one of its subsidiary’s funds amid claims of troubles with fundraising -
AUM drops but Oaktree dubs 2017 a "strong" year
6 years ago
Alternative investment specialist Oaktree Capital Management has reported a slight decrease in assets under management for the year of 2017 – but the Los Angeles-based firm’s chief executive described the year as a “strong” one for the company -
Lazard announces 2017 earnings and considers C Corporation structure
6 years ago
Bermuda-headquartered Lazard is considering a ‘C Corporation’ structure, under which the corporation would be taxed separately from its owners -
Managers predict skill will win out
6 years ago
We asked managers to predict the year ahead across a range of credit strategies. Overall, they had a positive outlook. By Grace Jennings-Edquist -
Countdown begins to Creditflux Manager Awards 2018
6 years ago
The highlight of the awards season - Creditflux's Manager Awards ceremony - will take place on 9 May and submissions process is now open -
Off-the-run credits help Wasserstein outperform US high yield
6 years ago
Buying discounted US high yield pays off for Wasserstein, which is the top-performing US high yield fund this year -
New European credit firm hires investor relations head from CQS after strong start
6 years ago
A recently-launched fund manager has hired from CQS after raising roughly €100 million for its debut credit opps fund -
Join the debate: CLO ramp-up failings
6 years ago
“There is one manager out there that has got away with this behaviour for several years. The ‘fight back’ from investors is overdue” -
Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
6 years ago
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management -
New credit fund manager Caius posts 20%-plus returns for 2017
6 years ago
Recently launched credit fund manager Caius Capital has put in spectacular returns so far in 2017, according to investor sources -
Black Diamond credit hedge fund joins Creditflux listings
7 years ago
Black Diamond Credit Strategies Master Fund is the latest addition to Creditflux’s growing hedge fund listings -
GSO to close $3 billion distressed credit fund, reports Bloomberg
7 years ago
Bloomberg reports that GSO Capital Partners is shutting down its distressed debt hedge fund, in order to shift assets into funds with longer lock-up periods -
Black days ahead for CLOs as Seadrill warns of potential default
7 years ago
More than 80 CLOs look set to take a hit in the near future after oil driller Seadrill Partners warned about a possible default on its debt
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