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New AIFMD directive imposes leverage limits for European direct lending
1 month ago
The Council of the European Union has rolled out new regulations that should streamline the origination process for direct lenders at the cost of strict limits of leverage for funds -
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 -
FCA draws up new fund structure for long-term assets
2 years ago
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has finalised a new fund structure that is designed to make it easier for defined contribution pension plans to invest in long-term assets -
Elfa forms private debt committee
3 years ago
The European Leveraged Finance Association has launched a new private debt committee which aims to providea forum for direct lenders -
European CLOs should obtain STS certification, urges ACC
3 years ago
The Alternative Credit Council has urged policymakers to allow European CLOs to obtain Simple, Transparent and Standardised (STS) certification in a bid to boost non-bank lending -
Guidelines fail to assuage fears over loose reporting standards
4 years ago
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute’s new hedge fund reporting guidelines come into play next year, but some say they fall short of a much-needed overhaul. -
Past Returns: German direct lending’s overhaul
4 years ago
In Creditflux five years ago we reported on German fund managers campaigning against regulations which dictated that funds require a banking licence to act as direct lenders. In 2016 they got their way as the German Banking Act stipulated that the banking licence requirement would not be imposed if a direct lender was authorised under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. -
Ireland looks to tweak fund regulation in private debt push
4 years ago
Ireland has proposed several technical amendments to its regulated Irish Limited Partnership (ILP) as it tries to regain ground lost to Luxembourg. -
Distressed specialists monitor weaknesses in direct lending
4 years ago
Stressed and distressed debt managers might be best served by looking at the direct lending market for opportunities. Sources say that two of the most experienced direct lenders in the business have been forced to deal with problem credits in their portfolios -
European regulators lower Solvency II capital charges for private debt
5 years ago
The European Commission has amended Solvency II rules to make it easier for insurance companies to invest in private debt and private equity -
Private credit body urges regulators to remove barriers
5 years ago
The Alternative Credit Council (ACC) is lobbying for policy makers to remove barriers in some EU countries that restrict the ability of non-bank lenders to operate -
Regulators suggest clampdown on UK loans
5 years ago
The Bank of England recently raised alarms about the state of the UK leveraged loan market, drawing parallels to the growth of the US sub-prime mortgage market -
Unitranche deals set to grow with creation of uniformity
5 years ago
European direct lenders have been given a boost with the Loan Market Association establishing a new precedent unitranche intercreditor agreement to govern the relationship between credit funds and banks -
UK funds brace themselves against value-for-money ruling
5 years ago
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its final set of fund governance rules that aim to strengthen the duty of authorised fund managers to their investors. -
Ireland follows Luxembourg and relaxes loan fund rules
6 years ago
The Central Bank of Ireland is now permitting LQIAIFs to engage in broader credit-focused strategies - which opens the door for direct lenders -
Direct lending managers flock to unregulated fund structures
6 years ago
Direct lending managers are seeing the benefits of using unregulated fund structures -
Direct lenders eye opportunities in Germany’s lower mid market
6 years ago
Direct lending in Germany may be about to flourish, with regulatory changes encouraging fund managers to step into what had been considered an over-banked market -
Euro loan managers breathe easy as ECB adopts US-style lending guidelines
6 years ago
The ECB has, to some extent, relented and provided loan market participants with a greater degree of flexibility after this morning posting the final guidance for leveraged lending in Europe -
ECB's crackdown on leveraged lending clears the way for direct lenders
6 years ago
Regulator's plans to limit debt to ebitda ratios in loan transactions could drive traffic out of the capital markets and towards lending funds
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