BSL News and Press, Blackstone GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund of Beneficial Interest From 08/02/21

These are some options that I think you can buy today if you own the selling candidate. Some of the buy candidates on here I would even buy outright if I didn't own the "sell." Be mindful if you have tax consequences which may not make it. For further details see: Some R...

Within the non-investment grade credit markets, issuer default rates are an important driver of market and portfolio performance. We believe 2020 ended the credit cycle that began following the global financial crisis, with 2021 marking the start of a new cycle. The duration of th...

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the past week and highlight recent events. We highlight news and market action across a number of CEFs such as JHB, EIC, and the Blackstone loan trio. We continue to favor funds such as NMCO that are less likely to have to borrow...

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the first week of June and highlight recent events. The CEF market pushed higher at the start of June with a favorable backdrop of stable Treasury yields and rising equity prices. Our stance in CEFs remains committed to seeking o...

This is a truly singular global recession and recovery, and it makes portfolio diversification both vital and challenging. At the moment, the item that tops the agenda for most of our clients is no big surprise: inflation, and what to do about it in portfolios. Inflation is usuall...

The fixed income world is beginning to undergo a multiyear transition as aggressive monetary accommodation and government spending across key economies drive higher near-term economic growth rates. The result could be a shift to higher real rates as output gaps narrow, as well as mode...

Senior loan funds are showing some opportunities at some deep discounts. These funds should benefit from increasing interest rates, but that could be years before playing out. Be aware of certain other risks in these investments, as well as the other benefits they can provide. ...

Blackstone Credit Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Distributions PR Newswire NEW YORK , March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC, formerly known as "GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC" and an affiliate of Blackstone Alternati...

Subtractive or negative knowledge has been a useful approach to decision making across different disciplines. We take a look at how investors can use this approach in building income portfolios, by disaggregating securities into individual risk factors and reducing exposure to unfavor...

The loan space continues to see inflows which should be supportive of NAVs. As NAVs increase, they can increase leverage supporting distributions. Loan funds remain one of the cheapest asset classes in the CEF spectrum with five-year z-scores that are barely positive. We like KIO ...