DWS axes Euro CLO management plans due to market volatility, shift in focus to private credit
The move comes amidst the departure of its head of European alternative credit, Dan Robinson

New managers hustle to join buoyant CLO market
New entrants are bustling to join the ranks of BSL CLO managers in both the US and Europe, with Obra, Fortress and CIC all in the market

Nuveen and AGL among those plotting debut as European CLO managers
US-based firms Nuveen, AGL Credit Management and LCM Asset Management are among those planning to kick-start CLO deals in Europe

DWS grows CLO team in Europe with senior hire
DWS continues to build out its nascent CLO team with the recruitment of a well known CLO portfolio manager

DWS expands in London with new senior investment manager role
London-based Roscoe Roman has joined German asset manager DWS, in the newly created role of senior investment manager for alternative credit (EMEA)

Global head of CLOs and loans switches firm to focus on private credit
Dan Robinson, Man Group's managing partner of capital asset solutions and global head of CLOs and loans has moved to a new asset manager

Credit funds at a glance (November 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

CEO steps down after DWS greenwashing allegations lead to police raid
A tumultuous 24 hours for DWS Group, in which police and regulators raided its office, has been compounded by the resignation of its chief executive officer Asoka Woehrmann on Wednesday morning

"Do not rush to set up a check-box approach with negative screening and start de-investing"
Instead of rushing through an ESG framework, asset managers need to adopt a long- and short-term approach

"Technology won’t replace human judgement. In ESG a qualitative review is necessary"
The social aspect of ESG must be given sufficient weight in investment decisions  

Managers offer solutions for underfunded pensions
Credit managers are tapping UK defined benefit pensions that are battling negative cashflows

Credit funds at a glance (June 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

DWS and Tikehau target UK pensions with multi-strategy credit fund
The new fund will invest in CLOs, ABS, private debt, leveraged loans, infrastructure debt and real estate debt

A transformational framework means fund managers have to drive real-world change
There are managers who make transformational investments, those who incorporate ESG and those who do nothing

The imperfect incorporation of ESG is no excuse not to act
Managers’ legal ESG responsibilities may be vague, but they must still set up a credible strategy

All types of financing will have to incorporate ESG risks and use their real economy influence
Fund managers can no longer ignore, postpone or hide from measures to tackle climate change

Faith in structures has been rewarded
CLOs have been resilient against covid-19 fallout, said speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium last month. But there’s always room to improve and 3.0 deals may add ESG and bullet tranches

CLO managers offer views on ESG for upcoming PRI report
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is set to unveil a report detailing results from its ESG structured credit survey in the next few months, and the institution anticipates that this will be a launch pad for further investigation about ESG integration into the asset class

DWS backs away from planned ESG-style European CLO
DWS has dropped plans to launch a European CLO, sources say. It is unclear why DWS, the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank, has turned its attention elsewhere, but one source says that the capital-intensive nature of putting together risk retention-compliant deals likely weighed on the firm.