If you're marketing a structured credit fund then for goodness sake don't go through the motions [podcast]
Credit allocators gave some sage advice to structured credit managers on how to go about marketing their funds at the Creditflux CLO Summit in New York last month. As part of a key note panel geared towards institutional investors fund managers were told: stop going through the motions, avoid being generalistic and tailor your pitches

Attack is the best form of defence
Yes, idiosyncratic risks are creeping into corporate credit. But speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Summit were convinced that the most creative firms will be able to thrive without taking on additional risk

Creditflux to host first ESG-focused event in London
Creditflux is pleased to announce its first conference dedicated to environmental, social and governance-focused investing. The half-day event takes place at The Waldorf Hilton in London on 17 October as part of Debtwire Week.

CLO investors should be looking at CSOs

New kids on the block dominate awards

Doing CLOs is hard work as recovery lags
There’s scrutiny on staffing, structures and, of course, ‘the challenging arb’. But Q4 volatility created opportunity, which led speakers at the Creditflux CLO Symposium to ask for more

Spire scales heights as Creditflux’s Manager of the Year 2019
Spire Partners celebrated bringing home three Creditflux awards, including the coveted Manager of the Year trophy, on a night of high spirits on 8 May at London’s Landmark Hotel.

Points up front: CLO awards banter
The Creditflux Manager Awards have a history of springing surprises. This year we had journalist and TV presenter Gavin Esler host the awards dinner and regale the audience with a Dolly Parton gag (the less said about that, the better).

Direct lenders steer clear of the B word

Distressed specialists monitor weaknesses in direct lending
Stressed and distressed debt managers might be best served by looking at the direct lending market for opportunities. Sources say that two of the most experienced direct lenders in the business have been forced to deal with problem credits in their portfolios

Direct lenders split over best way to manage loan restructuring
Direct lenders are divided on how best to set up internally when dealing with loans that require restructuring. Some managers argue that a deal should be restructured via the original deal team

CVC, Octagon and Spire vie for multiple Creditflux awards
Creditflux is pleased to unveil the finalists for the most prestigious awards dinner in the credit

Points Up Front: The best opportunities are way, way over there
Competition was a big theme at last month’s Creditflux European Direct Lending conference. The market has evolved to the point where new entrants are on the fundraising trail, which could lead to a compression in any illiquidity premium prevalent in direct lending loans

They said it: "Patience, prudence and vigilance"
At Creditflux’s European direct lending event, Cheyne Capital’s Anthony Robertson reveals his top tips for managing in credit today