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Credit hedge funds (August 2020)
3 years ago
Monthly credit hedge fund tables -
Don’t be a hero: managers opt to go market-neutral
3 years ago
There’s yet more volatility in store later this year — that’s the consensus according to credit portfolio managers that have spoken to Creditflux. What they are unsure about is the scale and direction of this movement, which is leading them to prune their portfolios with an emphasis on market-neutral tactics -
New funds move in as tranche trades take off
3 years ago
Synthetic structured credit funds are proving popular with investors amid a spike in index tranche trading -
Swedish fund nears public listing after big gains on CLO and tranche trades
3 years ago
Stockholm-based Ymer SC is moving forward with plans to list its structured credit fund on the Nordic Growth Market exchange in Sweden -
Credit Rendezvous: record fiscal stimulus provides pick-me-up
3 years ago
Credit markets had a mini bounce-back in the second quarter as central banks poured cash into the economy. But there is great uncertainty about the effects of a second wave of coronavirus. As part of our quarterly report on credit - the Credit Rendezvous - Creditflux spoke to experts across 12 segments of the credit market -
Fund performance: CLO funds keep up the momentum for second month running
3 years ago
May returns have been led by continued momentum from CLO funds. In the last month, funds that invest in CLO notes in some capacity have made up 90% of our top 10, while 97% of funds listed generated positive returns - an improvement of 15% on last month's figures. -
Credit funds at a glance (July 2020)
3 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits recover lost ground
3 years ago
The foot has come off the gas for many funds - 57% of funds did not break the 2% return barrier. -
Index tranche volumes go into overdrive as CSOs stall
3 years ago
CDS index tranche trading has gathered pace during the coronavirus pandemic, putting the asset class on course for a post-2008 crisis record. -
Canadian pension Imco outlines two-year $6 billion credit plans
3 years ago
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (Imco) has a range of credit strategies in its sights as it seeks to deploy $6 billion in the next two years as part of the build out of a global credit platform, according to officials at the company -
Relief rally follows relative value trading on US/Europe credit and tranches
3 years ago
Credit markets look set to end the week on a cautious retracement tighter, after several sessions of heavy reminders the coronavirus crisis is far from over and that sector/geographical selection remains important -
PGIM prepares listed credit fund
3 years ago
PGIM is marketing a ‘flexible’ listed fund, dubbed PGIM Strategic Credit Fund , to invest at least 80% across fixed income -
Basis and capital structure strategies zing for Xaia as market anomalies multiply
3 years ago
April was another challenging month for most funds. But some managers were able to take advantage of relative value opportunities and growing investor appetite for this form of investment strategy -
PGGM pairs with pension fund Alecta to set SRT standards
3 years ago
The landmark co-investment partnership between Swedish pension fund Alecta and PGGM, the largest investor in significant risk transfer deals, has its roots in establishing a concrete set of standards for the SRT market, according to company officials -
Index equity tranches show resilience in face of default spike
3 years ago
Lower credit index volatility in May refocused investor minds on idiosyncratic risk, with some give-up by previously outperforming equity tranches -
Fund performance: CLO tranches move up
3 years ago
April returns managed a partial bounce back after a tumultuous March. 82% of funds listed in the Creditflux database made positive returns, showing at least small signs of recovery after 90% of all funds listed posted negative returns in March -
Credit funds at a glance (June 2020)
3 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits begin recovery phase
3 years ago
April returns prove positive for Ucits funds as 85% of those listed in the Creditflux database have moved into the black after a rough March -
Where are the gloating I-told-you-so columnists who claimed CLOs would bring global destruction?
3 years ago
We have seen a measured response to the coronavirus crisis: fund managers aren’t collapsing and investors are not shunning CLOs -
CSOs are hurting but will emerge stronger, say sources
3 years ago
It is unsurprising that bespoke synthetic tranches have suffered during the covid-19 crisis, as they are backed largely by real money investors that have gone outright long credit risk. But more noteworthy and reassuring, say sources, is that most have held firm in their positions and look set to stick with the asset class — in contrast to the 2008 global financial crisis exodus -
Alecta partners with PGGM for SRT co-investments
3 years ago
Swedish pension fund Alecta has formed a co-investment partnership with PGGM to invest in significant risk transfers -
Fund performance: Index tranche investors make it work from home
3 years ago
March brought a drastic drop in return figures as covid-19 swept across the globe, as Orchard tops the Creditflux performance tables -
Ucits at a glance: Long-short credit capitalises on coronavirus
3 years ago
Ucits funds were not spared from the crash in mid-March, but Pictet outperforms -
Credit funds at a glance (May 2020)
3 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves -
CDX HY and tranches hit as Whiting protection buyers win big pay-out
3 years ago
Whiting Petroleum CDS have settled at a final price of just seven cents, meaning a 93 cents pay-out to buyers of protection on the Denver headquartered exploration firm
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