BlackRock's AUM increases 22% in a year as ETFs contribute to growth
BlackRock’s assets under management have surpassed $6.2 trillion following “a record year” for the firm in 2017, company officials said in a recent earnings call

Bain swoops for another portfolio in Italy
Bain Capital Credit has acquired yet another portfolio of assets from a European bank

Man Group taps former Lazard professional for marketing role in Hong Kong
Investment management firm Man Group has appointed a new managing director within its institutional sales team in Hong Kong, the company announced on 13 December

US CLO round-up: trend-setting managers show 2015 refis are in fashion
The fourth-quarter CLO rush is well and truly in motion with $3.4 billion of CLO paper pricing in the US - and refis of 2015 deals are becoming increasingly important

Par-Four uses liquidation route as it tees off with $415 million CLO reset
By resetting Talee CLO III, Par-Four has decided against going straight down the middle of the fairway  

CLO round-up: number of US managers unfazed by risk retention hits 70
It says a lot about the CLO market this year that a week in which $1.6 billion of new issue paper prices qualifies as a 'quiet' week. Our analysis finds that 70 managers have priced new US CLOs this year - a 52% increase on 2016

CSAM makes the breakthrough as US CLO triple-A spreads hit 116bp
The $501.77 million reset, which priced on Friday, features a renewed four-year reinvestment period and unusual one year non-call period

Morgan Stanley gets busy in the US CLO primary market
Morgan Stanley’s team was busy in the US CLO primary market yesterday, pricing not only the refi of a large 2015 CLO, but a third new deal of 2017 for one of the market's biggest managers

Citi prices two US CLO resets in a day
Post-reinvestment resets are becoming popular with Carlyle pricing this type of transaction yesterday.

Two 2014 US CLOs bring triple As down close to 100bp
Two similar vintage deals were refinanced yesterday with similar results, at least in terms of their triple A pricing

CLO round-up: Columbia and CSAM produce 100%-plus annualised distributions
Amidst the reset and refi environment, Columbia Management and Credit Suisse Asset Management have pleased the equity investors in their CLOs by delivering 100%-plus annualised payments in May

Manager's 2007 CLO hits 23% running IRR after two huge equity payments
A 2007 CLO managed by a US CLO manager has made a huge equity payment for the second quarter in a row, according to CLO-i

Euro CLO volumes surpass €2.5 billion as ICG prices reset
Intermediate Capital Group is establishing itself as the leading CLO issuer in Europe after completing a €429.5 million reset earlier today. 

Binary risks present opportunities for the brave in credit options
Asset managers putting on tail hedges in the option market present opportunities for the brave 

Halcyon secures 103bp print with first euro CLO in two years
Halcyon Loan Management has priced its first European CLO since 2014, according to market sources

GreensLedge prices third CLO of the month in $425.5 million refi
GreensLedge has continued its recent busy spell in the primary market, pricing a $425.5 million refinancing for GoldenTree Asset Management

2016 euro CLO issuance surpasses 2015 total as GLG prices
European CLO issuance surpassed €14 billion on Friday as GLG Partners priced its second 2.0 CLO.

Och-Ziff becomes fourth debut European CLO manager of 2016
Och-Ziff Capital Management has priced its debt European CLO according to market sources, becoming the fourth debut manager of 2016 in the process

Container shipping: Struggling to stay afloat
Debt and overcapacity mean container shippers must consolidate fast to avoid further wrecks

Equipment rental: debt investors call for safety measures
Resistance is high to equipment renters that continue to splash out on capital spending

Funds go for cocos amid retail exodus
Hedge fund managers are scooping up AT1s after a regulatory tweak causes retail investors to rethink their participation

Credit manager to take another shot at launching debut CLO
Two years after a planning a CLO debut, a US mid-market specialist has hired Nomura to revive the plan

Investors vote to call struggling euro CLO
A 2007 European CLO which failed to pay equity investors for six years is set to be redeemed next month, according to an investor notice

Barclays wins after playing waiting game on busted Zohar CLO
A structured credit division within Barclays is rumoured to have benefitted from its trade in Zohar CLO I