CLO debt prices imply default rate exceeding forecasts, says Orchard Global
Current pricing of CLO debt tranches implies a default rate that is "far in excess" of the most pessimistic forecasts, according to Orchard Global Asset Management

CLO OC ratios tick higher in US, but August defaults add pressure: Fitch
Senior and junior overcollateralisation test cushions in reinvesting CLOs increased to an average of 9% and 3.9% respectively after a string of issuers defaulted in August, according to Fitch Ratings

Three control CLO equity positions hit market with another to follow
Three anchor US CLO equity positions were listed on the secondary market yesterday in what was a busy day for investors

Axa IM plots Euro CLO warehouse investment amid loan pressure and possible liquidations
Some European CLO warehouse may face liquidations and there will be further pressure on leveraged loans in the last quarter of the year, according to Axa Investment Management

B- share of CLO portfolios rated by S&P hits all-time high after 30 downgrades in a month
The share of CLO portfolio assets rated B- by S&P hit an all-time high of 29% after 30 loans were downgraded in August

Primary US CLO equity more attractive than secondary, says PineBridge
Primary market CLO equity offers better value to investments in the secondary market, according to a new article from PineBridge Investments

CLO engine sputters as loan recovery hits road block
US CLO issuance suffered a precipitous decline in August as firms struggled to adjust to the new pricing landscape

Market sentiment shifts as investors turn bullish on loans and CLOs
CLO market sentiment has shifted decisively in recent weeks with investors expressing more optimism than earlier in the year

Middle market CLOs facing "unexpected headwinds", says S&P
Middle market CLOs are facing 'unexpected headwinds' as their liability costs rise faster than their asset spreads

"The equity IRRs of enhanced CLOs are nearly all in the bottom decile of the market"

Ucits at a glance: Ucits see red in a tough June for returns
June marked an exceptionally tough month for Ucits funds, as none of those listed in the Creditflux database made it into the black

Credit hedge funds (August 2022)
Credit hedge fund returns  

Fund performance: Select funds shine in dreary June for credit hedge funds
Credit funds suffered through June, as only 8% of listed funds reached the black. This made June the fourth month in a row in which negative returns increased

CLO equity arb gets squeezed but investors eye recovery swing
The CLO equity arbitrage endured a wildly volatile first half of 2022, but observers say the time could be right to buy into the asset class

Oxford Lane reveals reinvestment goal as it trades over $200 million in secondary CLOs in Q2
Senior officials at Oxford Lane Capital Corp described the firm's second quarter approach to CLO investing on a Tuesday earnings call, revealing trades of CLO equity and junior debt amounting to $237.8 million

CLO market mood sours amid bitter economic outlook

Bridgepoint becomes control equity investor in 2021 CLO after secondary trade
Bridgepoint says it bought an additional 30% equity stake in its third European CLO, Bridgepoint CLO 3, meaning the firm has a majority equity interest in the deal at 61%. The price suggests the CLO is performing well 

History suggests best CLO equity returns come after periods like today's, say Oxford
Research published by Oxford Funds argues that stressed periods in the loan market are typically followed by the best CLO equity returns, suggesting today's vintage of CLO equity could be among the best performing

Credit Rendezvous: Investors try to avoid suplex city as recession and inflation reform tag-team
Credit investors getting ready to lock up against that familiar 1970s pairing of inflation and recession. But the hard-hitting tag team has picked up some new moves, causing floating rate outperformance to give way to underperformance; synthetic credit to outperform cash; and CLO terms curves to reshape into barely recognisable positions

CLO counterparties hunt for signs of optimism: SFIG conference
Leveraged loan and CLO investors are hunting for signs of optimism as they face the prospect of a US recession

European junior CLO debt can withstand downturn without taking principal loss: TwentyFour
European CLO single Bs are able to weather a “moderately pessimistic forecast” in which loan defaults spike to 6.5% for two years, without coming close to taking a principal loss, according to a blog written by TwentyFour Asset Management’s Elena Rinaldi.

Fund performance: Rocky May piles on the misery for credit hedge funds
Negative fund performance soared in May

Credit hedge funds (July 2022)
Credit hedge fund returns

Ucits at a glance: LBBW shines as Ucits take a turn for the worse
Ucits fund returns

Arcmont says liquid loan opportunities depend on timing as it advocates direct lending instead
Arcmont Asset Management has made the case for direct lending over syndicated loans in a white paper, despite having being an admirer of CLO management platforms