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Tariffs Hinder Markets, Driving Loan Returns Negative for Second Consecutive Month

May 8, 2025

Markets seized up in April, plummeting on the news that the Trump administration would apply higher-than-expected reciprocal tariffs across America’s largest trading partner.

Takeaways From the Fed’s April 2025 Financial Stability Report

May 1, 2025

The Fed’s April 2025 Financial Stability Report (FSR) is light on references to leveraged lending, but what it does say about the asset class is…

Loan Market Covenant Trends – 1Q25

April 28, 2025

he first quarter of the year proved a turbulent period for markets.

1Q25 Loan Trading Volume Spikes to a Record $253B

April 22, 2025

According to the LSTA’s Ted Basta, “Secondary loan trading volume totaled a staggering $102 billion in March, up 24% month-over-month and 45% over the LTM…

High Rates, Resilient Assets Drive Direct Lending Returns in 2024

April 16, 2025

Resilient portfolio performance and elevated base rates drove returns for U.S. direct lending loans higher into the fourth quarter and throughout last year, despite tighter…

BDC Quarterly Wrap: 4Q24

April 7, 2025

The BDC Quarterly Wrap highlights select data points to provide a readout on BDC growth, structure, financing and asset quality. For context, growth data includes…

Market Sell-Off Leads BSL to Worst Return in Two and a Half Years

April 3, 2025

Broadly syndicated loans (BSL) followed other risk assets into negative territory in March, as markets buckled under a stream of new tariff announcements from the…

LSTA Submits Letter to HFSC on Capital Formation

April 2, 2025

On Monday, March 31st, the LSTA submitted a letter to the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) advocating for expanded access to private corporate credit for defined contribution…

Global Loan Market Associations Publish Updated Sustainable Finance Frameworks

March 27, 2025

Yesterday, the LSTA, Loan Market Association (the “LMA”) and Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (“APLMA”) (collectively, the “Associations”) published updated versions of the Green Loan Principles,…

2025 NAIC Spring National Meeting: Status Reports From Valuation of Securities, RBC Model Governance Task Forces

March 25, 2025

As part of the Valuation of Securities Task Force’s meeting today at the NAIC Spring National Meeting, Structured Securities Group (SSG) Director Eric Kolchinsky provided…

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