CIFC Asset Management

Happy Thanksgiving from CIFC Asset Management! As we take a moment to reflect on the year, we are filled with gratitude for the trust and support of our clients, associates, and colleagues. Your dedication and collaboration inspire us every day to deliver excellence. In the spirit of giving, CIFC has donated over 3,200 cans of pantry goods to City Harvest. Neighbors across New York City rely on City Harvest to help fill their plates with fresh, nutritious food. This year, the organization will rescue more than 81 million pounds of food and deliver it, free of charge, to hundreds of food pantries and soup kitchens across the five boroughs to help feed New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity. Learn more about City Harvest and donate here: https://lnkd.in/dK6mxK4 Wishing you all a safe, happy, and prosperous Thanksgiving. #Thanksgiving #Gratitude #ClientAppreciation #CityHarvest

As we approach the end of 2024 and begin to focus on 2025, we believe the opportunity set in high yield remains robust despite relatively muted high-level market metrics. Our note offers an overview of current market composition and highlights the opportunity to extract value through differing ways of measuring spread/yield as well as identifying dispersion... Read more from the latest issue of the CIFC Portfolio Intelligence Newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/ejd9eZ5Y

Reflecting on last week’s incredible event in Philadelphia, we would like to thank all who came together for the Cerity Partners Asset Allocator Happy Hour, highlighting two local non-profits: ESF Dream Camp and Acting Without Boundaries.

CIFC Asset Management is proud to sponsor the Cerity Partners Philadelphia Asset Allocator Happy Hour, which will also serve as a chance to highlight two local non-profits that are changing lives and improving fortunes: Acting Without Boundaries & ESF Dream Camp Foundation. For those interested in connecting at the Philadelphia event, please reach out to Sophia Renner at srenner@cifc.com. 

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, CIFC’s Women’s Affinity Network hosted an event, “Empowering Women - A Soiree” in the New York office. The evening focused on building relationships among colleagues and empowerment in the workplace, hearing remarks from CIFC’s CEO & CIO, Steve Vaccaro and Elizabeth Chow, former Head of Research and founding member of CIFC’s senior leadership team. CIFC fundraised for Susan G. Komen, an organization that for the past forty-two years, has been a driving force behind the unwavering quest for a future free from the grip of this deadly disease. Learn more about Susan G. Komen and donate here: https://www.komen.org/ #BreastCancerAwareness #EarlyDetectionSavesLives #MammogramAwareness #BreastCancerPrevention #BreastCancerSupport

Tomorrow at ABS East, head to conference room, Sparkle West, at 12:15 pm ET to hear an insightful discussion, "CLO Manager Perspectives" from Mike and his fellow panelists. They will delve into their perspectives on market drivers, inflation, portfolio composition, and more.   Returning to Miami for its 30th anniversary, ABS East unites over 5,000 of the most engaged, active, and highly regarded structured finance professionals for three high-octane days of meetings, industry insight, and deal-making.

Returning to Miami for its 30th anniversary, ABS East unites over 5,000 of the most engaged, active, and highly regarded structured finance professionals for three high-octane days of meetings, industry insight, and deal-making. Mike and his fellow panelists will delve into their perspectives on market drivers, inflation, portfolio composition, and more. Head to conference room, Sparkle West, at 12:15 pm ET on October 22 to hear their insightful discussion, "CLO Manager Perspectives."

CIFC spent the day volunteering with The Brotherhood Sister Sol, The WaterFront Center, and Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens. For more than 25 years, The Brotherhood Sister Sol “BroSis” has been at the forefront of social justice, educating, organizing and training to challenge inequity and champion opportunity for all. The WaterFront Center’s mission is to connect people to the water through education and recreation. Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens celebrates the wonder of plants and place as a destination for education, conservation, and community connection. To learn more about these local organizations, click below!  https://lnkd.in/d6edtqA7 https://lnkd.in/eMeNsQ4k https://lnkd.in/eBX_6bNJ

CIFC Asset Management is excited to share that for a third year we hosted TEAK’s Changemaker Fellows in our New York office. These high performing students from The TEAK Fellowship participated in a series of presentations and conversations with firm leadership on life at CIFC and working in the financial services industry. We are proud to continue to support TEAK in their mission of empowering New York City students to reach their full potential, regardless of financial means. To learn more about TEAK’s important work, please visit: https://lnkd.in/dxiKBUJ.  #TheTeakFellowship #ESG #DEI #Philanthropy #Careers

The WaterFront Center in Oyster Bay, NY, collaborated with CIFC Asset Management for an afternoon of team building where women across various departments of the firm learned how to sail. The goal of The Waterfront Center’s Women on the Water Program, is to bring women from the community together where they can experience sailing in a fun, safe, and supportive environment.