TwentyFour Blog | Read | 3 min 9 Mar 2023 CLO documentation provides downside protection to investors As we approach the end of the economic cycle, tighter documentation is becoming increasingly important in providing downside protection against credit and extension risk of CLOs, says Pauline Quirin. Read more
TwentyFour Blog | Read | 2 min 6 Feb 2023 Is the CLO whale back in the water? With Norinchukin Bank reportedly looking again at CLOs, Aza Teeuwen looks at the potential impact the return of the one of the market’s biggest buyers might have on spreads. Read more
TwentyFour Blog | Read | 3 min 2 Feb 2023 No, you haven’t missed the fixed income rally Strong performance across markets in January has left some investors feeling they’ve missed out on the rally in bonds. No need to worry, says Felipe Villarroel. Read more
TwentyFour Blog | Read | 5 min 30 Jan 2023 The compelling case for ABS in 2023 Having done its job of delivering lower volatility and better performance than mainstream bond markets in 2022, the income and defensive characteristics of European ABS look equally compelling in 2023, says Doug Charleston. Read more
TwentyFour Blog | Read | 3 min 25 Jan 2023 Having your cake and eating it While yields have soared in recent months and created a broad buying opportunity in fixed income, Aza Teeuwen says investors should look at floating rate bonds to benefit from higher coupons today. Read more
TwentyFour Blog | Read | 3 min 19 Jan 2023 New year, new mood as ABS supply ramps up European ABS is enjoying a spurt of new issuance and a parallel rally in spreads, with investors having entered the new year with cash to invest and buoyed by renewed hope around inflation and monetary policy, says Pauline Quirin. Read more
TwentyFour Blog | Read | 4 min 11 Nov 2022 ABS liquidity is there when you need it most With the UK pension fund liquidity crisis sparking heavy selling in ABS, Pauline Quirin looks at how the market absorbed all the supply, and which investors have stepped in sensing a buying opportunity. Read more
TwentyFour Blog | Read | 3 min 5 Oct 2022 Where are CLOs trading after the Truss Tantrum? With the higher rated tranches of euro CLOs popular with UK pension funds, Aza Teeuwen looks at how the market coped with heavy selling in recent days and notes investment grade CLO bonds are now yielding close to 10%. Read more
TwentyFour Blog | Read | 4 min 8 Aug 2022 There is plenty more yield to come in floating rate bonds Fixed rate bond yields may have climbed as markets priced in higher interest rates, but both existing and new investors in floating rate bonds have more to gain as central banks keep hiking, says Pauline Quirin Read more
TwentyFour Blog | Read | 3 min 15 Jul 2022 Why are CLOs pricing in a worse recession than Moody’s? With yields on B rated CLO bonds now as high as 18%, Elena Rinaldi looks at various scenarios for corporate default rates and questions why investors are overshooting even the most pessimistic scenarios. Read more
TwentyFour Blog | Read | 3 min 11 Jul 2022 Liquidity is expensive, but it’s there European ABS and CLOs had a turbulent Q2 as broader macro headwinds sparked heavy selling, but investors have made good use of direct trading to pick up bonds at prices not seen since Europe’s sovereign debt crisis. Read more
TwentyFour Blog | Read | 3 min 29 Jun 2022 BB CLOs approaching 12% yield Aza Teeuwen explains how market moves have impacted BB CLOs and looks at historic trends analysing their behaviour during crisis scenarios. Read more