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Academic highlights 1.0 CLO inflationary and cross-trading practices
3 years ago
CLO managers during and after the 2008 financial crisis used discretion in reporting the fair value of defaulted assets or loans downgraded to triple C, and may have inflated these fair values, according to a research presentation at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium in September -
Methodology tweaks could prove a boost for CLO warfs
3 years ago
Moody’s proposed CLO methodology changes could impact 8% of US and European CLO tranches positively, the rating agency says -
CLOs face trading restrictions as bankruptcies mount
3 years ago
CLO managers could be handcuffed in impending bankruptcies if tranche downgrades continue and restricted trading periods kick in -
Beneath the triple C: April showers send buckets overboard
3 years ago
Downgrade waves rocked the CLO market in April as Moody's and Standard & Poor's downgraded 135 corporate borrowers to triple C or below, from ratings above that level. The downgrades put CLOs in rough waters as $41.6 billion of such loans are prevalent in US CLOs while €5.64 are moored in European CLO portfolios – affecting 5.92% of the US market and 4.37% of the European market -
Who’s got the moves US: oil and gas leads renaissance for US CLO managers
3 years ago
The US leveraged loan market has held steady over the last two weeks. After rising to just below 87 of par in mid-April, the S&P LSTA US Leveraged Loan index closed at 85.75 to start this week -
Who’s got the moves Europe: CLO managers enjoy climb of Everest
3 years ago
The European S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan index enjoyed a strong month in April as it rose from 83 of par on 1 April to 89.2 by the end of the month. The index closed at 89.4 on 4 May to start the week -
CLO market braces for another wave of loan downgrades
3 years ago
A wave of negative rating actions swept the leveraged loan and CLO market in April. “Companies will look to secure incremental capital which will lead to further rating pressure,” says Philip Raciti, portfolio manager and head of US performing credit at Bardin Hill Investment Partners -
Who's got the moves US: Carlyle leads as $3.7 billion of CLO loans recover
4 years ago
CLOs were exposed to $833.4 million worth of paper in the 10 term loans that suffered the largest price falls last week. But CLOs also had exposure to $3.67 billion of loans that recovered the most over the seven days. -
Investors query loan b-wic objectives as trade rates plummet
4 years ago
Over €1 billion worth of loan paper has appeared in the form of European loan b-wics in March, according to market sources. But buyer appetite has been low -
Bank looks to unwind $632 million loan TRS
4 years ago
A US bank has looked to liquidate a total return swap vehicle by putting out a loan bwic, according to market sources, with the vehicle sized at $632 million -
Ellington sells large chunk of assets from European CLO warehouse
4 years ago
Ellington Management sold €69.5 million from its CLO warehouse on a b-wic dated 12 March, according to market sources -
Loan market slump feeds into CLO pricing
4 years ago
The loan market opened this week 2-4 percentage points lower than last week, pushing it toward 90—a threshold it has not crossed since February 2016. CLOs have reacted to this rapid drop -
Managers amend CLO structures amid refinancing ripple
4 years ago
CLO managers have deployed various measures to keep their deals ticking amid a European refinancing wave. -
Established firms say managers new to European CLOs will struggle to attract assets
4 years ago
New managers making their way in the European CLO market may have a fight on their hands, with sources noting the difficulty these firms face in getting sizeable allocations. -
CLOs take advantage of valuations to cash out of Refinitiv
4 years ago
Refinitiv US Holdings was the most sold US issuer in July immediately following the announcement that the London Stock Exchange Group was to buy the firm. -
CLO managers look to move away from ‘spiky’ triple Cs
4 years ago
CLO managers are in the process of de-risking their portfolios by rotating out of triple Cs into less risky credits following a volatile month in markets, according to multiple sources. Creditflux analysis shows that, for the past couple of years, managers have become emboldened with triple C and B3/B- loans making up 25% of the portfolios of 50 US CLO managers. -
Rival manager’s warehouse contributes to new CIFC US CLO
4 years ago
CIFC Asset Management has had a productive year after pricing four new issue US CLOs but sources say that the manager’s latest deal, CIFC Funding 2019-IV, owes a lot to another CLO manager. -
Doing CLOs is hard work as recovery lags
4 years ago
There’s scrutiny on staffing, structures and, of course, ‘the challenging arb’. But Q4 volatility created opportunity, which led speakers at the Creditflux CLO Symposium to ask for more -
Loan trading round-up: CLO managers fall out of love with First Data
5 years ago
An analysis of loan trading among CLO managers in February shows that First Data is falling down the pecking order with managers selling $182 million of the company's loans -
Podcast: Secondary loans rebound, CLOs widen and covenants deteriorate
5 years ago
Creditflux, Debtwire and Xtract discuss the current state of the market -
Former RBS official joins brokerage to trade CLOs in New York
9 years ago
A brokerage, which last year expanded into US CLO trading, has recently made another hire to its group in New York -
CLO trader makes unexpected departure from Highland
9 years ago
Highland Capital Management has parted company with its lead CLO trader, according to reliable sources
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