(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The collateralized loan obligation bogeyman is back. This time it comes in the form of a widely read article in The Atlantic, “The Looming Bank Collapse,” written by Frank ...

Broader bond benchmarks are performing far better in 2023 than they did last year. While that’s certainly a positive, the fixed income environment isn’t entirely sanguine, either. After all, the ...

Should you worry about collateralized loan obligations in your funds? The short answer is probably not. As a reminder, CLOs are securities backed by pools of leveraged bank loans. Like many structured ...

CLOs outperform IG bonds, HY bonds, and the aggregate US market due to diversification, protection against volatility, higher credit spreads, and lower risk. CLOs' floating rate coupons and ...

The last few years have been challenging for fixed income investors. At first, interest rates were below historical averages, creating a difficult search for yield. Then the environment changed ...

Despite their lack of inclusion in broad 'agg' indices, CLOs have proven they belong in investors’ core bond portfolios. From the end of November last year through mid-January 2025, the 10-year U.S.

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. CLOs have historically offered a compelling combination of above-average yield, strong risk profiles, and the potential for strong upside ...

The reaction to the final version of the Volcker Rule has generally been positive, especially given the obvious attempt by the federal agencies involved to exempt the CLO market from the new ...