It pays to eat your own cooking
CLO managers affiliated with PE firms buy extra debt from companies owned by those firms – and it seems to give them an advantage

Things aren’t always what they seem
Buy CLO triple As but don’t be fooled by diversity scores; take a look at credit index futures if you need liquidity; and watch out for quasi-mid market loans appearing in CLOs

Investing ethically is worth it
Managers could see less volatile returns as a result of their increasing adoption of ESG-friendly portfolios; meanwhile direct lending is spreading across Europe

Who cares about risk retention?
Managers watching CLO spreads reach their tightest levels since the crisis had little time to fret about US risk retention

Boutique CLO managers boss secondary market
Creditflux analysis shows that, when their total assets are taken into account, small managers' CLOs are more liquid than those of large managers 

Move up the stack to avoid implosion
Pundit warns investors to be concerned about return of their principal – but senior loans may be a safe haven as credit yields are squeezed and high yield becomes crowded

Heading tighter into uncertainty
Tightening loan spreads are making the job of a CLO manager harder in both the US and Europe. But credit volatility could be on the horizon

A quarter of living dangerously
After a desperate start to 2016, CLO issuance recovered in March as loan prices rallied – but collateral values are still deteriorating

Citi takes 2012 arranger crown
Citi once again led the way in a big year for CLO issuance. But the bank had to shake off some stiff competition in the fourth quarter.

The prudent choice
Managers at Pramerica Fixed Income (which is called Prudential outside the UK) believe it has the scale and track record needed to secure replacement mandates