Morgan Stanley IM prices first new CLO following Assurant deal
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has issued its first CLO since buying the contracts to four deals previously managed by Assurant

Morgan Stanley IM markets first CLO since Assurant buy-out
Morgan Stanley Investment Management is marketing its first CLO since buying the management contracts of four deals previously managed by Assurant

Morgan Stanley IM completes Assurant CLO platform acquisition
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has completed the transaction to acquire Assurant’s US CLO management fee contracts, according to a notice to investors seen by Creditflux

Assurant updates 2018 CLO doc to make risk retention positioning clear
One of Assurant’s US CLOs has executed a second supplemental indenture as a result of ‘manifest error’. As previously reported, Assurant’s CLO platform is up for sale

Beneath the triple C: downgrade rate slows as $8 billion of CLO loans tumble
May offered some respite to CLO portfolios as corporate downgrades to triple C were reduced heavily - affecting just $6.67 billion of US CLO paper and €1.09 billion of European CLO portfolios

Morgan Stanley IM takes lead in race for Assurant's CLO business
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has emerged as the front runner for Assurant’s US CLO business

Assurant outsources investment management
Assurant has outsourced the management of its core investment portfolio to Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Voya Investment Management

Nassau hires former Assurant CLO tranche investor
Nassau Private Credit has hired a portfolio manager from Assurant to its CLO tranche investments team in Darien, Connecticut

Assurant looks to sell asset management business
Assurant is looking for buyers for its investment management business, including its CLO platform, which has issued four transactions totalling $1.75 billion since 2017, according to sources familiar with the matter

US CLO round-up: Dry January ends early as spreads get hammered
Is the 2019 vintage going to be a classic? It's certainly started off slow, but it could mature into something very special if loan volatility persists

Assurant prices first CLO via BAML in three-year deal
Assurant priced its fourth CLO on Friday, brining its total volumes to $1.76 billion, according to market sources

Assurant prices its third, and largest, new CLO via JP Morgan
Assurant has priced its third CLO transaction since making its debut in the market in September 2017

US insurance affiliate issues its second ever CLO
The manager teamed up with Morgan Stanley on Friday to price its second CLO transaction

New York-based insurer plans its second CLO deal with Morgan Stanley
An insurance company affiliate is preparing to price its second new issue CLO, having hired Morgan Stanley to arrange the transaction

Assurant prices debut CLO as former Elliott structured credit trader joins
Insurance company Assurant has priced its first CLO and hired Morgan Stanley to arrange the deal -- also hiring Vincent Chan, formerly of Elliott Management, to help lead structure efforts in Assurant’s new CLO platforms