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Judges rule in favour of Citi in overturning Revlon decision
1 year ago
Citi has won its appeal against Revlon creditors, forcing a consortium of asset managers to return more than half a billion dollars received in an accidental transfer in 2020 -
NAIC softens CLO stance with collaborative approach, but equity tranches come into focus
1 year ago
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ summer meeting last week offered some rays of light that the institution is favouring a collaborative approach as it looks to model CLOs inhouse -
Investors disagree on impact of NAIC’s CLO modelling proposal
1 year ago
A split is forming among insurance-backed CLO investors, with some not concerned by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ CLO proposals -
NAIC accepts "excellent" CLO performance, but is not convinced by manager influence
1 year ago
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has disclosed that it received eight responses to its CLO proposal with the firm summarising these responses as cautious -
Deadline for NAIC comment letter looms
1 year ago
The deadline for the CLO industry to submit a comment letter in relation to the NAIC’s proposed changes for risk-based capital charges for CLOs is here, with plenty of work going on behind the scenes from market participants including the LSTA and insurers -
BofA points out flaws in NAIC CLO proposal while Morgan Stanley warns of primary slowdown
1 year ago
Bank of America research has pointed out what it believes are further flaws in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ proposal to take CLO modelling and monitoring in-house. And Morgan Stanley research says the CLO proposals could weaken demand for CLO triple Bs in particular, hampering CLO formation -
Regulators give securitisation another tranche
1 year ago
A gloomy economic outlook and drought in primary markets cast a deflated mood over last month’s Global ABS 2022 conference in Barcelona. But regulators and central banks’ encouraging attitude towards securitisation was in sharp contrast -
NAIC unit suggests going beyond ratings by taking CLO evaluations in-house
1 year ago
A unit within the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has recommended that it takes oversight of the CLO investments held by US insurers by modelling these holdings in-house -
CEO steps down after DWS greenwashing allegations lead to police raid
1 year ago
A tumultuous 24 hours for DWS Group, in which police and regulators raided its office, has been compounded by the resignation of its chief executive officer Asoka Woehrmann on Wednesday morning -
"When the US market gets legislation it does not like, people sue..."
1 year ago
The difference between Americans and Europeans in regards to CLOs -
We’ll get through this awkward patch
1 year ago
Wide liabilities have made pricing CLOs trickier in the past few months. But speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium were optimistic that the arbitrage is OK — so long as you can place those triple As -
SEC extends comment period for private funds disclosure regulation
1 year ago
Following letters from several institutions including the LSTA, the SEC has extended the comment period on its proposed “Private Fund Advisers; Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance Reviews” rule -
Phase 6 of uncleared margin rules drives CDS clearing volumes
1 year ago
2022 is shaping up to be a bumper year for CDS clearing activity, not only due to increased trading of the asset class, but a confluence of other factors, such as regulations, product expansion and wider geographical reach -
SEC's CDS proposals could impede market rather than help it: Barclays
1 year ago
New rules proposed by the US Securities & Exchange Commissions to tighten oversight of the CDS market could mean big changes for the market and have the effect of sapping activity, warn Barclays credit strategists in a note published on Thursday -
CLO market and congress plead with SEC to extend rule comment period to 90 days
1 year ago
SEC rule proposals are no page-turners: members of the US congress are looking to extend comment periods from 30 days to 90 days. Recent SEC rule proposals require commentors to read and analyse roughly 3,570 pages and respond to 2,260 individually identified questions -
CLOs land in Jersey as Maples kicks off continuations
2 years ago
The CLO migration from the Cayman Islands to Jersey is in full swing, with the Maples Group’s global CLO team having incorporated 27 new Jersey CLOs and completed nine continuations of Cayman CLOs into Jersey. Another 18 continuations are in its pipeline -
CLOs retreat back to Libor as Sofr gets cancelled
2 years ago
Cancel culture has arrived in the CLO market, with newly implemented benchmark Sofr having been scrapped in favour of a return to Libor, after it 'made managers feel sad' -
CLO lawyer joins Schulte Roth & Zabel as partner in London
2 years ago
Schulte Roth & Zabel has hired a CLO expert as partner in its London office -
Biden signs Libor transition measures into law
2 years ago
The Libor legislations, which recieved bipartisan support, are aimed at giving clarity to tough-to-amend Libor contracts that lack adequate fallback language, and supporting a smooth transition away from Libor -
Senate introduces bipartisan bill for “tough" legacy Libor contract transitions
2 years ago
Four senators introduced a bill on Wednesday to provide a replacement framework for “tough legacy” financial contracts that reference Libor but cannot be easily changed -
New SEC rules may increase reporting hurdles for CLOs
2 years ago
CLOs could be caught by sweeping new rules on disclosure by private funds proposed by the SEC in February -
CLOs go island hopping as EU rules bar Cayman Islands
2 years ago
Swathes of CLO special purpose vehicles are set to be relocated this month following the introduction of European Union regulations designating the Cayman Islands as a money laundering location -
Luxembourg welcomes CLOs with regulatory update
2 years ago
Luxembourg updated its securitisation regulations on Wednesday in a move which, among other things, makes the country a more CLO-friendly domicile -
Luxembourg opens for CLO business after regs update
2 years ago
Upcoming changes to Luxembourg’s securitisation regulation could deliver a huge boost to its CLO market, in a move that would see the jurisdiction compete with market leader Ireland -
SEC warns private fund investors about misleading fund disclosure and due diligence failures
2 years ago
The US Secuties & Exchange Commission published a risk alert on Friday detailing a range of compliance issues it has observed in examining registered private fund advisers
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