CLOs

OCC begins Volcker revamp; Bitcoin Cash flops in debut

08/02/17

The regulatory agency is expected to start asking for public feedback on changing the rule on proprietary trading by banks; bitcoin offshoot is worth about a tenth of the original.

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How risk retention created opportunity for bank spinoff Trinitas

07/11/17

The former Triumph Capital Advisors doubled its business by acquiring Doral Bank's CLO assets; Dodd-Frank’s “skin in the game” regs spurred its spinoff as a vehicle of the deep-pocketed Pine Brook.

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How risk retention created opportunity for bank spin-off Trinitas

07/11/17

The former Triumph Capital Advisors doubled its business by acquiring Doral Bank's CLO assets; Dodd-Frank’s “skin in the game” regs spurred its spin-off as a vehicle of deep-pocketed Pine Brook.

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What an influx of capital from China could mean for U.S. CLO market

07/11/17

Chinese banks and insurance companies represent a new and potentially large source of capital that could crowd out U.S. banks as investors in collateralized loan obligations.

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LSTA takes risk retention fight to the top

04/13/17

The Loan Syndications and Trading Association is appealing directly to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to exempt collateralized loan obligation managers from rules requiring "skin in the game" of deals.

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How Dodd-Frank repeal would hurt banks' collateralized loan obligations

04/12/17

A carve-out that shielded billions of dollars in collateralized loan obligations from Dodd-Frank's risk-retention mandate could work against banks and other CLO managers if Dodd-Frank is overhauled.

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Reg burden forces community bank to unload CLO business

03/31/17

Triumph Bancorp in Texas agreed to sell its CLO management firm just months after new risk retention rules kicked in.

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