There are reasons to be upbeat, MEP tells securitisation specialists
IMN's 21st Annual Global ABS conference opened yesterday on a note of cautious optimism for the European securitisation market

Points up front: dying question
The delicate reason, why it may not be possible to call a CLO..

Investors agree wind-up call for KKR euro CLO 1.0
Investors have approved a plan that will allow KKR Credit to wind down a poorly performing 2006 European CLO

CLO round-up: Columbia and CSAM produce 100%-plus annualised distributions
Amidst the reset and refi environment, Columbia Management and Credit Suisse Asset Management have pleased the equity investors in their CLOs by delivering 100%-plus annualised payments in May

French financial trades boost European credit hedge funds
Credit hedge funds that play in European financials have posted big gains on French bank credit ahead of this month’s presidential elections.

CLO round up: manager tiering hits US market
New issuance volumes overtook those of refinanced deals in the CLO market last week. $1.63 billion of new issue printed in the US

It's essential to be senior in the capital structure
Concise Capital's Glenn Koach takes our credit quiz

Alva's 'disruptive' fund joins Creditflux listings
A London-based manager is making waves with a tech-focused credit fund

Investing ethically is worth it
Managers could see less volatile returns as a result of their increasing adoption of ESG-friendly portfolios; meanwhile direct lending is spreading across Europe

Who cares about risk retention?
Managers watching CLO spreads reach their tightest levels since the crisis had little time to fret about US risk retention

The seven deadly sins of credit fund reporting
Writing investor reports can be a thankless task, but there are ways to avoid the most sinful errors

They said it
Waiting game is over

Libor switch adds to squeeze on CLO equity
An option at the disposal of loan issuers could give CLO equity investors a serious headache

Boutique CLO managers boss secondary market
Creditflux analysis shows that, when their total assets are taken into account, small managers' CLOs are more liquid than those of large managers 

Award-winning European CLO set to be refinanced
Fresh from being crowned the best 2.0 European CLO in the market, Dryden 35 Euro CLO is set to be refinanced

Black Diamond credit hedge fund joins Creditflux listings
Black Diamond Credit Strategies Master Fund is the latest addition to Creditflux’s growing hedge fund listings

Prytania fund registers big gains after transitioning from CLO debt to equity
Prytania Investment Advisors has continued its impressive start to 2017

Avenue to call it a day in European direct lending
Avenue Capital Management has pulled the plug on its European direct lending business

KKR Credit seeks investor wind-up vote for another euro CLO 1.0
KKR Credit has proposed to wind down a 2006 European CLO, according to an investor notice

Vintage euro CLO scrabbles for pennies to stave off default
A 2005 vintage European CLO has sold the last of its assets, according to an investor notice sent out last week, but may not have sufficient proceeds to pay back all its debt

Refinancings have helped flatten US CLO term structures, finds bank
According to a note by a bank's CLO desk, the basis between US triple As with five years of investment versus one year is just six basis points

CLO round-up: Investcorp tops table of highest 2.0 equity distributions
This month has seen the largest 2.0 CLO equity distribution ever, according to CLO-i data

Investcorp Credit CLO makes 57% equity distribution after reset boost
Investcorp Credit Management has made one of the highest CLO equity distributions of all time, according to data from CLO-i