CDOs

CLO manager CIFC Corp. is tackling the impending risk retention rule head on by raising its own capital.

After declining in each of the three previous months, issuance of U.S. collateralized loan obligations picked up in October to $8 billion, its highest level since June, according to Thomson Reuters LPC.

Barclays and JPMorgan are both forecasting a decline in issuance of collateralized loan obligations next year, citing a variety of regulatory and market headwinds tamping down demand for the securities.

Joseph Wilson Jr. has joined Golub Capital help expand the credit asset manager’s existing distribution capabilities.

Commercial real estate lender Hunt Mortgage Group has hired Amy Shah to build and launch a collateralized loan obligations platform.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which has come under pressure for both its accounting and business practices, is the single largest holding in U.S. collateralized loan obligations, according to Deutsche Bank.

Robert Klein has left his role as lead portfolio manager for Prospect Capital Management’s CLO platform to oversee the structured products portfolios at CIFC Corp.

LCM Asset Management is marketing its third collateralized loan obligation of the year, according to Fitch Ratings.

Issuance of U.S. collateralized loan obligations fell again in September, amounting to $4.9 billion, according to Thomson Reuters LPC.

Bank of America is getting some more mileage out of its Supreme Court victory in June.