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Global Loan Highlights 1Q24: Don’t call it a comeback
2 months ago
Loan refinancing share hits historic high, but IG issuance stymies YoY global growth -
Loan Highlights 3Q23: Loan volumes remain significantly lower than historical averages
8 months ago
Capital markets loan activity continued to struggle in the third quarter of 2023, as issuers in the Americas and Europe held off from tapping markets -
"Faltering oil supply is lamentable at a time of strategic and moral shortfall"
2 years ago
We need to accept the pain and cut dependence on Russian oil today -
LP round up: Oak Hill wins $3bn mandate as credit allocations near $10bn in March
2 years ago
Institutional investors revealed over $9.5 billion of allocations to credit funds in March. Oak Hill Advisors walked away with the largest mandate, as US heavyweight pension Calpers allocated a whopping $3 billion across several of its funds -
Credit rally extends as investors welcome hawkish but clearer Fed message
2 years ago
Credit markets have carried their rally over to another day, fuelled in part by what investors have interpreted as a hawkish but clear message from the US Federal Reserve on policy tightening -
Credit and equity fund flows diverge ahead of Fed emergency meeting
2 years ago
Outflows from credit have extended into another week, even as stocks returned to inflows, as speculation mounted the US Federal Reserve could opt for a 50bp hike in March or even an earlier than anticipated hike at an emergency meeting next week -
Pennsylvania pension reveals $500 million in commitments to three private credit funds
2 years ago
Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement has revealed three private credit commitments as part of $1.1 billion in allocations to its alternatives bucket -
Ares rounds out bumper year for direct lending with $14 billion US fund
2 years ago
Ares Management is ending 2021 with yet another massive direct lending fund-raise -
Barclays fills gap by hiring global macro credit trading head in New York
2 years ago
Banks are moving quickly to make sure they are staffed up in credit trading with Barclays bringing in an experienced trader in New York -
Goldman prints infrastructure debt-backed CLO for London and Seoul-based firms
3 years ago
Goldman Sachs has issued a $233.3 million CLO designed to finance infrastructure projects. The deal, named Sequoia Infrastructure Funding I, names London-based Sequoia Investment Management Company as investment advisor and Seoul-headquarterd Shinhan Alternative Investment Management as collateral manager -
Europe resumes rally in US absence with Italian spreads hitting new records
3 years ago
Caution about a possible Draghi bubble looks to be a rare commodity, as Italy sovereign and bank spreads are once again among the biggest improvers in a buoyant start to the week -
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 -
Balbec holds $1.2 billion final close on fourth insolvency credit fund
4 years ago
Balbec Capital has held a $1.2 billion final close its fourth non-performing loan fund, InSolve Global Credit Fund IV -
Credit hits new wides as US and Europe ramp up coronavirus battle plans
4 years ago
An emergency weekend rate cut by the US Federal Reserve as well as population lockdowns in France and Spain underscore that measures of economic risk have moved to a more systemic level as world governments scramble to deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak -
Portfolio managers wary of US default rates, IACPM survey reveals
4 years ago
Portfolio managers are more pessimistic about North American corporate defaults in the next 12 months than other global regions, according to the latest survey by the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers -
Non-dealers overtake banks as biggest holders of diminishing CDS pie
4 years ago
The share of the CDS market held by non-dealer financial institutions has surpassed that of dealers for the first time, according to latest Bank for International Settlements data. But firms are scrapping over a smaller pie, as outstanding single name CDS continues to fall -
CLO supply set for double-digit drop in 2020, says JP Morgan
4 years ago
US CLO supply in 2020 will be as much as 20% down on 2019, while European issuance will fall 13% year-on-year, predict JP Morgan strategists in a research note. Even so, new CLOs should still outpace existing deal paydowns, as well as high yield primary market net new issuance -
Diverging views emerge over performance of ESG investing, RBC survey reveals
4 years ago
Investors which incorporate ESG principles are convinced it adds value, but those who do not are more uncertain, according to a survey by RBC Global Asset Management -
Creditflux launches inaugural survey of CSO market
4 years ago
Creditflux is conducting a survey to gauge investor perceptions of the size of the synthetic bespoke tranche market so far this year, as well as the share of banks arranging deals -
Reality bites after credit traders abandon Brexit hedges
4 years ago
Rediscovered faith in the ability of the UK and European Union to reach an agreement before the 31 October Brexit deadline has helped fuel a surge tighter of credit spreads, led by UK financial names. But that break with caution faces an immediate reality check today, following admissions a lot more work is needed -
EQT looks to raise €500 million via IPO
4 years ago
The initial public offering is anticipated to increase EQT's flexbility to “pursue growth opportunities” and expand its private market investing business -
Carlyle switches to corp structure as credit portfolio grows 31%
4 years ago
Carlyle Group is set to become a full C corporation, moving away from its publicly traded partnership structure, amid global credit portfolio growing 31% year-on-year, according to the investment firm’s 2019 Q2 results -
Credit plays a big part as KKR increases AUM by $6.5 billion
4 years ago
KKR grew its assets under management by 8% over the second quarter, according to the firm’s earnings call, which took place on Thursday. -
UK pension pool to launch maiden private credit offering
4 years ago
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is launching its first private credit offering in early Q4, Creditflux has learned -
Florida-based manager revives plan for rare emerging markets CBO
5 years ago
RVX Asset Management has launched an unusual securitisation backed by emerging markets debt, according to market sources
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