Citizens Bank recruits Wells Fargo director as it preps CLO arranging business
Citizens Bank has hired Jeff Jones from Wells Fargo as it looks to build out a CLO and ABS arranging business, according to a source familiar

Apollo predicts banks will trade AMAPS notes someday
EXCLUSIVE: Apollo’s head of asset-backed finance says that Apollo’s newly-launched CLO alternative AMAPS will one day be traded by banks

Comfortable with being uncomfortable
Despite macro concerns, CLO warehouses remain open. Deals may be delayed, but attendees at the Creditflux CLO Symposium were confident CLO issuance this year will match that of 2025

Creditflux CLO Symposium 2026 starts today
Join us for day one of the definitive CLO community gathering on 20-21 April 2026 at The Chancery Rosewood, London

BlackRock launches securitised fund investing up to 30% in CLOs
The BGF Securitised Fund has a remit to invest in AAA to BBB tranches of European and US CLOs 

High issuance creating opportunities in CLOs and Australian ABS – Janus Henderson
ABS portfolio manager Ian Bettney finds market tight but sees attractiveness in certain sectors; high issuance keeping spreads on CLOs, Australian ABS, and US non-QM deals attractive

US BSL CLO Rankings - February 2025
2025 rages on as February continues to set pace for another record year

Obra builds out new CLO management business around CLO investing
Obra Capital became the newest manager in the CLO space with last month’s pricing of Obra CLO 1, but the origin of the team dates back to the days before the Great Financial Crisis

UBS refinances Covid-era US CLO
UBS Asset Management has printed a refinancing of Madison Park Funding XLV, a short-dated US BSL CLO that debuted back in July 2020

ABS East conference expects good time to keep rolling for US CLOs
The Fontainebleau Miami Beach was bursting at the seams for this week’s ABS East 2024 conference where the crowds included a strong contingent from the CLO market, with an almost universally positive attitude

Reed Smith hires Winston & Strawn CLO lawyer
The recruitment of a New York-based partner will help Reed Smith build out the law firm's CLO and ABS capabilities

CarVal goes long(er) on 2023-vintage CLO reset
CarVal CLO Management has reset its 2023-vintage CarVal CLO VII-C, moving from a short-dated to a long-dated structure

West Coast CLO investor leaves firm
A California-based portfolio manager focusing on non-agency RMBS along with CLOs has left his role