CLOs

  • CLO trading head hired

    Nirjhar Jain is set to join Guggenheim Securities' structured products group as an md, based in New York. He will serve as head of CLO trading, reporting to structured products co-heads Scott Levy and Eric Voelker.

    Jain moves from TIG Securitized Asset Fund, where he was the senior portfolio manager focusing on CLOs. Previously, he served as managing partner at .......

    Job Swaps 27 June 2016

  • Agency recruits trio

    Morningstar Credit Ratings has made a trio of new hires in New York, including Lea Overby as md, leading structured finance research. This position is a newly created role for the agency, which will see Overby head up structured finance initiatives and support its analytical team in MBS, ABS and CLOs.

    Prior to moving, her most recent role was as executive .......

    Job Swaps 24 June 2016

  • Anchor investment proposed

    The IFC has disclosed that it is considering becoming an anchor investor in United Asia Loan Funding, the Asia-Pacific CLO co-managed by UOB Asset Management and SC Lowy Asset Management (SCI 2 March). The transaction will securitise primarily Asian emerging market loans that were originated by both global and regional banks.

    United Asia Loan Funding is expected to be sized .......

    News Round-up 23 June 2016

  • Marathon bolstered

    Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings Fund has acquired a passive, minority interest in Marathon Asset Management. Concurrent with this transaction, Marathon partner and coo Andrew Rabinowitz has been elevated to president and coo.

    Additionally, Marathon senior md Vijay Srinivasan has assumed responsibility for overseeing global credit research. This position was formerly held by Richard Ronzetti, who has announced his retirement.

    Marathon .......

    Job Swaps 23 June 2016

  • Euro secondary settles down

    After a flurry of activity over the past two sessions the European securitisation secondary market has settled down today to await news from the UK EU referendum.

    Following a quiet Monday volumes picked over the next two days sparked by the increase in BWIC activity noted on Tuesday and continuing improvement in wider markets. Flows were relatively healthy yesterday too .......

    SCIWire 23 June 2016

  • US CLOs cautious

    The US CLO secondary market is in cautious mood ahead of the UK EU referendum.

    "There's been a number of investors pulling out or showing some hesitancy until they see the decision of the vote," says one trader. "Things should pick up a little bit afterwards though."

    The market is also still experiencing tiering, the trader adds. "There's a more .......

    SCIWire 21 June 2016

  • Strategic initiatives fund launched

    DFG Investment Advisers has completed a US$100m first closing for a fund that will enable it to pursue strategic initiatives. The move follows the completion of its fourth CLO transaction - the US$406m Vibrant CLO IV - via Goldman Sachs (see SCI's new issue database).

    Volkan Kurtas, DFG's founder, comments: "The CLO management landscape is undergoing a sea .......

    News Round-up 21 June 2016

  • Euro secondary solid

    The European securitisation secondary market remains solid ahead of Thursday's UK EU referendum.

    Thanks to negligible activity due to the Barcelona conference all sectors were insulated against wider market volatility driven by Brexit fears last week. Improving broader sentiment on Friday and yesterday has left ABS/MBS secondary spreads largely unchanged on the previous week albeit on the back of very .......

    SCIWire 21 June 2016

  • US CLOs solid

    Activity in the US CLO secondary market is maintaining a solid pace in the latter half of this week.

    "Equity remains the hot choice for investors," says one trader. "It's still the area where you get the most bang for your buck."

    Nevertheless, the trader notes a number of lists are offering bonds at the top of the stack today. .......

    SCIWire 9 June 2016

  • Risky retail

    US retail exposure driving CLO differentiation

    US CLO exposure to retail names has come under closer scrutiny in the last couple of months as store closures and the shift to online shopping weigh on the industry. Against this backdrop, the success of specialty brands is driving differentiation across the sector.

    The median retail exposure across the US CLO 2.0 space currently stands at 7.8%, according to .......

    News Analysis 9 June 2016

  • Euro secondary stable

    The European securitisation secondary market continues to show stability.

