CLOs, Structured Finance

Octus is a Proud Sponsor of “Opal Midwest CLO Summit”

Published on May 21, 2026

Octus is a Proud Sponsor of “Global ABS”

Published on May 18, 2026

Ymer, PennantPark Push Into European Risk Retention Financing

Reporting: Victoria Thiele More firms are pushing into European CLO risk retention financing as the growing manager base and regulatory changes drive demand for this service. Ymer and PennantPark have both provided funding to European securitization sponsors and are looking to grow their...

Published on May 15, 2026

Tricolor Implosion Creates First-of-Its-Kind Auto Loan Securitization Litigation With Industrywide Implications

Legal Analysis: Josh Neifeld Reporting: Diana Bravo Relevant Documents: Complaint Against Wilmington Trust & Vervent Complaint Against Warehouse Lenders / Amended Complaint (Blackline) Warehouse Lenders Motion to Dismiss / Supplement Fifth Third Supplement Once a billion-dollar subprime auto...

Published on May 7, 2026

Spread tightening and record warehouse activity point to strong CLO market recovery

CLO investors are shaking off the software selloff and geopolitical concerns, and the outlook is improving. Analysts have cut issuance expectations versus 2025, but volume remains healthy and spreads across the CLO stack are tightening. How issuers navigate the volatility will determine summer...

Published on Apr 30, 2026

Australia’s SRT Market to Remain Grounded

Reporting: Vincent Nadeau The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, or APRA, remains a firm outlier in its resistance to the significant risk transfer, or SRT, market. As of March 2026, the local regulator continues to maintain a “super-equivalent” framework, a designation that...

Published on Apr 29, 2026

Octus is a Proud Sponsor of the “DealCatalyst The Annual CLO Industry Conference”

Published on Apr 24, 2026

Eiffel Investment Group Hires Portfolio Manager From BNP Paribas AM 

Reporting: Sid Punjabi, Victoria Thiele Xavier Boucher, head of European Loans at BNP Paribas Asset Management, has departed the firm and is expected to join Eiffel Investment Group as a portfolio manager, according to sources. Boucher joined AXA IM Alts, now BNP Paribas Asset Management, in 2012...

Published on Apr 23, 2026

Portfolio Analytics Wrap: Just 11 US Reinvesting BSL CLOs Failed Overcollateralization Tests in 2026

Reporting: Chloe Wang Overcollateralization, or OC, test compliance across U.S. broadly syndicated CLOs has remained broadly healthy in 2026 to date. Among 1,795 U.S. reinvesting BSL CLOs in Octus’ Structured Finance Insights CLO data, 11 deals recorded at least one OC test failure in 2026,...

Published on Apr 22, 2026

SRT Weekly Wrap: Working Document Jeopardizes EU Mortgage SRT Market

Reporting: Vincent Nadeau Negotiations over the European Parliament’s stance on the Securitisation Regulation have moved into a technical and heavily political drafting phase ahead of a decisive May 5 vote in the Economic and Monetary Affairs, or ECON, committee. While Rapporteur Ralf Seekatz...

Published on Apr 17, 2026