CLO industry says Citi marries quality and quantity
Citi, Nomura and Wells Fargo are among the leading service providers to the CLO industry, according to the results of Creditflux’s first ever CLO Census

Barclays steps into reg cap synthetics boom
Barclays has dramatically stepped up its activity in “significant risk transfer”, becoming one of the most active originators of regulatory capital trades, according to market sources

Points up front: dancing in the street
Romantic Italian credit hedge fund manager woes wife-to-be with flash mob

They said it
When you’re early by six or more years it’s not clear you can ever be described as having been right”

Details emerge of Lyxor’s stab at CLO return
Lyxor Asset Management looks to have officially called time on its CLO management ambitions

Creditflux guide: single name CDS
Credit default swaps aren’t used as often as they were, but they are still a quick way for investors to hedge or take a position on names in the credit market

Transport and logistics: heavy debt leaves transporters in jam
With logistic specialists getting a rough ride, debt restructuring could be the next stop for asset-light companies

Why CLOs will not cause the next financial crisis
It is hard to imagine a world in which CLO triple As suffer losses, but we should not be complacent

CLO managers like range of options
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League table update: Barclays takes a lead in euro CLO new issue
New European CLO volumes this year have been strong, at €9.9 billion by the end of August, making up the biggest part of the European primary market

Amundi taps former Lyxor specialist to head debt fund management
Paris-based asset manager Amundi has appointed CLO veteran Thierry de Vergnes, who previously worked at Lyxor, as head of debt fund management

Direct lending fund manager Beechbrook hires for Manchester office
Jon Petty joins Beechbrook as an associate director from Deloitte

London-based EdenTree launches short-dated ethical bond fund
EdenTree's Amity Short-Dated Bond Fund consists of sterling-denominated short duration corporate and government bonds

Macquarie confirms senior fund specialist appointment
Macquarie has hired former Investec fund finance specialist Steve Berry to head up its Macquarie Specialised Investment Solutions division

JP Morgan promotes experienced manager to head European CLO business
The reshuffle at JP Morgan fills the hole left by former head of European CLOs Amberine Nagree

British Business Bank launches fund to boost lending in the midlands
The British Business Bank's newly announced £120 million fund ($155 million) represents the first part of a wider £250 million commitment

Swedish pension fund Alecta invests $100 million in ESG-friendly credit fund
Alecta will invest $100 million in the NN-FMO Emerging Markets Loan fund

Kirkland & Ellis poaches credit fund-focused partner from rival law firm
Anand Damodaran is the sixth partner Kirkland & Ellis has hired from Ropes & Gray this month, company announcements reveal. Earlier this month, Kirkland & Ellis hired a five-partner team focusing on investigations and government enforcement.

New York pension gets behind CLO manager's risk retention vehicle
The New York State Common Retirement Fund invested $450m in two credit funds in July, documents seen by Creditflux reveal

Debtwire euro ABS round-up: two UK deals enter the pipeline
Just one transaction priced in Europe’s ABS market last week, but another two have entered the pipeline

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

Marathon leads the pack to top US CLO performance tables
Recently refinanced CLOs top our ranking of the deals with the highest equity distributions over the last week with Marathon Asset Management leading the way

MUFG hires leveraged finance veteran in London
The firm has hired a new senior appointee to join its leveraged finance team as head of leveraged corporate origination and structuring

Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns

Marketing specialist earns promotion at Muzinich with new global role
Muzinich has promoted Josh Hughes to head of global distribution