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Telco bucks market sell of with network merger boost
1 year ago
It is an off day for most borrowers in the European credit market, but one telco has bucked the trend with a sharp move tighter after unveiling network integration plans -
Russia oil ban accord unites markets in sell off
1 year ago
EU leaders’ compromise agreement on banning Russian oil imports by sea has presented a united front few may have thought possible only days ago. But financial markets have not reacted positively, with risk assets selling off as the euro slumps and oil hits its highest level since March -
Asia sets pace for Europe as rally extends in US absence
1 year ago
Credit market investors have resumed their optimistic stance on Monday, buoyed by a weaker US dollar and China reopening its economy after lengthy covid-19 restrictions -
Fund outflows extend despite sharp improvement in credit performance
1 year ago
This has been a much better week for credit and equity market performance than last, but that has not stopped the tide of investors looking to withdraw their money from funds for such risk assets -
Retailers, travel cos and Italian banks lead charge as market rally accelerates
1 year ago
Retail companies have been resurgent on Thursday as the credit market’s relief rally gathered pace, with Europe seeking to catch up with the US following its strong surge -
Property giant takes a tumble as European fortunes diverge
1 year ago
Adler Group, the German real estate giant, is once again coming under intense pressure in the credit market amid reports the country’s financial watchdog has begun a criminal investigation into its dealings -
DC rejects Yandex credit event question
1 year ago
Yandex will not be weighed as a credit event, with the Credit Derivative Determinations Committee having rejected the query it received on the matter -
Credit off to stronger start as dollar longs get squeezed
1 year ago
Financial markets are off to a better start this week, with risk assets repairing some of their recent damage as the US dollar eases back from the highs it has hit against other currencies -
Credit fund bleed out looks hard to stem, as hawks ignore macro gloom
1 year ago
Ever more investors are running to safety as risk assets tally up another rough week, with strategists warning there is no end in sight for credit fund outflows while central banks hold their course on rate hikes -
Yandex posed to DC as restructuring credit event
1 year ago
Yandex, the multinational internet and search engine company that serves Russian language users, has been posed to the Credit Derviative Determinations Committee as a restructuring credit event -
Bond / CDS basis in play as heavy market rout extends
1 year ago
The rout of financial markets has resumed at pace on Thursday, with sizeable moves that add to relative value disparities between cash and synthetic credit -
US retailers hit hard as inflation and dollar spark big sell-off
1 year ago
Inflation worries and a strengthening US dollar have once again upended the credit market’s fragile confidence, taking spreads on a violent lurch wider with the US underperforming Europe -
European markets give up some gains after outperforming US
1 year ago
Credit and stocks have improved on Tuesday, as investors attempted a momentum shift, but Europe is already giving up some of its gains after outperforming the US for a brief spell -
Investors hold tight amid Chinese slowdown and Nordic affront to Russia
1 year ago
Financial markets are opening the week on a cautious tone, as Chinese economic data weakens the global growth outlook and new Nato applications intensify the stand-off with Russia -
Credit retreats from wides, but worrisome test levels remain in view
1 year ago
Another rocky week for markets is ending with credit finding a firmer tone. But big questions remain unanswered about relative value and the levels some sectors could test -
Europe feels Arctic chill while currency and tech woes add to fear
1 year ago
European markets have again taken a bearish turn on Thursday, with Finnish Nato aspirations, the strengthening US dollar, persistent inflation and slumping tech stocks adding to investors’ deepening dismay -
Credit and equity retreat from extremes but oil slumps further
1 year ago
Financial markets are mounting a tentative recovery on Tuesday, having been hammered to new bearish extremes at the start of the week -
Novicap names new CEO in leadership shuffle as it sets targets for credit division
1 year ago
Novicap, a fintech company offering working capital optimisation solutions to SMEs and mid-market corporates, has shuffled its leadership structure and set a €1 billion cumulative volume target for its credit division by the end of this year -
Stalling growth engines leave market in deeper turmoil
1 year ago
Financial markets are starting the week in another heavy slump, with credit hitting new wides as various asset classes take a beating from economic growth fears and the prospect of a recession in Europe -
Post-Fed volatility prompts stark reassessment of credit relative value
1 year ago
Central bank policy moves have caught markets off-guard, with volatility ensuing and spreads hitting new wides -
US / European high yield compression trades win as Fed unveils new hiking regime
1 year ago
The remarkable recent outperformance of US credit derivatives index CDX HY has reached a key juncture, with reaction to the Federal Reserve's announcements causing it to trade inside European counterpart iTraxx Crossover -
Muzinich targets high income with new flexible credit fund
1 year ago
Muzinich & Co has launched Muzinich Dynamic Credit Income Fund, which it says is “designed for investors seeking outperformance in rising credit markets without taking excessive risks” -
Credit hedge funds (May 2022)
1 year ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Ucits at a glance: Robus stands tall among Ucits funds
1 year ago
27% of Ucits funds had positive returns in March, a slight improvement from 10% in February -
Dispersion begets dispersion in mixed bag of fund returns
1 year ago
Idiosyncratic risks are set to rise in credit, with fund managers becoming occupied with tail risks, and that has been seen in a scattered set of March hedge fund returns
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