Marathon leads the pack to top US CLO performance tables
Recently refinanced CLOs top our ranking of the deals with the highest equity distributions over the last week with Marathon Asset Management leading the way

CLO manager shares details of vertical strip finance pricing
Vertical strips with some third-party financing have been perhaps the most popular way for CLO managers to tackle risk retention rules. One manager has disclosed details on just how much this financing costs

Apollo notches up 100% CLO refi/reset record
It’s not easy being a large CLO manager and staying on top of the refi-reset market, but Apollo has managed to do just that

Join the debate: CLO ramp-up failings
“There is one manager out there that has got away with this behaviour for several years. The ‘fight back’ from investors is overdue”

EM local currency boosts Brandywine hedge fund
A switch to emerging markets has proved profitable for Brandywine

CLO boom encourages new ideas
Volumes are up, spreads are down and risk retention is a doddle. That must mean it’s time to push the boat out and innovate

Spotlight: Local exchange carriers - calling for rescue on the M&A hotline
Growth-starved US phone companies are seeing consolidation as the best way to improve performance

Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management

CLO buckets come good for unpopular CLOs-squared
A recently redeemed Highland CLO shows that CLO squareds have performed well despite the ratings volatility suffered by CLOs following the financial crisis.    

CLO investor trades out of low-coupon Ares triple As
A $30 million slice of the triple-A tranche of Ares XXVI was sold on Friday with market sources claiming that the stake sold above par with a cover of 100.05

CLO round-up: volumes spike as secondary market bursts into life
Junior CLO spreads are tightening in the secondary market amid an uptick in volumes. The primary market has not been slow this week either as CBAM launches a $1.25 billion and three other CLOs price on Friday

Zais CLO equity attracts high price in secondary market
An investor, who had seen a Zais CLO return 100% of capital through equity distributions alone, has sold the top-performing CLO's equity notes 

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

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

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

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 

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

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