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Can someone call the triple A? We’ve stalled
1 year ago
CLO issuers are in need of AAA roadside assistance. Despite the emergence of new buyers, a lack of senior CLO investors — particularly US banks — has brought the primary market to a halt -
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 -
Coronavirus tiers up old ranking script
2 years ago
Forget everything you thought you knew about CLO manager tiers. Apollo and Blackstone are mainstays, but smaller, more nimble issuers are finding new ways to stand out from the crowd -
CLOs come up smelling of roses
2 years ago
The coronavirus crisis could have cut back 10 years of CLO market progress, but investors’ foresight, trading chops and flexibility meant many saw their strategies blossom during 2020 -
Answering the “what if?” question
3 years ago
CLOs can be complex, and efficiently calculating trading scenarios even more complex. But new tools are available to help managers quickly model hypothetical scenarios -
CLO issuers flex their bond muscles
3 years ago
Some panellists at Creditflux’s US CLO Investor Summit pointed to structural difficulties, but the consensus was that flexibility — particularly the ability to buy bonds — could improve performance -
We were battered in 2020 — but we weren’t beaten
3 years ago
The CLO industry has survived a year blighted by covid-19. We talk to portfolio managers about the strengths of CLOs and preparations for what was expected to be a ‘cataclysmic’ recession -
Relative value plays swell secondary
3 years ago
The secondary CLO market has been revived this year as volumes shatter 2019 totals. Investors are finding that secondary values outweighs that in primary, with the added bonus of full portfolio disclosure -
It’s been a while — how’s tricks?
The primary CLO market has been open since April, but 41 managers have not managed to price a US CLO in over a year and a lack of access to equity capital means they may struggle to return3 years ago -
CLOs at a glance: CLO primary market grinds to a halt
4 years ago
A round-up of CLO performance -
Fund perfomance: Slowdown for some as pandemic takes hold
A round-up of fund performance4 years ago -
In 2019, some CLO managers hoped that good timing would enable them to lock in favourable arbitrage levels, but others opted for aggressive or conservative tactics when building portfolios4 years ago
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Fund performance: CLO funds pick up where they left off
4 years ago
A round-up of fund performance -
CSAM sees sun after nine years in shade
Credit Suisse Asset Management has become the leading CLO manager by assets under management globally after finally topping perennial leader GSO Capital Partners. However, CSAM's lead is the size of just one CLO4 years ago -
Repricing spike points to sharp spread compression
US loan repricing came to the fore in Q4, with higher quality credits hitting the market. The biggest was Refinitv, repricing at 325bp in December. Overall loan volumes fell 37% in 20194 years ago -
Fund performance: Presents under the tree as CLO funds perform
A round-up of fund performance4 years ago -
Fund performance: Long-short funds rule in October as CLO funds struggle
4 years ago
A round-up of fund performance -
Fund performance
4 years ago
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Lenders turn to quality over quantity
Bond and loan volumes dropped in August amid signs that US investors are taking a safety-first approach: 46% of issuance was made up of loans rated BB-/Ba3, compared to 33% earlier this year4 years ago -
Fund performance
4 years ago
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Investors go first in lien at loan queue
The risk premium for second lien US loans has widened in recent months, while first lien loan margins have gone the other way. It’s a clear signal that lenders are erring on the side of caution.4 years ago -
Fund performance
4 years ago
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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 -
CLO investors should be looking at CSOs
At Creditflux’s Credit Dimensions event in New York, structured credit investors were told how synthetic CDOs fit neatly alongside CLOs, and there is no need to pick one over the other4 years ago -
Investments in CSOs can be more fruitful than in CLOs
Some CSO tranches may off er better returns and provide exposure to higher-rated credit than similar tranches of CLOs. Also, the CSO term curve is steeper and more stable than that of CLOs4 years ago
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