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Europe’s newcomers find ways to stand out
3 years ago
Last year’s new European CLO managers needed to provide something different for investors. In general, they’ve succeeded, with Capital Four having one of the smallest overlap figures in our data -
A different kind of crisis
3 years ago
Panellists on Creditflux’s US CLO webinar were positive about the robustness of CLO structures and the role of cure contributions. But they warned about zombie defaults and gaming tests -
CLO managers don’t always prioritise profits
Research into CLO trading by professors Florin Vasvari and Maria Loumioti leads them to believe that, when CLOs are bound by strict constraints, managers tend to focus on ‘compliance trading’4 years ago -
CBOs aren’t fixated on interest rate moves
The loan sell off at the start of this year highlighted that CBOs are not a play on interest rates or bond prices — they’re taking advantage of the flexibility to rotate between loans and bonds.4 years ago -
Investors seek oasis as new issues dry up
US loan issuance has fallen dramatically this year, but many thirsty investors found liquidity in the secondary market or took advantage of plentiful high yield issuance in a record quarter for bonds -
High yield bonds regain lost ground
The US high yield bond market experienced its biggest quarter since Q4 2017, with volumes and returns rising as borrowers plumped for secured bonds and the Fed turned dovish on rates4 years ago -
Large, liquid loans aren’t always perfect
5 years ago
CLOs could be forgiven for rushing to buy Refinitiv loans — after all it was the biggest LBO since the crisis. But some large managers have abstained, while others have bought opportunistically -
Moving on from the late 2018 hangover
5 years ago
It might be too early to call a full recovery, but it’s fair to say that the US loan market is back on track with $48 billion of institutional issuance in 2019 — 88% of which is made up of new issues -
Libor rise gives timely boost to US loan yields
5 years ago
Competition for US loans among CLOs, ETFs and mutual funds is keeping margins in check. However, the 60bp increase in Libor in Q1 means there’s still reason to pile into the loan market -
Spotlight: Local exchange carriers - calling for rescue on the M&A hotline
6 years ago
Growth-starved US phone companies are seeing consolidation as the best way to improve performance
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