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The Last Tranche with Christine Ferris
5 days ago
In the latest edition of The Last Tranche podcast we talked to JP Morgan’s global head of CLO primary Christine Ferris about why she loves working with debut managers, despite the extra challenges they face coming to market. -
Despite CLO gloom in Europe and greater take up of private credit in the US, markets on both sides of the Atlantic are similar
6 months ago
I’ve just returned from a trip to London, my first since taking on the mantle of editing Creditflux, and was struck as always by how stubbornly far apart the European and the US markets remain. -
In Europe, captive CLO equity funds are a boon to CLO managers and the wider economy
6 months ago
The envy is inevitable. But criticism of these structures is entirely misplaced -
Basel III looks likely to further increase banks investment in CLO triple As
6 months ago
Demand for CLO triple As has grown substantially over the past few years as more banking institutions, pension funds, asset managers and insurance companies discover this attractive asset class, which historically has never taken a loss. -
Borrowers are finding creative ways to address loan maturities
9 months ago
Amend and extends have been the loan market’s flavour of the year. At the same time, many CLO reinvestment periods are reaching their end because the reset market is virtually closed. -
Past returns: Truly transatlantic
9 months ago
10 years ago we reported on Axa Investment Managers’ plans to enter the US CLO market. -
Letter from the editor
10 months ago
It’s a curious thing to come back to your beginning, but that’s where I find myself, writing this letter as the new editor of Creditflux. I first joined 17 years ago, fresh out of university. -
Past returns: Tracing Fair Oaks’ roots
11 months ago
10 years ago in Creditflux, we reported on Miguel Ramos Fuentenebro’s nascent firm GMB Partners securing its first mandate -
Points up front: CLOs: safer than money in the bank
11 months ago
We’ve long extolled the virtues of CLO investments... -
Points up front: CLO PM to cheese-maker? You cheddar believe it
1 year ago
Hear the phrase “it’s close to maturity” and CLO investors might be put off by a bond that’s seen better days... -
They said it: "You have to question whether the vast array of CLO managers should... "
1 year ago
A credit investor questions the sheer number of CLO managers -
Points up front: Whatever the size, CLO performance dwarfs others
1 year ago
A graphic depicting the investment fund universe was doing the rounds on social media late in 2022... -
Past returns: Alhambra CLO paves the way
1 year ago
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported that Be-Spoke Capital was launching the first SME European CLO since the financial crisis. -
They said it: "I don’t know and I don’t care about ESG"
1 year ago
One of our CLO Census responders has a strong view (or not) on ESG -
Points up front: Shhh, don’t tell! Secret CLO pricing is in progress
1 year ago
The CLO industry has come a long way in the last decade — so much so that managers can now boast of their track records and CLOs are no longer (wrongly) touted as the acronym that caused the 2008 financial crisis. But in recent weeks some CLO market participants seem to have gone back to a time when pricing a CLO was taboo -
Points up front: CLO managers didn’t take advantage of volatility, say CLO managers
1 year ago
Creditflux’s CLO Census shows CLO managers can be hard on themselves -
"Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘mini budget’ will be remembered like a forklift truck disaster video"
1 year ago
Welshcake sees the funny side as bunga bunga returns -
Past returns: US firms become Euro CLO issuers
1 year ago
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported on CIFC Asset Management and Voya Investment Management harbouring European CLO ambitions as US issuers became accustomed to risk retention. -
They said it: "Can we have a best hair in the CLO market category?"
1 year ago
The CLO Census is nigh -
Points up front: Form an orderly queue. Or follow the celebs
1 year ago
If we have learned one thing over the past month, it’s that queuing in an orderly manner is very important to the British public. No matter your status, you simply must wait your turn. -
Past returns: Absolutely floorless CLOs
1 year ago
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported on the emergence of European CLO tranches without Euribor floors -
"If anything is to be salvaged from the rest of 2022, the economy needs a hero — and quickly"
1 year ago
Something has gotta give as a recession looms in the US. Might it be energy? -
They said it: "We are proud to be moving our industry in a direction that will bring greater liquidity..."
1 year ago
Brian Carosielli, co-head of global credit trading at Bank of America, on a new CLO trading platform -
Points up front: BofA takes both sides
1 year ago
As dealers joined forces for the Octaura electronic trading platform, KopenTech announced a rival... -
CSAM does the CLO awards double
1 year ago
Winning the Creditflux Manager of the Year award is a feat in itself. Winning it back-to-back in such different markets is an outstanding achievement — and CSAM can take great pride in it
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