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KopenTech's All-to-All Trading Wins Editor's Choice Award

May 17, 2024

We're excited to announce that KopenTech's All-to-All Trading has won the Editor's Choice Award at the GlobalCapital US Securitization Awards. All-to-All trading allows all market players, from dealers to buy-side firms, to anonymously trade with each other, enhancing inclusivity and market efficiency.

KopenTech launches stress index in bid to improve CLO transparency

March 05, 2024

Tom Lemmon from GlobalCapital highlights KopenTech's new product, the K-Indicator, a stress index designed to offer investors a clearer view of the CLO market. The index combines five key factors from the CLO BWIC market into a single measure of liquidity and sentiment. CLO securities are not TRACE-eligible, and the K-Indicator fills the gap left by the limited daily data releases from the FINRA, aiding investors in assessing CLO market conditions.

KopenTech's 'all-to-all' CLO trading platform goes live

December 21, 2023

Thanks to GlobalCapital and Tom Lemmon for covering our All-to-All trading platform launch! We're excited to share that in the first week, we've successfully completed $49 million in trades, showcasing the viability and benefits of our anonymous trading protocol. The positive response from buy-side firms and dealers is encouraging, and we're focused on expanding this innovative approach market-wide.

Busy US CLO market sends encouraging signals for start of 2024

December 20, 2023

In an interview with Victoria Thiele from GlobalCapital, Rob Shrekgast emphasized that the US CLO market is showing strong momentum. November saw the highest dealer interest in CLO tranches in the past year at $825 million. Rob Shrekgast anticipates this momentum to continue into early 2024, citing increased bids for CLO bonds and confidence among buyers and sellers.

Trading Platform KopenTech Launches New CLO Trading Protocol

December 16, 2023

In a significant move for the financial markets, as reported by Scott Carpenter in Bloomberg, KopenTech has launched an “all-to-all” trading platform for collateralized loan obligation (CLO) securities. This innovative approach is a game-changer, enabling a more inclusive and efficient trading environment where all market participants, including dealers and buy-side firms, can engage in anonymous trading through an electronic platform.

US CLO market healthy despite secondary trading drop

November 15, 2023

In a recent interview with Victoria Thiele from GlobalCapital, Rob Shrekgast emphasized that despite a weakening loan market and wider mezzanine spreads in October, the US CLO new issuance activity remains robust. CLO new issuance increased to $11.9bn in October, making it the second-busiest month of the year. With BWICs falling to $3.9bn in October, Shrekgast suggests sellers are cautious amid market uncertainty.

Katayama Credit in US market for debut CLO

September 19, 2023

Rob Shrekgast in his interview with GlobalCapital highlights the evolving dynamics in the CLO market, with tier one managers achieving mid-160bp spreads on triple-A notes, while debut managers, paying at around 205bp-210bp. Despite the tightening spreads seen in the capital stack throughout the year, Shrekgast cautioned that further tightening might be harder to achieve.

Creaky credit sparks ‘high’ dispersion in CLO pricing

August 02, 2023

Article by Nathan Tipping on Risk.net discusses the resurgence of dispersion in credit markets following 18 months of central bank rate hikes. This trend is particularly noticeable in collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), where pricing has become fragmented, as evident from data provided by KopenTech. The dispersion is attributed to various factors, including differing manager reputations, changing loan market dynamics, and variations in market value of over-collateralization (MVOC) profiles.

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