Seven points basis opens up in CLO triple Bs - but Investcorp trades well to defy trend
Triple B rated tranches once again swamped the secondary CLO market yesterday and trading levels suggest the basis between bonds on negative watch/outlook versus those not subject to a downgrade is about seven points

US and European CLO triple Bs hit secondary market as downgrade fear sets in
Downgrade risk is being priced into triple B-rated CLO tranches, according to market sources, after a wave of mezzanine and junior CLO debt tranches swept onto b-wics yesterday

Structured credit fund loses 32.4% in March as junior US CLO debt slumps
Volta Finance’s net asset value dropped 32.4% in March, according to a monthly report released yesterday. US CLO debt was the weakest performer for the structured credit fund, managed by Axa Investment Managers, losing 41.3%.

Secondary CLO debt trades well but Trace suggests CLO equity trading at 12 cents
A variety of CLO paper was in for the bid yesterday with US secondary CLO volumes reaching $281 million, and European volumes hitting €74 million

Liquidity ends at double Bs as European CLO single Bs struggle in secondary
European CLO single Bs are struggling to clear in the secondary market with sources indicating these positions are valued at about 30 cents

Unique CLO upsizes to $22 billion
The world’s largest CLO has more than doubled in size to total a whopping $22 billion

Benchmark European 2020 CLO trades 11 points down in secondary
A senior European CLO investor has flipped €21.9 million worth of notes onto the secondary market, selling eight of nine line items via a b-wic, sources say. Meanwhile, US CLO trading switched from being investment grade focused over the last month to being centred on below IG tranches yesterday: IG volumes reached $574 million versus $926 million for lower rated tranches

Structured credit dragged very wide — but CLOs stand to gain
Senior tranches of securitisations widened 220% in less than a month as the coronavirus pandemic has meant an increase in systemic risk — a sharp turnaround from the past few months when idiosyncratic risks were being cited as the main concern for structured credit investors.

CLOs at a glance: CLO primary market grinds to a halt
A round-up of CLO performance

Fund perfomance: Slowdown for some as pandemic takes hold

European CLO triple Bs go from 99 to 73 in less than a month
European CLO mezzanine prices have fallen by almost 30 cents in less than a month, with a b-wic yesterday featuring a 2019 PGIM-managed CLO underlining the dramatic decline

European CLO triple As bounce back in secondary market
European CLO triple As have begun tightening in the secondary market with sources indicating that by Friday, these notes were trading at 250 basis points, which is down from about 400bp a week ago

Making arb work of it

Fund performance: CLO funds pick up where they left off
A round-up of fund performance

Making arb work of it
In 2019, some CLO managers hoped that good timing would enable them to lock in favourable arbitrage levels, but others opted for aggressive or conservative tactics when building portfolios. 

CLO pipeline: new loves kindle as managers finish with old flames
US new issue CLO paper is back on the agenda after a January dominated by refinancings. 14 new deals are in the pipeline, but refis are holding steady with eight of these in the works. CLO refinancings have been the front runners this year, with 22 CLO refis versus 12 new US CLOs. 

CSAM sees sun after nine years in shade

Fund performance: Presents under the tree as CLO funds perform

Global CLO round-up: welcome back, give us a (refi) wave
Tighter corporate credit spreads means new issue volumes are down, but it makes a decent entry point for new CLO managers to price deals and also makes refinancing CLOs imperative

Investcorp lines up new CLOs on both sides of the Atlantic
Investcorp Credit Management is gearing up to price new issue CLOs in both the US and Europe, according to market sources

Global CLO b-wic round-up: junior mezz rebounds with busiest week since June
Secondary market CLO trading has made a busy start to 2020 with $478.6 million of US deals and €103.3 million of European CLOs up for sale last week

Falling correlation reignites passion for index tranche trades
Dispersion in the global corporate credit market is rekindling interest in correlation trading, with dealer sources reporting that a late surge lifted 2019 index tranche volumes to $250 billion.

Fund performance: Long-short funds rule in October as CLO funds struggle
A round-up of fund performance

CLO pipeline: DFG keeps its finger on the pulse
It will be a busy year-end for new issue CLOs in the US. DFG is returning with Pulsar II, using collateral sourced entirely from the secondary market

CLO pipeline: high triple C bucket opens a Gateway to pricing
In less than ideal market conditions, even experienced CLO managers are learning new tricks to keep the pipeline full. Of the 11 US new CLOs that appear in the pipeline this week, two are high triple C bucket transactions