The Last Tranche: managed CSOs and the benefit of CLO Euribor floors [podcast]
Managed CSOs are the talk of the town in the synthetic structured credit market, while CLO investors in Europe are putting a price on how much they value CLO Euribor floors  

Spire brings in structured credit specialist from WyeTree
Spire Partners has hired a junior portfolio manager from WyeTree Asset Management with a view to expanding its structured credit investments

Citi names sales head with global structured credit remit
Citi has promoted Rajiv Amlani to global head of special products solution sales, in which he will be responsible for non-flow structured credit and securitised trading business

CLO monoline businesses return with new purpose
CLO tranche insurance is making a comeback. Assured Guaranty has underwritten two middle market transactions, while in Europe various firms are testing the waters for this type of insurance, according to sources.

Market welcomes Esma loosening of securitisation regs but questions remain
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)'s revision of the reporting templates that must be completed under the securitisation regulations addresses many of the concerns raised by market participants but leaves some points of difficulty, according to industry lawyers

JP Morgan makes big hire to its global credit trading desk
An experienced banker who has covered CLOs, CSOs, loan TRS and credit derivatives, has joined JP Morgan after leaving BNP Paribas 

Merry Christmas from the EU: Commission gifts regulatory relief to securitisations
European securitisers can breathe a sigh of relief today after the European Commission has endorsed calls to relax its securitisation regulation

White & Case bolsters CLO practice in London
White & Case has expanded its CLO and securitisation practice with the appointment of a CLO specialist 

BlueBay hires experienced portfolio manager to join new structured credit team
Fixed income specialist BlueBay Asset Management has bolstered its new structured credit business with an experienced hire

BlueBay appoints head of structured credit and CLOs in London
Fixed income specialist BlueBay Asset Management has appointed former Anchorage Capital official Sid Chhabra as head of structured credit and CLOs

Citi's European CLO head earns another promotion
Citi is streamlining its structured finance business and has assigned additional responsibilities to its primary European CLO head

Deadline looms for Creditflux's annual Manager Awards
The deadline for this year’s Creditflux Manager Awards is fast approaching as managers across the CLO, credit hedge fund and direct lending industries compete for the eighth consecutive year

Alcentra creeps closer to $300 million target with third structured credit fund
London-headquartered Alcentra, the alternative fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon Investment Management, appears to have raised more than $214 million for its third Clareant structured credit opportunities fund

Euro SME CLO market to remain at low issuance levels, DBRS predicts
A new report by credit rating agency DBRS says the European securitisation market has much to be positive about in 2018 – but warns that the SME CLO market is expected to remain at low issuance levels 

Cairn builds out business development team with Investcorp and Camares hires
Credit and CLO manager Cairn Capital has announced two new appointments to its business development team in London

Hunton & Williams appoints veteran CLO lawyer as partner
Global law firm Hunton & Williams has appointed Angus Duncan as a partner in the firm’s London-based structured finance and specialty finance transactions practice

Citi promotes European CLO head and co-head of credit correlation trading
Citi – a market leader in CLO origination and bespokes – has promoted officials responsible for these businesses.

CLO manager looks to raise up to $2 billion to invest in CLOs globally
A US CLO manager is planning to invest in CLO tranches for the first time. It is understood that the firm is putting together a structured credit fund that will also have the ability to invest in index tranches

Nearwater aims to put $500 million to work in global risk retention financing
Start-up company Nearwater Capital has closed on a $500 million capital commitment which will fast-track its move into risk retention financing, sources say. The firm has already deployed capital into CLO risk retention

Cairn appoints Burke and Godall as co-chief investment officers
Cairn Capital has appointed Andrew Burke and Asif Godall as co-chief investment officers