Credit markets have become more stable and behave differently – KKR’s Eddie O’Neill
PODCAST: The co-head of global liquid credit at KKR sees opportunities and reasons for optimism after the recent market upheaval, especially in Europe and Asia in the latest "Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee" podcast

US CLOs get welcome boost as major name returns to single B
CLO mangers received a welcome boost last week after S&P Global Ratings upgraded an arts and craft retailer rating to B- from CCC+- on Friday, citing “significant improvement” in operating margin and cash generation.

CLOs cheap to corporates but expensive to agency MBS, says BofA
CLO bonds are currently pricing cheap relative to corporates but look expensive relative to agency MBS bonds, according to new research from Bank of America

CLO managers find safety and return potential in IG
An investment grade bond might not seem the most suitable candidate for a CLO portfolio, but managers are increasingly going up the capital structure as they brace for a recession.

Making the grade: CLO managers move into IG bonds
CLO managers have been using the incredible volatility in credit markets this year to add an unfamiliar asset to their portfolios – investment grade bonds

CLO spreads are not pricing in recession: JP Morgan
CLOs are priced fairly for a growth slowdown but not a recession, according to JP Morgan credit strategists, who warn spreads are at risk if US growth contracts

CLO top stack offers best value versus corp debt after junior tranche rally: Barclays
Having lagged in the recent market recovery, CLO triple A paper looks attractive versus corporate investment grade and the CDX IG credit derivatives index

Brevan Howard hires senior credit PM
Brevan Howard has hired an experienced credit portfolio manager in New York

It's all relative: Euro CLO mezz rallies to follow month-long IG/HY compression
European credit suffered this week with Brexit talks between the UK and the EU dragging on and both sides conceding that a trade deal is unlikely to be reached by Sunday’s deadline. But European CLO tranches have held up reasonably well with mezzanine spreads tightening by almost 13% in December

Europe leads corporate credit rally, but US outperforms in CLOs
iTraxx Crossover has been the CDS market's outperformer this week, tightening over 30 basis points, or 11.4%, to trade at 235bp today. But in the CLO market, US deals have come out on top thanks to a BlackRock CLO that priced its double Bs at some of the tightest levels this year

European CLO double Bs jump wider amid October macro worries - but seniors stand firm
The fortunes of investment grade and high yielding European CLO tranches have gone in opposite directions in the last month. In a year where relative value has shifted several times, Creditflux analysis shows that new issue European CLO double Bs have blown out by 16.5% in October versus September, while triple A-rated notes have tightened 6.7% in that time

Fund manager accused of using fake CLO to run multi-million Ponzi scheme
The co-founder of an investment management company who has been charged with fraud by the securities and exchange commission for setting up a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme is alleged to have raised a CLO trust backed by fraudulent trade finance loans

Clifford prepares its first infrastructure CLO
Clifford Capital is preparing to price its first ever CLO transaction, which is expected to close in July 2018, according to a Moody’s pre-sale report

Funding costs continue to fall as EJF prices latest trups CDO
The transaction was arranged by BAML and is set to close on 26 October, according to market sources

Manager plans first post-crisis CLO backed by infrastructure assets
Barclays is marketing the first 2.0 infrastructure CLO, according to market sources