Global CLO b-wic round-up: junior mezz rebounds with busiest week since June
Secondary market CLO trading has made a busy start to 2020 with $478.6 million of US deals and €103.3 million of European CLOs up for sale last week

Global 2019 CLO league tables at a glance
Global 2019 CLO league tables at a glance

Global mid market CLO league tables: Golub and Natixis lead by a distance
Golub Capital and Natixis dominated the mid market CLO space in 2019 in the manager and arranger league tables, respectively

Falling correlation reignites passion for index tranche trades
Dispersion in the global corporate credit market is rekindling interest in correlation trading, with dealer sources reporting that a late surge lifted 2019 index tranche volumes to $250 billion.

Pitching your structured credit fund: the three golden rules
Structured credit fund managers were given a lesson in how to market their strategies by a group of asset allocators at the Creditflux CLO Summit in New York.

Global CLO league tables at a glance - November 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glance - November 2019 YTD

Global CLO b-wic round-up: Junior mezz covers return while triple A supply drives big week
Narrowing of the bid-ask gap that has plagued junior mezzanine tranches could bring a change of fortunes in the US CLO secondary market 

Norinchukin's CLO portfolio decreases for first time in years
Japanese CLO heavyweight Norinchukin posted its financial statements yesterday, where it reported a 1.42% drop from its statements at the end of the second quarter

CLO tranche investor leaves Carlyle after 12 years
The New York-based co-head of global structured credit has parted ways with Carlyle, sources say. The firm is understood to have appointed a replacement in London

Global CLO league tables at a glance - October 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glance - October 2019 YTD

CLO pipeline: Sculptor begins to mould its first CBO
Silence! Artist at work: Sculptor has got its apron on and is shaping up to launch its first CBO

Global CLO b-wic round-up: volumes jump as investors get their triple A fix
The US CLO secondary market brought over $1.2 billion in total listings last week with the main driver behind last week’s supply being an increase in US CLO triple A bonds and an anchor equity position.

Russell and Mediobanca launch multi-asset fund with CLO allocation
Mediobanca Private Banking has joined forces with Russell Investments to set up a fund that has a 20% allocation to credit, sources say  

Global CLO round-up: Europe mops up demand, as Euribor hits the floor
The final stretch of the year began with a bang, with the first week of Q4 bringing $3.3 billion of CLO issuance in the US and €1.2 billion in Europe. But the resurgence in volumes was not the only talking point last week, with Europe coming into focus as spreads surfed tighter

Global CLO b-wic round-up: control stake trades as junior notes come to the fore
The European and US CLO secondary markets produced high volumes of junior and subordinated notes last week. Over 30% of listings were rated as equity, single B or double B.

Global CLO league tables at a glance - September 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glance - September 2019 YTD

Global CLO b-wic round-up: US and European double B trading patterns diverge
48% of the CLO secondary market was made up of triple A bonds; $255.6 million of US CLOs and €108.55 million of European CLOs. But there were differences in how CLO double Bs are trading in those markets.

CLO pipeline: new kids in class look to excel on first assignments
The summer holiday is well and truly over with the European CLO market building on last week’s momentum as three new deals and one reset are to enter the primary market. 

CLO pipeline: managers look to avoid a repeat of 2018 with new issue flutter
US and European CLO managers are preparing to up the ante in September, but they will have to defy a trend set a year ago

US credit managers make ESG breakthrough after taking a first step via UNPRI
Incorporating a framework for investing in companies based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is a challenge that US credit managers are accepting in growing numbers

Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary market awakens with control equity bonanza
Four anchor positions made available on secondary market as equity accounts for over a third of all volumes.

If you can stomach volatility, CLO equity is very attractive

Global CLO league tables at a glance - August 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glance - August 2019 YTD