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Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
1 year ago
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January -
Italian NPLs under spotlight as debt collector spreads blow wider
1 year ago
Intrum, the Swedish debt collection firm, is suffering a sharp push wider in credit spreads after writing down part of a portfolio focused on the Italian market -
LP round up: two managers terminated as 20 win $2.5 billion
1 year ago
US institutional investors allocated over $2.5 billion to 20 credit managers in October, according to documents seen by Creditflux. Two credit fund managers however were terminated in the month -
Sculptor CEO Levin refutes "personal issue" accusation by ex-chief Och
1 year ago
Sculptor Capital Management’s independent board and the company’s chief executive officer and chief investment officer Jimmy Levin have fired back at former CEO and founder Daniel Och after he cited a “personal issue” in reference to Levin’s past -
Fund performance: Déjà vu as April leaders dominate
2 years ago
CLO funds stayed in the top flight for another month as they took over the top 10 credit hedge fund return table in May, when 87% of all funds listed made positive returns -
LP round-up: $2.6 billion flows into 26 credit managers
3 years ago
A stuck ship in the Suez Canal may have prevented others from getting through one of the world's busiest waterways in March, but allocations to credit funds were much more free flowing as investors poured over $2.6 billion into the hands of credit managers -
No CDS auction for Scandinavian Airlines 'soft' credit event, rules DC
3 years ago
A credit event auction will not take place for Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark–Norway–Sweden CDS contracts, despite the company triggered a restructuring credit event last month, the EMEA Determinations Committee has ruled -
Credit fundraising: Dubai manager gets in on the act as direct lending takes off
3 years ago
Shuaa launches credit fund in the Gulf as Ares, Contingency, HPS and Perceptive are among those to close billion-plus funds -
Scandinavian Airlines System triggers restructuring credit event
3 years ago
Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark–Norway–Sweden has triggered a restructuring credit event as a result of its recent recapitalisation, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled -
Credit event auctions mount as European resistance breaks
3 years ago
Two constituent defaults in iTraxx Crossover — the first to hit the European on-the-run index in almost two years — have made 2020 the second busiest year ever for credit event auctions -
Hema and Matalan auctions set as DC ponders Ensco credit event
3 years ago
Dates have been set for credit event auctions to settle two constituent defaults in iTraxx Crossover — the first to hit the European on-the-run index in almost two years -
LP round up: Connecticut eyes Fortress for private credit partnership
3 years ago
Investors placed $3.3 billion across 26 credit mandates over the past fortnight, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
LP round up: Oregon eyes $1.8 billion into structured credit
3 years ago
Institutional investors have earmarked over $6 billion to credit funds over the past two weeks -
Wirecard CDS auction set to have two deliverables
3 years ago
Two notes look set to be deliverable into an auction to settle Wirecard CDS, according to an initial list published by the EMEA Determinations Committee -
LP round up: managers keep fundraising hopes high as GSO targets $7.5 billion for mezz offering
3 years ago
Institutional investors allocated $1.6 billion into credit this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
LP round-up: mighty Oaks win $1 billion apiece from Calpers
4 years ago
Credit investors allocated over $3 billion to 18 credit managers this week across a wide range of strategies -
Weatherford faces credit event auction with 50% area recoveries implied
4 years ago
The Americas Credit Determinations Committee has agreed to hold an auction to settle CDS referencing Weatherford International, having ruled last week the Houston headquartered oilfield services provider had triggered a bankruptcy credit event -
New Look triggers credit event with big pay-out likely for CDS
5 years ago
The Europe, Middle East & Africa Determinations Committee has ruled that New Look has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event -
Ellington hires business development head in London
5 years ago
Ellington Management Group has appointed Jonas Frantz to head up business development in Europe and the Middle East, according to market sources -
New Look bankruptcy credit event question put before Determinations Committee
5 years ago
The Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee for the Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region has been asked to rule on whether New Look, the UK based clothes retailer, has triggered a bankruptcy credit event -
Steinhoff has triggered failure-to-pay credit event, rules DC
5 years ago
Steinhoff Europe has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, the EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled unanimously -
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 -
Illiquid credit boost returns for PensionDanmark
5 years ago
PensionDanmark has generated 5.8% returns from its illiquid credit portfolio for the year 2018, according to its latest annual report published today. But its liquid credit portfolio took a 3.4% hit -
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 -
GSO co-founder plans new credit business
5 years ago
GSO Capital Partners co-founder Tripp Smith is launching his own credit management firm, according to a report by Bloomberg
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