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We understand why the NAIC is open to a new framework
6 days ago
The NAIC is right to tread carefully as it looks to protect its members from ratings arbitrage -
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. -
Appeals court and SEC rule in favour of CLO market
7 months ago
The US CLO market breathed a sigh of relief in August as two major regulatory rulings went in its favour -
JP Morgan wins Kirschner case as court rules loans are not securities
8 months ago
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favour of JP Morgan in the Kirschner case that term loan Bs are not securities -
Proposed US bank regulations could create more demand for CLO triple A notes
8 months ago
Recent proposals on bank capital requirements in the US may increase demand for CLO triple A paper, according to new research by Barclays -
Legacy CLO notices go out for Sofr switch
9 months ago
Legacy CLOs are poised to transition to Sofr in a smoother manner than their underlying assets, according to market sources, who say that almost every issuer has sent notices to their investors signalling that they plan to make the switch on 30 June. -
Loan market says goodbye to Libor in legacy contracts
9 months ago
In July, after 37 years of widespread use as the underlying base rate for contracts, the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate will finally be ditched by the majority of the leveraged loan market. -
DLA Piper: new regulations expand "conflict of interest" definition that goes back 30 years [video]
11 months ago
At Creditflux's CLO Symposium in London in May, DLA Piper partners Richard Reilly and Konstantinos Vavelidis discussed the regulatory outlook for the CLO market on both sides of the Atlantic -
FCA greenlights synthetic Libor
1 year ago
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has given the go-ahead for ‘synthetic Libor’ as it creates a bridge for Libor contracts that do not have any hard-wired language referencing Sofr. -
LSTA requests comment period extension on SEC's securitisation conflicts rule
1 year ago
Comments are due 27 March but an extension no sooner than 24 June has been requested -
US CLOs may require audits under revisions to SEC custody rule
1 year ago
New sweeping revisions to the SEC’s Custody rule in mid-February could require US CLOs to be audited and officials tell Creditflux the rule poses very significant challenges which are problematic from a high level, not just in the loan space. -
Insurers draw battle lines as NAIC proposal splits CLO debt and equity investors
1 year ago
Insurance companies found themselves on opposing sides on Tuesday when the National Association of Insurance Commissioners held a meeting to determine capital treatment for CLO equity investments. -
Re-proposed SEC rules could negatively impact CLO managers and affiliates
1 year ago
CLO managers and their affiliates could be negatively affected by re-proposed securitisation conflict rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission last week, if approved in its current form -
Comment period deadline nears as NAIC mulls 100% capital charge for CLO equity
1 year ago
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is pressing ahead with its proposal to increase capital charges for US insurers’ CLO equity investments to 75% or 100% -
Actuarial body opposes CLO equity capital charge proposal ahead of NAIC meeting
1 year ago
A US actuarial organisation has put forward arguments as to why a more nuanced analysis of CLO investments is required by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ahead of a meeting in Tampa on Wednesday. -
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 CLO managers face SEC marketing rules compliance
1 year ago
The 4 November deadline for compliance with the SEC’s marketing rule is fast-approaching, with sources describing the rule as “creating an adversarial situation for managers and arrangers” -
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 -
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
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