AI to boost credit markets in 'bullish' 2026 – Janus Henderson head of multi-sector credit John Lloyd
A productivity boost powered by AI is just one of the reasons for investors to be upbeat about fixed income and credit generally, says John Lloyd, global head of multi-sector credit at Janus Henderson, on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee

Key theme for 2026 will be growth in the loan market – Eagle Point founder Tom Majewski

Growth in the loan market will be an important market driver this year, the founder of Eagle Point Credit Management says on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee; also shares Eagle Point ressearch that shows LMEs at 2% per year on top of default rates

Lev loan guidance shift will challenge private credit CLOs, bring more new loan supply – Shenkman
EXCLUSIVE: Regulators rolling back restrictive guidance around leveraged lending could help traditional bank lenders claw back market share from US direct lenders

ATLAS SP loan trader moves to Scotiabank
New York-based Andres Rodlauer has taken up a new role as head of US Whole Loan Trading at the Canadian bank

New loan shop Mountain Point eyes move into the CLO market
EXCLUSIVE: The manager, which launched last week with a focus on broadly syndicated loans in partnership with Eagle Point, is considering opportunities in the CLO market.

Tariffs will push up default rates for several years, say agencies and managers
After an uptick in leveraged loan defaults culled weaker credits in 2024, many expected default rates to fall in 2025. But the uncertainty stemming from the Trump administration’s tariffs means those assumptions are now under threat

A&O Shearman exits continue with two partners jumping to Proskauer
Leveraged finance partners Alexandra de Padua and Frank Oliver join Proskauer’s global finance practice in New York

US CLO and leveraged loan market roiled by dramatic Trump tariffs
ANALYSIS: Leveraged loans and CLO fell lower in the aftermath's of President Donald Trump's new tariffs 

Peraton taps Guggenheim, lenders organize with Davis Polk on DOGE worries
DEBTWIRE EXCLUSIVE: Lenders of Peraton, which has USD 6.145bn loan maturity in 2028, are preparing to take FA ptiches as company is reliant on federal contracts, and faces downgrade risk  

Octaura launches new protocol for CLO liquidations
Electronic loan trading platform Octaura has released a new set of processes to streamline loan BWICs and OWICs

JetBlue's new loan struggles to take flight
CLO managers had less appetite for JetBlue’s new loan after the airline was downgraded to B3 and B- 

Strong run helps CLOs shrug off Altice downgrade
It may be the largest triple C downgrade in years, but the CLO market is relatively unperturbed by Altice’s fall from grace.

CLO managers laud market’s shift away from direct lending
This year’s annual SFVegas shindig had a record 8,900 registered delegates, and every CLO panel included a discussion of two key themes, including the highly publicised fight between the broadly syndicated loan space and private credit lenders.

Hayfin appoints new US CLO head
Hayfin Capital Management has announced it has recruited Peter Swanson to head its High-Yield and Syndicated Loans team in New York

US CLO credit Air Methods Corporation files for bankruptcy
Air Methods Corporation, a widely held name in the US CLO market, filed for Chapter 11 this morning reporting USD 1bn to USD 10bn in liabilities.

Securities regulators call for improvement in practices in CLO market
IOSCO, an international policy forum for securities regulators, has called for improvement in practices in both the leveraged loan and CLO markets.

LSTA hires new director of policy research
The Loan Syndications and Trading Association has appointed a new director of policy research

CLO double Bs offer 700bp premium versus high yield bonds, says Oaktree
The yield premium offered by double B CLO paper compared to corporate high yield bonds with the same rating has exploded to 700 basis points, according to a new episode of Oaktree Capital Management's podcast series The Insight

Columbia names new loan and CLO head as Howard announces retirement
Columbia Threadneedle Investments has appointed the next head of its US bank loan team after current head Jerry Howard announced his retirement effective in January next year

Recent US bankruptcies show non-DIP lenders wiped out
A trio of recent US bankruptcies is testing the CLO market's recovery assumptions, according to Debtwire’s Restructuring Database of recent court filings.

Slow pace of loan prepayments increasing CLO tranche WAL, finds Barclays
Prepayment rates in the leveraged loan market have dropped to post-financial crisis lows, thereby increasing CLO debt tranches' weighted average life and slowing the pace of amortization for deals that have left reinvestment, according to new research published by Barclays

Jump in loan prices sees CLO primary stall in the US
US CLO primary supply almost ground to a halt in June with just three transactions printing in the first half of the month

Leveraged loan market shrinks as CLO trading grows
A lack of primary issuance has caused the leveraged loan market to shrink this year for the first time since the aftermath of the global financial crisis, according to market sources.

Do amend and extends now before big chunk of CLOs exit reinvestment, says BofA
Research analysts at Bank of America are recommending CLO managers complete amend and extend activity before a wave of transactions exit their reinvestment periods later in the year

34% of CLOs rated by Fitch out of reinvestment
34% of the CLOs rated by Fitch Ratings have left their reinvestment periods including six deals that exited in May, the rating agency said in a note to clients on Thursday