Barrow Hanley moves into US loans after hiring PMs from Whitebox
“Now is the ideal time to add the bank loan strategy to Barrow Hanley’s menu of offerings" says Nick Losey ahead of his move to the firm

CIFC gets in on interval fund phenomenon with new CLO-focused strategy
The new vehicle will invest at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities, with a focus on CLO equity, mezzanine tranches and warehouses, US SEC filings reveal

Destra and BlueBay team up to launch credit interval fund
Destra has become the latest manager to launch an interval fund - Destra International & Event-Driven Credit Fund - which will focus on two strategies: multi-strategy international credit  and event driven credit. 

European loans specialist joins Fair Oaks and reunites with former colleague
Fair Oaks Capital’s expansion into CLO management has taken another step forward

Carlyle and Oppenheimer opt for interval fund structure as part of JV
The new private credit fund will invest at least 80% across loans and structured credit (Including CLOs), opportunistic credit, direct lending and liquid credit, SEC filings reveal

King Street loses out as European loan specialist has change of heart
Market sources say that King Street Capital Management came tantalisingly close to bringing in a senior official to help establish its European CLO business

We are not structured finance investors – we are corporate credit specialists
Fair Oaks' Miguel Ramos-Fuentenebro takes our credit quiz

US firms to continue CLO charge in Europe despite risk retention still applying
Europe is expected to welcome an influx of new CLO managers this year, despite the continent being subjected to CLO risk retention

Blockchain experts eye CLOs in bid to overhaul archaic practices
The CLO industry, in many ways, can still be accused of living in the dark ages – but all that could be about to change with Creditflux learning that at least two firms are looking to modernise CLO infrastructure by implementing blockchain technology.

They said it: regulators are using The Big Short as their frame of reference
The LMA’s Nicholas Voisey describes why it’s difficult to campaign for the European loan market

Points up front: traders are dedicated, no matter how hot it gets
When a fire alarm goes off, you should make your way to the nearest exit: unless you’re a trader

CLOs aren’t as similar as you might think
Almost 70% of some managers’ portfolios overlap with those of their competitors. But the average overlap is around 35% so there’s plenty of room for managers to express their preferred strategies
 

GoldenTree, KKR and StepStone earn sub-advisor roles for new interval fund
FS Investments is launching a multi-strategy interval fund and has chosen GoldenTree Asset Management, KKR Credit and StepStone Group to act as sub-advisors

PGIM's Juliano set for promotion to head US loan business
Brian Juliano is set to become the head of PGIM’s US loan management team upon the retirement of Joe Lemanowicz later this year

Tech is benefiting from all the trends that are hurting retail
CBAM's Don Young takes our credit quiz

A credit market in constant flux
Since Creditflux's launch in 2001, we've reported on CLO evolution, trendy new products, regulatory U-turns, and, of course, crashes. Which, we wonder, is coming next?

Join the debate: most memorable moment in credit
At Creditflux we’ve now produced 200 monthly magazines since Fishknife first came up with the idea of tracking the global credit markets in 2001). We asked several key credit industry officials about their most memorable moment in credit

Staying afloat in credit takes care and character
In his final article, our columnist sheds light on his identity and has some 'nice' advice for those navigating credit’s changeable oceans

Libor has a new contender as New York Fed launches SOFR
The New York Federal Reserve has launched a benchmark US that may eventually replace Libor: the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)

Texas pension fund approves two new CLO manager mandates
The Texas Municipal Retirement System has approved the appointment of GSO Capital Partners LP and Octagon Credit Investors as CLO managers on its non-core fixed income strategy

CLO investor TICC rebrands as Oxford Square
TICC Capital has changed its name to align its branding more closely with its affiliates

Three credit specialists part ways with Highland
Three officials have left Highland Capital Management in the last few weeks; a CLO trader and two experienced corporate credit researchers

Former American Capital CLO team resurfaces at Ryan Labs
A group of loan and CLO specialists that previously worked together at American Capital have reunited at Ryan Labs Asset Management.

Fight for US loans commences following risk retention U-turn
US CLOs are set to be free from risk retention in the next few weeks. Headache over for US CLO managers? Not really – now it becomes a fight to source the assets that will populate CLOs