European CLO double-B spreads hit 2024 low, signalling investor confidence
European CLO double-B spreads are falling lower, hitting year-to-date tights for both new issue and reset deals in the past week. Investors are waving off worries about a potential economic slowdown and opting for primary deals over secondary paper.

European double B spreads widen as loans and bonds sell off
After a strong start to the year, European double B spreads moved out during April in both the primary and secondary markets, although some managers were able to resist the turn better than others.

The Last Tranche with YMER's Warzynski: we like primary equity again
In this episode of the Last Tranche, Hubert Warzynski, Partner and Co-founder of Scandinavian CLO investor YMER talks about why he likes primary European equity again, but only for a handful of managers.

Apollo redeems ALME Loan Funding V CLO via BWIC
Apollo is the seller of the EUR 237m BWIC that was due on 16 January as it liquidated its ALME Loan Funding V CLO

European ABS and CLOs rally on Fed rates forecast
Trading activity in European ABS and CLOs was strong on Thursday (14 December) after the Federal Reserve signalled it would cut rates in 2024

Palmer Square liquidates 2022 CLO through BWIC
Palmer Square is the seller of a mammoth EUR 350m loan and bond BWIC portfolio that was auctioned last Thursday (4 January) as it has been winding down Palmer Square European Loan Funding 2022-3

European ABS and CLOs rally on Fed rates forecast
Trading activity in European ABS and CLOs was strong on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled it would cut rates in 2024

Secondary market activity in Europe quietens on US holiday, but strong sentiment prevails
Secondary trading was quieter in Europe this week, especially the last two days, due to the US Thanksgiving break

ABS rallies on better-than-expected inflation prints
The European ABS market has rallied over the last two days on news of rapidly falling inflation in both the US and the UK

European structured finance market constructive on rates pause — market snapshot
European ABS and CLOs had a constructive week in the secondary market, reflecting better sentiment in broader credit

European secondary activity quieter as CLO spreads widen further
Activity in the secondary market was quieter for a second week, especially with half-term holidays in the UK, according to market sources

Structured finance secondary market quiets down as volatility intensifies
Secondary market activity in European structured finance was subdued this week, in the wake of further market volatility sparked by the Israel-Hamas war

Hedge fund profit-taking prompts ABS sales as spreads soften in deteriorating macro conditions
More European ABS and CLO BWICs were on offer this week, as some hedge funds are selling their positions with a view to take early profits before the market widens further.  

ABS spreads hold up in spite of September issuance deluge, while CLOs soften
Trading activity in European ABS has slowed down, as the market absorbs one of the busiest months for issuance for years

European secondary ABS market rallies amid vibrant summer primary
After last week’s spread widening, triggered by a repricing of monetary policy expectations, sentiment in Europe’s structured finance market is on the upswing again.

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  

Leveraged loan market shrinks as CLO trading grows
A lack of primary issuance has caused the leveraged loan market to shrink this year for the first time since the aftermath of the global financial crisis, according to market sources.

CSAM and Five Arrows print Euro CLOs as bwic activity ramps up
Credit Suisse Asset Management and Five Arrows rounded off the week with two new issue European CLOs, while secondary bwic volumes increased week-on-week

Barclays shifts Euro CLO trading to ABS team with departure
A European CLO trader at Barclays, who took on more responsibility for trading following a keu figure departure, is understood to have parted ways with the bank late last year

European and Asian surge extends as inflation and gas improvements fuel rally
US credit remains the laggard as spreads elsewhere extend their strong start to the year, taking European and Asian indices back to the recent tight levels

Brighter start for credit in 2023 as investors return with bid for risk
Credit markets have opened the year on a positive footing, with Europe particularly buoyant as investors lift CDS hedges they placed at the end of 2022 and some bonds receive enthusiastic bids in the secondary market

Largarde snowballs puncture complacent calm and shocks spreads wider
Credit markets are ending the week on a big push wider, after European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde delivered the surprise that had been missing from other central bank messaging

Credit belatedly gives up gains after flurry of central bank hikes
Credit markets barely flickered on Wednesday’s US Federal Reserve announcements, but successive central bank rate hikes on Thursday have caused spreads to widen as traders prepare for the festive season slowdown

CDS volume jumps by 50% as investors seek new ways to do business
Credit derivatives traders are wrapping up a bumper year, in which there was a big increase in volume and a growing number of use cases for the product

Early Christmas for credit longs as US inflation delivers huge rally
Credit markets have rallied sharply after the latest US reading of inflation came in lower than had been largely anticipated