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Securities regulators call for improvement in practices in CLO market
7 months ago
IOSCO, an international policy forum for securities regulators, has called for improvement in practices in both the leveraged loan and CLO markets. -
Proposed regulation changes could open up US CLO funds to UK investors
9 months ago
Proposed changes to the UK Securitisation framework may expand the investor base for US structured credit if passed. -
New US CLOs brace for EU’s Article 7 reporting requirements
1 year ago
Investors now need Article 7 reporting compliance for new non-EU securitisation investments (such as US CLOs). This includes high-level portfolio reporting to investors, including loan-by-loan data in greater depth than even CLO trustee reports provide. -
US managers brace for CLO reporting overhaul as new EU investments become subject to Article 7
1 year ago
US CLO managers could face an administrative headache with EU investors investing in new and secondary market US CLOs now requiring more exacting detail of underlying portfolios. This follows the long-awaited European Commission Securitisation Regulation report overhauling investment rules -
CLO arrangers and managers prepare for new marketing rule from November
1 year ago
CLO arrangers will need to work together with CLO managers in the coming weeks to ensure compliance, interpret the rules and set guidelines over what they can and cannot communicate with investors without disclosures -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
CLO extremes will do well in '22 but mezz needs caution: BNP Paribas
2 years ago
The extreme parts of CLOs' capital structures will offer best value in 2022, but investors should be cautious on mezzanine tranches and consider hedges, say BNP Paribas strategists -
Lev loan index rule change proposed to meet Sofr switch
2 years ago
Leveraged loan index stakeholders are being asked for feedback on a proposal that would allow the inclusion of loans linked to Sofr and scrap a minimum spread rule -
Sofr transition timing puts CLO debt and equity at odds, says BNP Paribas
2 years ago
CLO investors look to have tough conversations ahead on the structure implications of the transition from Libor to Sofr, with BNP Paribas strategists noting CLO debt will benefit from an early move while equity tranches would do better to wait -
Past returns: Insurers weigh CLO barbell trade to fight Solvency II
2 years ago
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported that insurers in Europe were putting on a CLO barbell trade in reaction to Solvency II regulations which came into effect in January 2016 -
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 -
Blacklisting of Cayman Islands will force Euro CLOs to move
2 years ago
The Cayman Islands could soon be lost at sea for CLO managers looking to establish European and EU-compliant deals, after panellists at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium indicated that regulations ruling out use of the jurisdiction are likely to be implemented -
Points up front: Risk retention gets less than 5% of airtime
2 years ago
In a sign of how buoyant the CLO market is, risk retention was hardly mentioned at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium. Milbank partner John Goldfinch gave a self-deprecating assessment... -
CLOs face uncertainty as Libor rate deadline looms
2 years ago
CLO equity valuations could be increasingly under the spotlight in coming months, as sources warn of disruption while the market grapples with basis risk between Libor and Sofr in loans and CLO notes -
"Do not rush to set up a check-box approach with negative screening and start de-investing"
2 years ago
Instead of rushing through an ESG framework, asset managers need to adopt a long- and short-term approach -
CLO market explores move out of Cayman amid EU clampdown
2 years ago
CLO market participants are exploring moving their special purpose vehicles out of the Cayman Islands following amended European Union rules that could designate the territory as a blacklisted tax haven -
Breakthroughs come thick and fast for Libor alternatives
2 years ago
Momentum has gathered around initiatives to replace Libor in contracts, with CME Group obtaining a regulatory nod on the term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (Sofr) as well as moving to launch interest rate futures based on banks’ short term credit yields
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