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Treasury desk lists $818 million b-wic as hedge fund looks to offload control CLO equity in bumper day
2 years ago
State Street once again listed over $800 million of US CLO triple A bonds on Tuesday, having sold $834 million of triple A paper last month -
Slow and sustainable trades will win race in '22: BofA
2 years ago
A year on from the US presidential election and unveiling of covid-19 vaccines, the credit compression looks challenged. But 'laggards' and sectors with strong capex growth still hold promise -
Citi's former correlation trading star takes on new risk head role
2 years ago
Citi's former head of credit correlation trading has taken on a new role in the bank, becoming head of in-business market risk for global markets -
Earnings season and lifted hedges return credit to best levels in more than month
2 years ago
What began as a cautious, risk-averse week for the credit market is ending with a distinctly more bullish tone, with a fourth successive day of improvement taking spreads to their tightest levels for over a month -
"No-one talks about the part oil price surges played in the 2008/9 global financial crisis"
2 years ago
Investors eyeing inflation shocks and supply chain disruption should instead be paying attention to the brewing energy crisis -
It's a-live! AI platform launch puts US ratings in spotlight
2 years ago
RoboR8, a fintech platform that aims to democratise credit ratings through artificial intelligence, has launched and hopes to rate 50,000 companies by the end of December, before building to several million in 2022. -
Tantrum time: investors brace for Fed to taper bond buying
2 years ago
The US Federal Reserve’s likely decision to curb its $120 billion-a-month bond purchase programme is looming as Creditflux goes to press -
Sofr transition timing puts CLO debt and equity at odds, says BNP Paribas
2 years ago
CLO investors look to have tough conversations ahead on the structure implications of the transition from Libor to Sofr, with BNP Paribas strategists noting CLO debt will benefit from an early move while equity tranches would do better to wait -
Credit rallies on Fed and BofE rates signals, but starting gun fires on tapering
2 years ago
Credit and equity markets have responded well to the US Federal Reserve unveiling much anticipated plans to begin tapering asset purchases, while vouching it will stay patient on hiking interest rates. The Bank of England followed this on Thursday by holding its rates at 0.1% -
Dispersion trades in play as transatlantic rift opens
2 years ago
The return of idiosyncratic risk at the wide end of US and European high yield markets has put index equity tranches for the two jurisdictions on noticeably divergent paths, say correlation traders -
Energy crunch grows as differentiator for EM and western credit
2 years ago
Surging energy prices are adding to the inflationary picture in global economies and point to a mounting crisis that could bring sharply divergent performance for different parts of the credit market -
Rental firm accelerates bullish drive despite credit market's heavy braking
2 years ago
Vehicle rental firm Avis Budget and UK retailer Iceland are among rare single name big movers in credit this week, as a tone of caution continues to hold sway over broader directional signals -
Refi deluge casts shadow on b-wics
Refis and resets are cutting CLO lifespans short, which means there is less need to sell in the secondary market. Still, there are relative value opportunities in IG bonds and equity tranches2 years ago -
There's still time to pick up pennies in credit before steamroller arrives: BNP Paribas
2 years ago
Declining dealer inventories, rising fund cash balances, and a greater prevalence of hedging have added up to produce a credit market that is positioned too short, according to BNP Paribas strategists -
Chemical co beats widening blues as earnings and inflation drive sell-off
2 years ago
Ineos Group leads a small group of tightening credits that are bucking widening pressure in what is turning out to be a negative end to a choppy week -
Long duration high yield will overcome short-term rates carnage, says BofA
2 years ago
Bonds with inflation-protected real yield, longer duration, and especially those in the utilities sector are among the most compelling trades amid a phase of ‘policy paranoia’, according to Bank of America credit strategists -
Banks soak up selling pressure ahead of key ECB meeting
2 years ago
Banks - and particularly those in Italy and Spain - are among the main underperformers in credit as the market cautiously awaits messaging from this week's meeting of the European Central Bank -
Adler spreads return to earth as TUI gains altitude
2 years ago
German real estate company Adler is among stronger performers as credit markets strike an improved tone on Tuesday, while travel company TUI is an outlier to the wide side -
Global CLO trading lab: bank sells $834 million triple As in quarterly reallocation as hedge fund trades CLO equity
2 years ago
Thursday’s secondary CLO market was the busiest of 2021, with over $1 billion of US CLOs on offer. This featured an enormous b-wic worth $834.3 million, where sources have told Creditflux of the bank behind the aucton. While a large credit hedge fund is said to have sold out of control CLO equity -
Three control CLO equity blocks trade, including rare CIFC deal with ultra-low funding costs
2 years ago
Three US CLO anchor equity positions traded Tuesday courtesy of one b-wic at 9.30am New York time -
Sov yield surge finally weighs on IG fund flows, as credit turns corner
2 years ago
Investment grade credit funds have suffered their first net outflow in several months, as the uptick in rates volatility has finally weighed on appetite in this part of the credit spectrum -
Compression trade resumes as reverse rally bites on shorts
2 years ago
This week's relief rally gathered momentum in credit and equity markets on Thursday against a further retreat of government bond yields, even as oil prices hit new highs -
Casino's hand improves as credit eases off year's wides
2 years ago
Credit markets have taken a turn for the tighter, with spreads broadly rallying, amid a retreat of oil prices and government bond yields -
Frosty times for UK retailer as credit hits new wides
2 years ago
Frozen food retailer Iceland is heading into the riskiest reaches of the iTraxx Crossover spread dispersion, where few other constituents tread -
Adler rally gains extra LEG as rest of market slips on oil
2 years ago
Few credits have escaped widening pressure in a dour start to the week, but Adler Group has extended its relief rally after agreeing to sell part of its property portfolio
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