Banks and high yield corps lead charge as results prompt European rally
High yield corporate credit is today's outperforming part of the market as European credit rallies back from its recent wides, as the latest round of earnings proves stronger than many had expected

GSO names additional portfolio manager for three listed credit funds
GSO Capital Partners has added Robert Post as a portfolio manager to three listed credit funds, effective 1 August

Convertible notes make final list for delayed Chesapeake auction
A delayed credit event auction to settle Chesapeake Energy Corporation CDS will proceed on Tuesday with convertible notes included as deliverable obligations, after the Determinations Committee ruled these were eligible

Wirecard CDS settles above single digits
Wirecard CDS just about bucked the recent trend of defaulting credits settling in single digits at auction

AT1s come into focus after financial CDS rally
The credit rally in June and July has favoured CDS referencing financial borrowers, but sources note a breakdown of usual market relationships that has left pockets of value for investors

High yield traders take stock amid Crossover/HY compression
A convergence trade is underway this week in the high yield credit market, with US index CDX HY reaching its nearest level versus European counterpart iTraxx Crossover since the start of June

Europcar bonds and CDS take a spin ahead of earnings
Europcar Mobility Group is having a car-crash trading session in bonds and CDS today ahead of its expected earnings report

Seven dealers sign up for Wirecard CDS auction
An auction tomorrow to settle Wirecard CDS will have just seven participating dealers - three fewer than has been customary in other recent credit event settlements

Travel firms lead sell-off on second wave fears
Travel related companies are in focus for European credit investors at the start of the week, following the UK government's decision to re-impose a 14-day quarantine on people arriving from Spain

Swedish fund nears public listing after big gains on CLO and tranche trades
Stockholm-based Ymer SC is moving forward with plans to list its structured credit fund on the Nordic Growth Market exchange in Sweden

First movers in focus for CDS as market grinds to new tights
First is the operative word in corporate credit movers this week, with UK transport firm Firstgroup leading European CDS improvers while FirstEnergy Corp heads the worst performers in the US

DC sets Wirecard CDS auction date, obligations and settlement terms
The Determinations Committee for Europe, Middle East and Africa has set a date to settle CDS contracts referencing German digital payments company Wirecard

Europe hits post-covid tights on hard-fought recovery package deal
European credit spreads are hitting their tightest prints since the coronavirus outbreak began, with European Union leaders having agreed a €750 billion recovery package following protracted talks

Former JP Morgan credit correlation head launches $200 million fund
The former head of credit correlation trading at JP Morgan has launched a global credit fund management business with $200 million of assets, according to market sources

Chesapeake auction delayed over convertibles question
A credit event auction to settle Chesapeake Energy Corporation CDS has been postponed for at least two weeks while the Determinations Committee seeks clarity on status of the company's convertible bonds

Chesapeake auction could face delay over convertible conundrum
A credit event auction next week to settle Chesapeake Energy Corporation CDS could be postponed as uncertainty hangs over the status of the company's convertible bonds

Wirecard CDS auction set to have two deliverables
Two notes look set to be deliverable into an auction to settle Wirecard CDS, according to an initial list published by the EMEA Determinations Committee

Shot in the arm for US credit as vaccine results prompt outperformance
US credit markets have gained a chance to catch up with European improvement this week, after positive results from a coronavirus vaccine test prompted US outperformance, particularly in high yield

Credit Rendezvous: record fiscal stimulus provides pick-me-up
Credit markets had a mini bounce-back in the second quarter as central banks poured cash into the economy. But there is great uncertainty about the effects of a second wave of coronavirus. As part of our quarterly report on credit - the Credit Rendezvous - Creditflux spoke to experts across 12 segments of the credit market

Atlantia enters fast lane in market rally
Atlantia, the Italian infrastructure company, is one of today's biggest movers in the credit market, on reports of progress in its wrangle with the Italian government over a toll road concession as well as plans to sell this business arm

US/Europe gap widens as states roll back reopening plans
Decoupling of US and European performance is the stand-out feature of credit this week, in which fears of a pandemic second wave and further US/China wrangles hold market improvement in check

Wirecard splits DC on auction vote
Wirecard has caused a split at the Determinations Committee, whose members only narrowly reached a supermajority vote to hold a credit even auction for the German digital payments company

Chesapeake deliverables point to big pay-out on CDS
An initial list of deliverable obligations to settle CDS referencing Chesapeake Energy Corporation at auction points to a pay-out of over 97 cents to protection buyers - higher than where five-year contracts are priced

Chesapeake CDS auction date set
Dealers have set a date to settle Chesapeake Energy Corp CDS, in what will be the thirteenth credit event auction of 2020

California Res auction brings 99 cent problem for CDS protection sellers
An auction to settle CDS referencing California Resources Corp has settled at just 1.125 cents, meaning a 98.875 cents pay-out to protection buyers