Private debt performance shines in institutional investing study
A quarter of institutional investors say private debt outperformed their expectations over 12 months to 28 August 2017

Balance of power shifts away from direct lenders
Mid-sized corporations are getting their way at the expense of direct lenders at the negotiation table, recent research suggests.

Shrinking spread cushions prove hard for CLOs
 Falling loan spreads are placing ever tighter constraints on CLO managers’ choice of investments just as the loan supply itself is declining

Managers pick spots on CLO curve
As refi volumes slowed through 2017, the term curve for CLOs steepened, leading managers to vary their deal tenors as they sought to hit the evolving sweet spot.

Going short IG against the ECB will eventually pay off
Chenavari’s Demian Brasil takes our credit quiz

Deutsche Bank prices UK marketplace lending securitisation
P2P Global Investments has priced its second securitisation of marketplace lending assets from the Zopa platform, Marketplace Originated Consumer Assets 2017-1, according to a source 

Price talk circulates on new Moca marketplace lending securitisation
P2P Global Investments has announced initial price thoughts for its second securitisation of marketplace lending loans from the Zopa platform

Investors prefer direct lending to CLOs
For the first time in the history of Creditflux’s credit allocator survey, investors have voted direct lending the best investment in credit. CLOs came joint second. By Michelle D’souza

Axa IM puts money to work in the US as it closes global real estate debt fund
AXA’s real estate investments arm has closed its 10^th commercial real estate senior debt fund after achieving its capped target of €1.5 billion

CLO round-up: it's a good time to be a debut manager
New managers are taking advantage of welcoming debt investors by speedily raising CLOs. Our analysis shows that 2017 is the perhaps the best time to price a debut CLO since 2013

CLO round-up: US CLO triple As hit 121bp amid late flurry of deals
What had started off as a quiet week in the new issue CLO market has ended with a bang as MJX Asset Management refinanced a deal on Thursday while American Money Management (reset) and CVC Credit Partners (new US CLO) have priced today

CLO round-up: Columbia and CSAM produce 100%-plus annualised distributions
Amidst the reset and refi environment, Columbia Management and Credit Suisse Asset Management have pleased the equity investors in their CLOs by delivering 100%-plus annualised payments in May

Standout 1.0 European CLO continues to pay out big to equity
A legacy European CLO managed by GSO Capital Partners has continued its outstanding performance with another 30%-plus annualised payment to equity, according to CLO-i