Veteran Credit Suisse fixed income fund director leaves firm
Credit Suisse loses head of fixed income fund selection to Lombard Odier 

MUFG loses global head of structured products as departures continue
Another senior official has exited MUFG's structured products team, following Asif Khan's departure in June 

CLO structurer trades Mizuho for tech and energy services provider
A member of Mizuho's CLO structuring team moves to solar technology and energy services provider SunPower

Job opportunity with Allstate: structured credit analyst
Allstate Investment Management has released details of a structured credit analyst job opportunity

Angelo Gordon strengthens structured credit team
Angelo Gordon announced a mix of internal promotions and new hires for its structured credit team yesterday.

Obra completes acquisition of KDP assets following bankruptcy filing
Obra Capital has acquired the assets of KDP Investment Advisors following the latter firm's chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in May of this year

Secondary CLO prices continued to rise across June
US BWIC secondary prices continued to rise in June, according to a report by KopenTech. 

Panagram launches its second CLO ETF of the year
Panagram Structured Asset Management has launched its second CLO exchange traded fund of 2023, naming the fund Panagram AAA CLO ETF

Illiquid assets are increasingly hot in the private markets according to Aeon survey
Illiquid assets may offer protection against macro uncertainty, according to findings from a new survey.

Asset management firm creates new credit platform
Insurance and asset management firm Nassau launches new credit platform with more than $8 billion in assets under management. 

Blackstone hires sell-side CLO trading head
Blackstone Credit is beefing up its team with a new hire to the liquid credit strategies group. 

Proposed regulation changes could open up US CLO funds to UK investors
Proposed changes to the UK Securitisation framework may expand the investor base for US structured credit if passed.

Australian fund manager adds new credit PM
Australian fund manager IAM has branched into opportunistic credit with the acquisition of the River Capital Liquid Credit Fund and credit mandate, which includes a move for the fund’s portfolio manager.

Golub rearranges direct lending leadership team

Golub Capital promoted several members of its direct lending leadership team as the firm continues to grow.

Question your assumptions
Valuing CLO paper is complicated, and loan prepayments are one of the trickiest parts. When pricing a new issue CLO, the market generally assumes that 15-20% of loans will prepay their principal annually. This prepayment rate is important because it essentially determines the pace at which a CLO’s rated debt is paid off after the reinvestment period, when the CLO pays down its own principal.

Fund performance
Good month for CLO funds sees six in top 10 as Axiom sets pace

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge funds performance data

Credit funds at a glance
Fund performance, fund raising and LP commitments

Sound Point becomes 5th largest CLO manager as Assured deal completes
Sound Point announced the completion of its partnership with Assured Guaranty yesterday jumping Sound Point into position as 5th largest CLO manager in the world.

Blackstone rethinks captive equity strategy
Blackstone has announced proposals to wind down its existing risk retention vehicle, Blackstone Loan Financing Limited (BGLF).

Secondary activity ramps up as post-Barcelona rally continues
BWIC activity across European ABS and CLOs increased this week as investors and asset managers look to take some risk off heading into the summer  

Private credit firm launches new platform for structured financing
Private credit manager Victory Park Capital has launched Triumph Capital Markets, a new platform that focuses on structured financing and capital markets

Union Bancaire Privée adds new strategy to fixed income plans
Union Bancaire Privée has expanded its fixed income offering with a new high-income strategy investing in high-yield bonds, subordinate corporate and financial debt and securitized credit, such as CLOs

Carlyle names future CFO
Carlyle has named John Redett its new chief financial officer and head of corporate strategy, the company has said.

Managers scramble to launch captive equity funds as they become best route to market
A plethora of CLO managers are eyeing captive equity fund launches in 2023 with the lack of such vehicles cited as the “main hurdle” for issuing deals.