The SEC’s Division of Examinations recently published its exam priorities for 2025. The LSTA’s Elliot Ganz summarizes what they may mean for private funds and mutual funds here: https://lnkd.in/e6fuzY96 #SEC #funds #markets
LSTA
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Supporting the growth of the corporate loan market through leadership, advocacy, education, and insights.
About us
Our Mission: To promote a fair, orderly and efficient corporate loan market and provide leadership in advancing the interests of all market participants. Since 1995, the LSTA (previously the Loan Syndications and Trading Association) has been dedicated to improving liquidity and transparency in the floating rate corporate loan market. As the principal advocate for this asset class, we aim to foster fair and consistent market practices to advance the interest of the marketplace as a whole and promote the highest degree of confidence for investors in floating rate corporate loans. The LSTA undertakes a variety of activities to foster the development of policies and market practices designed to promote just and equitable marketplace principles and to encourage coordination with firms facilitating transactions in loans and related claims. Building Consensus, Driving Change: The LSTA serves the public interest by providing a forum for market participants to jointly formulate market practices and influence the direction of the industry. By promulgating standard market practices and creating a better flow of information within the loan syndication and trading marketplace, we foster greater market efficiency and liquidity. The LSTA plays a pivotal role in monitoring and bringing consensus to this fast-growing and fast-changing asset class by acting as a forum for the analysis and discussion of issues and developments. The LSTA is a proud member of the SASB Alliance.
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- Industry
- Financial Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1995
- Specialties
- Senior Secured Loans
Locations
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Primary
366 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017, US
Employees at LSTA
Updates
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Corporate credit could be impacted by the outcome of three Congressional elections next month. The LSTA’s Elliot Ganz discusses these races here: https://lnkd.in/eQxDDdPC #credit #loans #markets
3 Important 2024 Congressional Races to Watch That Bear on Corporate Credit - LSTA
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The LSTA's Elizabeth Yazgi continues the LSTA’s quarterly covenant trends series with a summary of the themes that have shaped loan markets and credit document terms over the course of Q3. Many of the salient macro trends from Q2—the U.S. election season, uncertainty in the economy, and competition between BSL and private corporate credit players—continued to haunt the markets during the summer, choking off M&A flow. The corporate loan market remained active, however, due to robust refinancing and repricing activity. A recent resurgence in M&A (thanks in part to the Fed’s fall rate cut) and lender demand for deal flow have made for borrower-friendly covenant packages. Q3 has thus played host to an erosion of lender protections, looser covenants, and the recurrence of LMT structures; we expect borrowers to maintain the upper hand as the year closes out. Read full coverage on the 3Q24 installment here: https://lnkd.in/diChp4kr #loans #credit #lending
Loan Market Covenant Trends - 3Q24 - LSTA
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler dedicated his prepared remarks at today’s Bloomberg Global Regulatory Forum to the value of nonbanks. Gensler noted that not all risks in finance are the same and that they should not be painted “with a broad brush.” Similarly, he said that not all nonbanks have risks that heighten financial fragility and that when evaluating resiliency, it’s important not to dismiss the contribution that nonbanks make to efficiency, liquidity, and transparency. Read his speech here: https://lnkd.in/d_W4e-vX #SEC #reporting #markets
"A Feature, Not a Bug: The Important Role of Capital Markets in the U.S." Remarks before the Bloomberg Global Regulatory Forum
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According to the LSTA’s Theodore Basta, 3Q secondary loan trading volume increased 22% year-over-year, to $200 billion, as year-to-date activity now stands 11% higher. Even more impressive, the $200 billion figure represented the busiest third quarter on record. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/egmijZXn #loans #trading #markets
Third Quarter Loan Trading Volume Totaled $200B, Pushing YTD Activity 11% Higher YOY - LSTA
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In a further step towards industry harmonization around ESG reporting, the LSTA and the Loan Market Association (LMA) have launched an amended version of the ESG Due Diligence Questionnaire (DDQ) for Managers. The revised DDQ aligns more closely to existing market standard diligence tools, namely the UN PRI DDQ for Private Debt Investors and the Alternative Credit Council’s questionnaire. The update also broadens the scope of the DDQ to address considerations for managers active in the broadly syndicated loan market. The LSTA's Elizabeth Yazgi describes the refreshed content of the DDQ and how it promotes industry convergence regarding ESG here: https://lnkd.in/eR-sjmY7 #ESG #credit #loans
The LSTA and LMA's Updated ESG Asset Manager DDQ - LSTA
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The LSTA and a coalition of ten trade associations have requested more time to prepare comments on the proposed FDTA standards. Many market participants were surprised when the agencies chose to require a single financial instrument identifier in their proposed standards. Even more so that the chosen identifier is not used broadly today. What does this mean, is it feasible, and will it have unintended consequences are all real questions that require sufficient time to drill into. The LSTA's Tess Virmani explains that many market participants will not be able to provide the agencies with important industry feedback by next week’s deadline. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eQguVKHb #loans #credit #markets
Industry to Agencies: More Time to Assess FDTA Standards - LSTA
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SEC Commissioner Peirce yesterday dispelled many of the misconceptions about private credit in a presentation at the SIFMA/Mayer Brown Private Credit Forum. Notably, she asserted that the non-prudential framework that private credit is regulated under is a strength, enabling lender flexibility and responsiveness, and systemic resilience. Click here to read her remarks: https://lnkd.in/eyNFPYph #SEC #credit #lending
Temporarily Terrified by Thomas: Remarks on Private Credit before the SIFMA/Mayer Brown Private Credit Forum
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At an event in Buenos Aires yesterday, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari affirmed the view that private credit funds reduce systemic risk given their modest leverage and use of long-term capital. Click here to watch a clip: https://lnkd.in/dnBY_r4m #credit #loans #markets
Kashkari: Private Credit May Lead to Less Systemic Risk
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Financial definitions in credit agreements can be tricky and hard to decipher. In this webinar, Financial Definitions 101, hosted by National Association of Women Lawyers and co-sponsored by the LSTA, our expert panelists shared their perspectives on how borrowers/sponsors and lenders view them when negotiating deals. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dBzDfqKr #credit #lending #markets
Financial Definitions 101: The Borrower and Lender Perspectives on Financial Definitions and Calculations - LSTA
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