Axa IM chooses static format for upcoming European CLO
Axa Investment Managers is marketing a static European CLO new issue named Adagio CLO X

Credit funds at a glance (October 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
 

   

Experienced structured credit trader to join bank after leaving Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse is set to lose a trader with almost 17 years experience at the firm to another bank in New York

Five Arrows and Cross Ocean print Euro CLOs with triple As at 200bp
Five Arrows Managers and Cross Ocean both priced European CLO triple As at 200 basis points over Euribor - one has a 4.5-year and the other a one-year reinvestment period 

Trimaran comes at wider end with first CLO of year
Trimaran Advisors on Tuesday priced its first CLO of 2022

Barclays hires European ABS trading head
Barclays has hired a head of European ABS/RMBS/CMBS trading in London

Four Euro CLOs emerge with target pricings as early as tomorrow
According to the latest marketing blasts, WhiteStar is targeting pricing tomorrow, Palmer Square and Cross Ocean are aiming for ‘as early as’ tomorrow and Five Arrows will aim for early-to-mid next week

US CLO traders leave Barclays ahead of move to another bank
Two CLO trading specialists have left Barclays and are headed for another dealer

European IG CLO mezz is attractive versus US paper: Barclays
There is no reason for European CLO mezzanine tranches to be as wide as they are versus equivalent US paper, according to a strategy note from Barclays.

Euro CLO IG mezz tranches look attractive amid cap stack divergence: Barclays
European CLO IG mezzanine debt tranches are more attractive than triple As or double Bs, say strategists at Barclays, owing to greater dispersion and a lag in recovery.

Widening asset/liability gulf will hurt CLOs: Barclays
A mismatch between CLO asset / liability rate risk is increasing in the US as more leveraged loan issuers opt for one-month pay frequency, Barclays credit strategists have found

Rising stars, decompression and trade unwinds set to drive September roll: Barclays
Decompression and US / Europe relative value trade unwinds look set to characterise the September CDS index roll, with the prospect of no changes to iTraxx Europe for the first time in recent memory, say Barclays credit strategists

New Carlyle CLO with Citi and Barclays co-arranging scores tightest August triple As
Carlyle Group has teamed up with Barclays and Citi to print its latest CLO named Carlyle US CLO 2022-5 at $495.5 million

Short duration CLOs are putting reset risk in the post: Barclays
The CLO market’s recent trend of shorter duration issuance could be setting up a problem for managers down the line that will impact their equity returns, Barclays has warned

CLO arrangers take down triple As to get European deals completed
European CLO arrangers are taking down large chunks of triple A paper to get deals over the line amid market volatility, according to market sources. Others, meanwhile, have committed to investing in triple As to secure future mandates

Italian rout gathers pace as credit relationships warp well beyond historical norms
Renewed selling pressure on Thursday has taken credit spreads back towards the year’s wides, with financial borrowers underperforming as Chinese covid cases, US inflation and a drought in Italy all weigh on sentiment

IG payers provide best tail-risk hedges: Barclays
Investors seeking the cheapest tail risk hedge should look to CDX IG payers, while iTraxx Europe payers are the best hedge against further European underperformance, finds Barclays

Euro CLO league tables: Permira and Barclays Providus with sole new issue
Just one manager priced a European CLO priced in June, when Permira Credit and Barclays brought Providus VII to market

Euro loans with FX hedging offer better value than US: Barclays
The big underperformance of European loans in June has left them looking cheap versus those in the US – but FX hedging and a nuanced selection process are advisable for investors looking to take advantage of that

Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance produces Thursday's tightest CLO execution
Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance priced a new CLO on Thurday, scoring the day's tightest triple A print in the process

Manager selection stakes are heightening as CLO pain points intensify: Barclays
CLOs’ slump in market value and piling of distressed assets have made differentiation between managers much more acute on key metrics, regionally and by vintage, according to Barclays credit strategists

Barings scores tight debt execution on latest new CLO
Barings priced a new CLO on Tuesday, achieving the third tightest liability pricing for a five-year reinvestment US CLO this month

CLO investors show more signs of optimism than other ABS: Barclays
CLO investors attending the Global ABS conference in Barcelona were more upbeat than those that work in residential mortgage-backed securities and other ABS, say Barclays securitised credit strategists. But the overall mood was sombre

Bank's head of European CLO trading leaves after crypto gains
Benjamin Cowley, head of European CLO trading at Barclays, is set to leave his role at the British bank

Carlyle prints new US CLO with triple As at 195bp
Carlyle Group priced its latest new CLO on Friday, placing the deal's triple A notes at 195 basis points over Sofr