Leveraged loans
Rival platforms battle to control electronic trading of CLOs
Octaura has the backing of dealers, while Kopentech is leaning into its buy-side roots
'Scratching and Clawing,' Syndicated Loans Tack Toward Progress: Part I
Learning from previous efforts, incremental steps are now realizing significant benefits for the space — which, sources on both the buy and sell side say, is just what the doctor ordered as new, less experienced investors ponder entry.
Off the Chain: The Blockchain Battle
Tim Bourgaize Murray surveys industry perspectives on Blockchain's potential, and finds a battle brewing.
Players on Loan: Data Governance, Settlement Automation Nearer as CLOs Reemerge
Leveraged loans are touted as an alternative to uneven bond yields, while collateralized loan obligations are scratching at pre-crisis levels. Yet despite years of collective pushes toward straight-through processing, loan products remain the “last…