CLOs

  • CLO manager takeover completed

    Conning has completed its acquisition of CLO and high yield bond specialist Octagon Credit Investors (SCI 6 November 2015). As of 31 December 2015, Octagon managed US$12.6bn in assets. It is headquartered in New York.

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    Job Swaps 3 February 2016

  • Business development leader added

    ZAIS Group has appointed Gregory Barrett as head of client relations and business development. He reports to ceo Michael Szymanski and is based in Red Bank, New Jersey.

    Barrett will work with the firm's client relations team, portfolio managers and cio to lead and create distribution strategies for ZAIS. He will also be responsible for client service for investors.

    Barrett .......

    Job Swaps 3 February 2016

  • US CLOs see slight return

    The US CLO secondary market is seeing a slight return to life.

    "The market is picking up a bit and there are few things going on," says one trader. "But it's still more about people feeling around for levels and direction."

    The trader continues: "There are a few equity axes flying around for both the newer vintage more liquid stuff .......

    SCIWire 2 February 2016

  • CLO concerns 'beyond commodities'

    Focus on industry-wide commodity-related stress could overshadow defaults of isolated non-commodity issuers that are prevalent in US CLOs, says Fitch. Millennium Health, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November (SCI 10 November 2015), provides a recent example.

    Millennium Health was held in more than 50 Fitch-rated CLOs. The agency notes that its default was the main reason behind a .......

    News Round-up 2 February 2016

  • Euro secondary still slow

    It continues to be a slow start to the month for the European securitisation secondary market.

    "It was very quiet again yesterday," says one trader. "There was one Italian CMBS BWIC that traded well, but that aside very little happened in our market."

    The trader continues: "Today has started similarly quietly. It looks likely to be more of the recent .......

    SCIWire 2 February 2016

  • Distressed credit vet tapped

    Black Diamond Capital Management has appointed Todd Arden as senior md and co-chief credit officer. He will have responsibility for co-managing Black Diamond's underwriting processes and credit exposures, as well as sourcing stressed and distressed investment opportunities for the firm's funds.

    Arden will be based in Black Diamond's Greenwich, Connecticut office, and brings over 20 years of experience in the .......

    Job Swaps 1 February 2016

  • Euro secondary quiet

    Month-end made for a relatively quiet session on Friday for the European securitisation secondary market and today is starting out in similar fashion.

    Despite limited activity secondary market tone remains broadly positive in line with improving wider credit. Prime assets are once again leading the way and spreads in the sector continue to edge in.

    At the same time Italian .......

    SCIWire 1 February 2016

  • CIFC sale considered

    CIFC has retained JPMorgan to assist it in exploring a range of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value and capitalise on its industry-leading platform. Such alternatives may include a sale of the company or the sale of a stake in the company to a strategic investor, with the objective of accelerating its growth and diversification initiatives.

    CIFC says it has .......

    Job Swaps 29 January 2016

  • Euro secondary sees more of the same

    It was a case of more of the same in the European securitisation secondary market yesterday.

    Flows dried up a little yesterday, but the market remained relatively stable and saw a continuation of recent trading patterns. Dutch RMBS spreads edged in a little further and buying interest continued to be seen in peripherals, especially Spanish bonds.

    At the same time, .......

    SCIWire 29 January 2016

  • Law firm promotes SF pros

    Cadwalader has elected new partners and made promotions to special counsel, with a number of structured finance and credit derivatives lawyers rising through the ranks. These include Dorothy Mehta, Bonnie Neuman, Amy Ray, Kahn Hobbs and Nathan Spanheimer.

    Mehta is based in New York. She is a partner in the firm's financial services group and a leader in its investment management .......

    Job Swaps 28 January 2016

  • US CLOs seek clarity

    The US CLO secondary market is still struggling for price clarity.

    "We are seeing some secondary trading, but certainly not a lot of colour from it," says one trader. "Also, a few new deals are supposedly due to price this week, but it's getting late for that to happen. So, overall, the CLO market is struggling for definition."

