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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 -
UK government seeks views on securitisation regulation
2 years ago
The UK government has issued a ‘call for evidence’ for the securitisation regulation, the main law that regulates securitisation activities in the UK. Responses to this will inform the government’s review of the regulation, in a report that will be presented to parliament by 1 January -
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 -
Banks set to offer client clearing of credit index options
2 years ago
Bank members of LCH, the London Stock Exchange's clearing arm, will soon start offering client clearing of CDS index options, as the industry prepares for its next ramp up of margining requirements -
CME touts forward-looking Sofr term benchmarks
2 years ago
CME Group has begun publishing term benchmarks for the secured overnight interest rate (Sofr) as part of the global push to move away from Libor in financial markets -
Fund managers brace for EU’s new sustainability regulations
3 years ago
European fund managers were faced with new environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) regulations in March, which enhance disclosure requirements around sustainability -
ESG drive poses little threat to CLO returns or flexibility, says Moody's
3 years ago
Environmental, social and governance investment criteria are not impairing CLOs either in flexibility or performance, Moody's Investors Service has found in a new report -
Sofr fix nears launch as CLOs face term rate void
3 years ago
Three months into 2021, grounds for optimism have grown little that a term rate will be found before the end of the year to replace Libor in loans, CLOs, CDS and other contracts. But hopes are rising that solutions such as credit spread adjustments could help mitigate performance uncertainty -
European CLO trades wide in secondary amid CLO risk retention issue
3 years ago
A European CLO manager has been caught in a rare situation owing to risk-retention compliance for its 2015-vintage Euro Galaxy IV – and CLO traders have factored this in the secondary market -
LCH reports 60% growth in CDS clearing
3 years ago
LCH, the central clearing house of London Stock Exchange Group, has reported growth in clearing of index, option and single name CDS during 2020 -
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 -
BlueCrest settles SEC charges of favouring internal fund over client capital
3 years ago
BlueCrest Capital Management has agreed to pay $170 million to settle charges related to a fund that managed internal capital -
Six European CLO managers switch to Ireland after Dutch tax hike
3 years ago
European CLO managers have been rapidly shifting their Netherlands-domiciled SPVs to Irish DAC vehicles, according to sources, including PGIM, Barings and Cairn -
European CLO managers switch legacy deals to originators ahead of Brexit deadline
3 years ago
A few European CLO managers are undertaking house keeping ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period in January, by switching the method by which their legacy CLOs comply with risk retention from sponsor to originator -
Partners triggers frequency switch event on European CLO
3 years ago
Partners Group has made the rare decision to flip the frequency switch on one of its European CLOs -
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 -
Dislocation and costly payment debacle highlight loan tech lag
3 years ago
Coronavirus-led dislocation in the leveraged loan market, as well as a bank’s recent claims of human error in making a large loan payment, underscore the industry’s need to embrace long-overdue efficiency improvements -
Changes in scope for CDS indices and tranches ahead of roll
3 years ago
Structural changes look to be afoot globally for CDS indices and tranches ahead of the September roll, with IHS Markit weighing amendments to products in all three traded regions -
It takes just a few CLO collateral managers selling into the distressed community to start cracks forming
3 years ago
It is becoming increasingly clear that CLO collateral managers need to improve their collaboration efforts in distressed situations -
US swaps rule relaxation brings underperformance of bank CDS
3 years ago
US Federal Reserve changes to the Volcker rule has caused bank stocks to surge, but credit market perceptions are less positive -
VAT guidance leaves CLO managers in 'limbo' as they weigh options
3 years ago
The Dutch Tax Authority’s move to ease the pressure on European CLO managers by grandfathering deals against VAT until at least January 2021 has drawn mixed responses
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