Derivs - Credit
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Problems in Chinese and emerging market economies have become the biggest fear for credit investors for the rest of 2015, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s July Credit Investor Survey — having not featured at all as a concern in the bank’s May poll.
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The recent commodity downturn has sent LatAm corporate bond yields surging, just as the US looks set to raise interest rates. -
Problems in Chinese and emerging market economies have become the biggest fear for credit investors for the rest of 2015, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s July Credit Investor Survey – having not featured at all as a concern in the bank’s May poll.
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Deutsche Bank has hired a credit index trader in London, reprising a business that it looked to have exited this year.
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It is with great pleasure that GlobalCapital announces the nominees for its Global Derivatives Awards 2015. The winners will be unveiled at a gala dinner in London on September 24.
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Credit default swaps referencing Brazil have hit their widest levels of the year, with the continuing crash in commodities weighing heavily on those names most exposed and adding to a raft of other woes for the country.
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One area of European credit not reflecting the global market's bearish tone on Monday was iTraxx options trading, where traders reported plenty of demand among participants to sell volatility even as spreads continued to widen.
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Greater stability in European credit spreads has brought a big reversal of iTraxx index options, say traders, after the volatility skew reached an all time record inversion during the recent Greece debt negotiations.
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Bayside Capital, a credit investment firm and affiliate of private equity house HIG Capital, has lost a managing director and a founding member of its European credit platform.
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UBS has added to its emerging market credit sales capabilities with a hire from Mizuho.
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The all-important deadline of July 20 passed without incident, Greece having redeemed its debt to the ECB with the help of a bridging loan. That doesn’t mean the crisis in Greece is resolved – far from it – but it does give the market some breathing space.
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A return of stability in the European credit market has exposed mounting concerns for companies involved in commodities trading, with sector names underperforming credit indices and cash bonds.
