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2020 is a massive opportunity for change - and clinging to past achievements won't wash
3 years ago
Statues don’t serve much of a purpose. It’s time to move on — and credit investors can and should be part of the movement -
CLOs dodge offshore driller as restructuring credit event question posed
3 years ago
The Americas Determinations Committee has been asked to rule on whether UK headquartered offshore driller Valaris has triggered a restructuring credit event -
It may seem a bit rich for Welshcake to tell staid CLO investors they need to be more sensible
4 years ago
Bespokes are the next big thing — and you’d be wise to get involved -
Thomas Cook looks set to fly solo as default in outgoing Crossover series 31
4 years ago
The Determinations Committee has accepted a request to rule on whether Thomas Cook Group has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, after the UK-based travel company filed for chapter 15 protection in New York -
Go long CLO triple-A and pick cash bonds over CDS, says JP Morgan
4 years ago
Going long European CLO triple A paper remains one of JP Morgan strategists’ favourite trades following the European Central Bank stimulus announcement last week, despite these tranches having rallied 14bp on average since the bank first backed them. They also predict cash credit to outperform CDS -
Arrival of five-year bespokes draws in CLO investors
4 years ago
Synthetic bespoke tranches are undergoing a major shift, with dealers projecting five-year business to supersede previously dominant shorter tenors by the end of 2019. -
Ashurst promotes structured products lawyer as one of 21 new partners
4 years ago
Ashurst has promoted to partner a London-based lawyer who specialises in derivatives and debt capital markets -
The Last Tranche: Podcast episode 1
5 years ago
Creditflux takes on Las Vegas, b-wics and Welshcake, among other credit topics in the inaugural episode of the Last Tranche podcast -
Don't worry about CDS, CLOs or excess leverage - it's a day of celebration
5 years ago
The market cycle is going to turn and something will go badly wrong. But guaranteed it won’t be any of the things in credit you keep reading about -
Vue CDS reels on loan no-show, as CLO managers hold front row seats
5 years ago
Vue International is among the biggest movers in credit default swap trading today after the cinema operator pulled an £833 million refinancing and acquisiton financing -
CLO managers on alert as five credits drive Crossover index rout
5 years ago
Five constituents of iTraxx Crossover have hit big bumps this week, fuelling a noticeable underperformance of the European credit default swap index against its US counterpart yesterday in a reversal of the recent trend -
Market favours retrospective over forward-looking approach to Ibor benchmark fallbacks, says Isda
5 years ago
New benchmark fallbacks for derivatives contracts that reference interbank offered rates are likely to be based on the “compounded setting in arrears rate” and the “historical mean/median approach to the spread adjustment”, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has said -
Ex-Citi CDO trading chief joins Jefferies as head of European fixed income
5 years ago
Jefferies has appointed a former Citi European credit and pre-crisis CDO trading head to lead its European fixed income business -
Brexit disruption risk for derivatives is uncomfortably high, Nicky Morgan tells ISDA conference
5 years ago
Brexit cast a long shadow over the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s Europe Conference in London this week, as keynote speaker Nicky Morgan, chair of the UK’s House of Commons Select Committee, said the likelihood of a no-deal scenario is over 50% and warned about the disruption this would cause to derivative markets -
Orchard hires former UBS credit index options and tranches global head
5 years ago
Orchard Global Asset Management has hired an ex-UBS senior correlation trader as a portfolio manager in London -
CSO investors can use 'hedges from leftfield' for longer exposure - QIS podcast
5 years ago
Quantitative investment strategies, an area typically more associated with equity markets, are opening up new possibilities for credit investors and are a growing part of trading activity -
Mediobanca hires experienced credit trader to build out loan franchise
5 years ago
Mediobanca has appointed an ex-Deutsche Bank senior credit trader as head of loan trading -
Steep climb: dealers and investors cross-examine merits of five-year CSOs
5 years ago
The market for bespoke tranches of credit synthetic obligations (CSOs) looks set for further year-on-year growth, but this could depend on expanding activity to longer tenors
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