    Secondary spreads across the board are flat to slightly tighter this week as the vast majority of securitisation sectors remain insulated from headline volatility surrounding Brexit and US rates. CLOs continue to lead the way in terms of demand across the capital structure, while ABS/MBS is seeing more two-way flows.

    However, overall .......

    SCIWire 9 June 2016

  • Euro secondary liquidity 'healthy'

    Around 80% of European ABS BWICs have successfully traded over the last year, a sign that liquidity in the market remains healthy, according to TwentyFour Asset Management. The asset manager notes that €9.9bn worth of bonds has hit the BWIC market since June 2015, with an additional €5bn when European CLO bonds are included.

    TwentyFour says that misconceptions about the liquidity of .......

    News 8 June 2016

  • Fund misuse settlement agreed

    A UK-based investment adviser and its cio have agreed to settle US SEC charges that they breached their fiduciary duties by operating two private funds in a manner inconsistent with prior disclosures. James Caird Asset Management (JCAM) and Timothy Leslie will pay more than US$2.5m to settle the charges.

    JCAM and Leslie told the board and investors of the JCAM .......

    Job Swaps 8 June 2016

  • Negative trade date usage surveyed

    European CLO managers have increased their use of negative trade date principal cash balances to minimise the impact of negative interest rates, according to a recent Fitch survey. Managers mostly rely on announced repayments as the main source of prospective funding for committed trades in excess of the available trade date principal cash balance. Only a few managers occasionally rely .......

    News Round-up 8 June 2016

  • US CLOs take a breather

    The US CLO secondary market is taking breather so far this week after last week's pick-up in activity.

    "It was a nice end on the new issue side last week with over US$1.6bn in new deals, but both the primary and secondary markets seem for the most part to be waiting for the interest rate announcement now," says one trader. .......

    SCIWire 7 June 2016

  • Apollo reshuffles

    Apollo Investment has appointed Howard Widra as president, following on from his most recent role as co-head of direct origination for Apollo Global Management. Widra replaces Edward Goldthorpe, who resigned the post along with his role as cio of Apollo Investment Management (AIM).

    The company has also made further moves with AIM's deputy cio Tanner Powell named as the unit's .......

    Job Swaps 7 June 2016

  • Steady CDO growth projected

    The global CDO market is expected to grow at an annual growth rate of 5% between 2016 and 2020, according to a new report by Technavio. However, the research firm says that this should be expedited by growth in the integration of global financial services within the same period.

    The report outlines two other trends that will also contribute to .......

    News Round-up 7 June 2016

  • Natixis recruits for trading push

    Natixis has recruited Reginald Fernandez as executive director and head of its newly formed global structured credit and solutions credit trading team in the Americas. The team will be active in ABS and CLO trading, as well as repos.

    Fernandez joins the firm following his most recent role as co-head of CLO sales and trading at Brean Capital. He has also .......

    Job Swaps 6 June 2016

  • Mezz CLO fund offered

    AXA Investment Managers has launched the AXA IM Novalto - CLO Credit Fund, which will invest in mezzanine CLO tranches. The fund aims to offer investors 6% to 8% net performance with an expected annual volatility of 3% to 5%, while maintaining an investment grade average rating.

    AXA IM says that the fund seeks to take advantage of the current .......

    News Round-up 6 June 2016

  • US CLOs firming up

    The US CLO secondary market is heating up again after a subdued end to May.

    "The market was exhibiting a bit of falseness over the last few weeks, but there's definitely a firmer tone this week," says one trader. "Triple-Bs in particular tightened up yesterday. This came following talk of new money arriving after 1 June."

    The trader notes that .......

    SCIWire 2 June 2016

  • Spring surge

    US CLO rally riding into summer

    The rally in the US CLO market is being reflected in new issuance, with investors witnessing some of the tightest spreads so far in 2016. Questions remain over the resilience of the sector, however.

    A strong second half of April was followed by a more subdued start in May for new issue US CLOs, but a healthy pipeline began to .......

    News Analysis 2 June 2016
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