Tag: CreditSights
Octaura partners with CreditSights for enhanced data provisions
Clients of syndicated loans electronic trading, data and analytics firm Octaura will soon be able to access LevFin Insights (FLI) data and news through...
Primary markets: Give me some credit: Outlook for bond issuance in...
New issues provide liquidity and price points for bond traders; we assess the prospects for the year ahead.
As the cost of borrowing continues to...
Europe’s record IG credit issuance could boost electronic trading
January was a record month for investment grade bond issuance in Europe, with shorter-dated driving this activity. According to analyst firm CreditSights, shorter maturity...
Can primary markets deflate?
Inflation levels could have a direct impact on volume of work – and therefore operational pressure – on buy-side trading desks.
Managing the process of...
Could the Twitter hangover really hurt credit liquidity?
Banks’ support for market making is tied to the bonds they carry on their books, and the cost that has for their balance sheets....
Less distressed debt
The risks of default in high yield credit are one reason cited for reduced sell-side trading activity in the asset class. However, while the...
Withering supply of European high yield
Comparing the ‘year-to-April’ data across years, 2022’s high yield issuance looks more like the post-financial crisis period than most years in between.
Data from CreditSights...
How the effects of war are spreading in Asia
The war in Ukraine outside of Europe is, from a capital markets perspective, driving a ‘risk-off’ attitude across issuers, buy-side and sell-side firms. As...
The effect of war on pricing and spreads is widening
The economic effect of the Russian invasion of Ukraine needs to be put in context next to the human tragedy, but data is showing...
Emerging markets’ big issues in 2022
According to analysis by CreditSights, there has been a negative total return for credit in emerging markets with the exception of Gulf Cooperation Council...