    Nevertheless, there .......

    SCIWire 28 January 2016

  • Euro secondary keeps positive

    The European securitisation secondary market is holding on to the positive tone of the past few sessions.

    "Sentiment was a bit better again yesterday, flows in general are improving and prices are going higher on- and off-BWIC," says one trader. "With little primary activity technicals are supportive of secondary, so while global credit remains relatively stable that positive trend could .......

    SCIWire 28 January 2016

  • CLO 2.0 refinancing on agenda

    Moody's notes that a number of European CLO 2.0 tranches exiting their non-call periods are eligible for refinancing or repricing in 2016, including 30 2014 vintage deals and six 2013 vintage deals that exited their non-call periods in 2015. The agency says that refinancing at lower coupons would improve credit enhancement by increasing excess spread and reducing liability costs on the .......

    News Round-up 27 January 2016

  • Euro secondary on the up

    Activity and pricing levels are on the up in some sectors of the European securitisation secondary market.

    Growing positivity in broader markets yesterday helped to stimulate activity across a wider range of ABS/MBS sectors than seen in recent days. Prime assets remain the main focus, with autos and Dutch RMBS, especially STORM paper, being the biggest beneficiaries of buying interest .......

    SCIWire 27 January 2016

  • US CLO surge

    The US CLO secondary market is set for a surge in activity today, but wider market volatility may hamper it.

    "We're starting to see a bit more activity and there are a decent amount of bid lists out today compared to the past week," says one trader. "Though futures are down again this morning, which won't help."

    At the same time, .......

    SCIWire 26 January 2016

  • Energy stress surging

    The beginning of 2016 has seen a number of stressed loan issuers - particularly in the oil and gas sector - moving closer to potential default. Wells Fargo CLO strategists highlight five recently troubled names, which account for US$1.4bn in US CLO collateral, or 0.33% of the outstanding US CLO universe.

    Earlier this month, Southcross Energy Partners - which represents .......

    News 26 January 2016

  • Euro secondary similar

    Patterns in the European securitisation secondary market remain similar despite the continuing volatility in wider markets.

    "It's still pretty quiet and trends are pretty much the same," says one trader. "Broader markets are down again this morning, but little has changed in our space."

    The trader continues: "The senior prime sector is still fine and continues to grind tighter. Meanwhile, there .......

    SCIWire 26 January 2016

  • Euro secondary strengthens

    Tone in the European securitisation secondary market continued to strengthen into the last week's close on the back of positive wider markets.

    Once again, senior prime assets were the main focus on Friday, albeit with patchy and thin flows on- and off-BWIC. Secondary spreads in autos and UK RMBS held steady, but Dutch RMBS edged a little wider following the .......

    SCIWire 25 January 2016

  • STS securitisation supported

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has added its voice to calls for the introduction of a simple, transparent and standardised (STS) securitisation regime in Europe. It says securitisation can still be a secure system and can create growth through the unlocking of additional credit.

    "The risks involved in such transactions should now be clearly understood and responsibilities well .......

    News Round-up 22 January 2016

  • Euro secondary improves

    Better wider markets have improved European securitisation secondary tone once more.

    A combination of a return to form in stocks/broader credit, the ECB press conference and the successful execution of the Spanish OWIC boosted the secondary market across the board yesterday and that has continued into this morning. Nevertheless, it is only the prime and ECB-eligible peripheral sectors that are .......

    SCIWire 22 January 2016

  • EBA consults on 'implicit support'

    The EBA has launched a consultation regarding its guidelines on implicit support for securitisation transactions. The guidelines were drafted to provide clarity on what constitutes 'arm's length conditions' and when a transaction is not structured to provide support for securitisations.

    The capital requirements regulation (CRR) foresees restrictions on implicit support to securitisations due to significant supervisory concerns and the belief .......

    News Round-up 21 January 2016
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