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Beyond blacklists: the next step in ESG
5 years ago
Credit managers are integrating ESG into their investment processes, but that does not mean they are unable to invest in unethical credits — they can, if they are paid adequately for the risk. -
Fund performance
5 years ago
A round-up of fund performance -
Credit funds at a glance
5 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
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.5 years ago -
A framework for rating the ESG-ness of a borrower is developing, but rating providers are taking diff erent approaches to evaluating environmental and social impact — and getting diff erent results5 years ago
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Credit funds at a glance
5 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Fund performance
5 years ago
A round-up of fund performance -
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 bonds5 years ago -
Fund performance: Mercury rises as does credit fund performance
A round-up of fund performance5 years ago -
A round-up of fund performance6 years ago
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A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit6 years ago
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A round-up of fund performance6 years ago
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High yield bonds regain lost ground
The US high yield bond market experienced its biggest quarter since Q4 2017, with volumes and returns rising as borrowers plumped for secured bonds and the Fed turned dovish on rates6 years ago -
Fund performance
6 years ago
A round-up of fund performance -
Moving on from the late 2018 hangover
6 years ago
It might be too early to call a full recovery, but it’s fair to say that the US loan market is back on track with $48 billion of institutional issuance in 2019 — 88% of which is made up of new issues -
It’s going to be a credit picker’s market
6 years ago
Our panel of experts believe that the credit market will be volatile this year, but there will be opportunities in European credit and additional tier one bonds, trups CDOs and unitranches -
Retail fund pain is a CLO manager’s gain
6 years ago
Retail funds dumped loans in record volumes late in 2018, creating ideal conditions for CLOs to capitalise with performing credits available in the mid-90s for the first time in years -
Loan volumes fall in Europe but rise in US
6 years ago
European CLO managers seem to be eating into the loan market with more appetite than their, US counterparts, who are perhaps spoiled for choice. But background risks lurk in both markets -
Finding the hidden value in success
6 years ago
Learning from one’s mistakes is often cited as key to professional development. However, widening this perspective and paying attention to things that go well can further improve performance -
September: Ucits at a glance
6 years ago
Ucits funds continue to post mixed returns -
Managers digest blockbuster deals
6 years ago
Third quarter loan and bond volumes tend to be small — but this year corporate credit fund managers have swallowed huge deals from AkzoNobel, Altice and Refinitiv -
August: fund performance
6 years ago
CLO spreads jumped wider in August, but funds that invest in these assets have been able to outperform -
September: credit funds at a glance
6 years ago
White Oak Global Advisors held a $2.1 billion final close on a new direct lending fund, while Phil Raciti's move from CVC Credit Partners to Halcyon Capital Management was one of the biggest moves in the credit industry -
Loan market finds balance as spreads edge wider
6 years ago
New issue volumes were robust in July with relatively few loan refinancings getting done. Loan portfolio managers say the loan market is finally balanced, having been in favour of borrowers -
Blockchain drags credit into the future
Pioneering corporate bond and loan issues that use blockchains have began a major evolution in the credit market. At last, fax machines may permanently be consigned to the scrap heap6 years ago
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