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Anti-CDS tactics enter European bond market as high yield pipeline builds
4 years ago
‘Anti-net short’, or ‘anti-CDS’, provisions are set to enter the European corporate bond market for the first time, as Merlin Entertainments and Kantar wrap up roadshows for deals financing their acquisitions by private equity firms -
Narrowly tailored event protocol set to go live in weeks
4 years ago
Investors have until 14 October to sign up to an Isda protocol aimed at stamping out narrowly tailored credit events (NTCEs) from the CDS market. -
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. -
US and UK sound post-Brexit derivatives regulatory accord
5 years ago
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Bank of England have issued a joint statement assuring derivative market participants of continued access to trading and clearing after the UK’s exit from the European Union -
CDS food fight as UNFI sues Goldman Sachs over SuperValu deal
5 years ago
United Natural Foods Inc (UNFI) has summoned Goldman Sachs to court, accusing the bank of bad faith in the way it handled the US retailer’s buyout of SuperValu last year, a transaction which caused the target firm’s CDS spread to bloat by over 200bp in one day -
US regulation drives insurance money towards credit ETFs
5 years ago
Institutional investors are increasingly allocating to credit exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but their motivations are changing. These vehicles are famed for their liquidity, but several investors are said to be pouring money into them for the long term amid regulatory changes which have made ETF investments more favourable -
Past returns: Bond buckets are pipedreams, right?
5 years ago
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported that Webster Bank’s CLO tranche investor Francis Mitchell had created a working group in response to the Volcker rule determining that regional banks could no longer invest in CLOs with bond buckets -
Creditex obtains CFTC swap execution facility exemption
5 years ago
Creditex, the electronic brokerage for corporate bonds and credit default swaps, has been granted an exemption from a requirement to register with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a swap execution facility -
LSTA asks for return of CLO bond buckets as part of Volcker reform
5 years ago
The Loan Syndication and Trading Association is advocating the return of high yield bond baskets within US CLO portfolios in what could be another sign of the shackles being loosened on CLO regulation in the US -
They said it: My friend (not a fan of the president) said she would erect a statue of Trump if there was any further Volcker rule rollback
5 years ago
A US lawyer tells us that President Donald Trump is gaining admirers in the credit industry. -
Investors debate merits of bond buckets as regulators revisit Volcker rule
5 years ago
CLOs with bond buckets could return in the US as federal agencies have signalled their willingness to roll back certain parts of the Volcker rule -
SEC aims to lower barriers to entry with new ETF proposals
5 years ago
The new proposals by the US regulator aim to facilitate greater competition and innovation in the $3.4 trillion ETF industry by lowering barriers to entry -
Federal Reserve seeks comment on proposed Volcker rule changes
5 years ago
Amendments to the Volcker rule took another step forward yesterday after the Federal Reserve Board released a note requesting feedback on proposed changes to the rule -
SEC's Grim and Crovitz resurface at Washington DC law firm
6 years ago
Two former US Securities and Exchange Commission directors have joined law firm Stradley Ronon -
Bonds climb as the Dow tumbles amid Trump sanctions on Chinese imports
6 years ago
Investors are seeking safety in government bonds -
Fund industry braces for further impact after court's DOL fiduciary rule decision
6 years ago
The US Department of Labor (DOL) had said it will not enforce its embattled ‘fiduciary rule’ following a legal ruling last week – but one regulatory lawyer says fund industry players should nevertheless brace for several impacts of that ruling -
Ares leads the way as US tax reform prompts corporate structure rethink
6 years ago
Ares Management has announced its conversion from a partnership tax structure to a corporation or C-Corp – and it’s likely other managers will follow suit now that US taxation law changes – the most comprehensive tax reform in more than three decades – have taken effect -
Pimco interval fund seeks SEC order allowing it to issue further share classes
6 years ago
The Pimco Flexible Credit Income Fund has sought permission from the SEC to issue further classes of shares -
Rule delay frees managers to continue selling
6 years ago
The US Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule were officially pushed back until 1 July 2019. That means selling funds into IRAs should be easier - for now -
SEC names deputy director for its investment management unit
6 years ago
The SEC has appointed Paul Cellupica as deputy director for its division of investment management -
LA pension fund monitors high yield manager Aegon amid SEC investigation
6 years ago
The Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (Lacers) is currently monitoring its high yield manager Aegon, which is under SEC investigation
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