Global CLO league tables at a glance
A snapshot of the overall league tables as of 31 August

The perception of liquidity is often not the same as the reality
Investec Asset Management's Jeff Boswell takes our credit quiz and discusses liquidity in Europe, the former "darling of the European debt market" Vivarte and the Matrix

Past returns: secret CLO market
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported on the emergence of an inter-dealer market for CLOs

Weighted average life divides CLO industry
Creditflux’s second CLO Census reveals stark differences of opinion on weighted average life and par-flush for US CLOs. But there is a clear consensus on which bank is best at CLO execution

Global CLO round-up: buttermilk-shakes things up as CLO spreads go everywhere
Ahead of the US Labor Day weekend, CLO issuers have been grafting away with $6.5 billion pricing across the US market through 11 deals

JP Morgan AM liquidates fund that made CLO warehouse investments
JP Morgan's Asset Management arm is liquidating the $1 billion Palm Lane Credit Opportunities Fund

GSO CLO fund looks to wind up with offer to roll into manager's originator strategy
The board responsible for Carador Income Fund, managed by GSO Capital Partners, has given shareholders an opportunity to wind the fund up, alongside a rollover opportunity for shareholders into GSO's CLO originator fund, Blackstone/GSO Loan Financing

Maples & Calder announce several CLO lawyer promotions
Maples & Calder has announced several promotions for CLO lawyers.- including three partners and one counsel 

Bain targets $500 million for CLO-focused vehicle
Bain Capital Credit is targeting $500 million for its CLO-focused vehicle, Bain Capital Credit CLO Management, according to sources familiar with the situation

CLO round-up: reset triple As price apart on divergent portfolios
CLO spreads have been volatile of late with seemingly no consistency in triple A CLO prints from deal to deal. In a reset-heavy week, BlackRock and Marathon Asset Management were positioned at opposite ends of the spectrum

Steep climb: dealers and investors cross-examine merits of five-year CSOs
The market for bespoke tranches of credit synthetic obligations (CSOs) looks set for further year-on-year growth, but this could depend on expanding activity to longer tenors

Credit drives strong returns for five of the largest asset managers in the business
Carlyle is close to hitting its ambitious fundraising target; direct lending has been kind to Ares; and Och-Ziff has decided to shed its US CLO risk retention stakes after exiting its financing agreements

Star names join Barclays as it pushes into CLOs

CLO managers see risk retention hurdles as Brexit approaches
Barriers are emerging to UK-based CLO managers seeking risk retention compliance via both the sponsor and the originator route as the country edges closer to Brexit, sources say. 

CLO Ucits funds take off despite investment limits
CLO investors are swarming over the Ucits fund market, despite the obvious regulatory headwinds and stringent liquidity requirements associated with these structures

Not a bad time to try your hand at CLOs

Oaktree raises new special situations fund while CIO warns of direct lending risk
Oaktree Capital Management has released its second quarter 2018 results in which the Los Angeles-based firm reported $2.4 billion of new capital commitments in the quarter

Pearl Diver launches new CLO funds and expands into US with New York office
CLO equity investor Pearl Diver Capital is in full-on expansion mode with the launch of new funds and the opening of its US office in New York

German asset manager launches CLO-focused Ucits fund
UniInstitutional Structured Credit, managed by Frankfurt-headquartered Union Investment, will invest in a portfolio of securitisations, with a strong focus on CLOs  

Sovereign investors' allocation to alternative credit increase rapidly, finds survey
Sovereign investors are increasing their exposure to CLOs, direct lending and bank loans, according to a 2018 Global Sovereign Asset Management Study published by Invesco this week

Evolving strategy takes Norinchukin close to top spot in CLO investment
Over the years, Nochu has tweaked its cov-lite stipulations, and added mid market and European CLO exposure to its CLO investments. It’s now nearly the market’s biggest investor  

Past returns: Atlantic crossing
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported on Axa Investment Managers planning its debut US CLO with a view to becoming a global CLO manager. Today, US managers are prioritising the build-out of European CLO platforms