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Issue 231 - 27th April

  • News Analysis

    • CLOs
      • Branching out

        CLO managers diversify to survive

        European CLO managers are broadening their capabilities in order to compete in an ever-shrinking market. Avoca Capital recently hired a credit team from Liontrust as part of its bid for diversification (see SCI 13 April), while upcoming risk retentio...


  • Market Reports

    • CMBS
      • CMBS new issuance gathering pace

        The focus of US CMBS market participants over the last week has largely been on upcoming primary deals. Wells Fargo, JPMorgan and UBS are all in the market with securitisations due to launch over the next few weeks. "The US CMBS market has been rel...


  • News

    • ABS
      • Euro ABS data warehouse underway

        The ECB is expected to unveil plans for an ABS data warehouse tomorrow, 22 April. The move follows the central bank's December announcement that it intends to establish loan-by-loan information requirements for ABS in the Eurosystem within 18 months...

    • CDS
      • Idiosyncratic risk trades touted

        Idiosyncratic risk is emerging once again in iTraxx portfolios, driving a divergence in performance between the average and the tails in the European credit universe. The move coincides with the roll of the index and the transition of tranches from t...


  • Job Swaps

      • IFMI buys into PrinceRidge

        Institutional Financial Markets (IFMI) has announced a US$45m investment in PrinceRidge Holdings. Th...

      • NewOak duo find new home

        Brevet Capital Management has recruited a pair of ex-NewOak Capital employees to enhance its New Yor...

      • Military housing md named

        Jefferies has appointed Paul Kopsky as md in its military housing mortgage business within the fixed...

      • CMO trading head recruited

        Rohit Kumar has joined UBS as md and head of the CMO trading desk. He joins from Barclays Capital, w...

      • Bank bags trading vet

        RBC Capital Markets has appointed Peter Hirsch as md and head of US dollar rates and mortgage tradin...


  • News Round-up



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