Abu Dhabi Investment Authority buys stake in KKR’s Indian credit business
The Abu Dhabi investment Authority has become a significant minority shareholder in KKR India Financial Services, an alternative credit business in India owned by US private equity firm KKR

Credit Suisse alumni in Australia raise $217 million for credit fund
Australian private investment firm Tanarra, formed less than a year ago by a group of Credit Suisse alumni, has raised AUD$285 million ($217 million) for a new credit fund

UK pension fund awards Loomis Sayles £485 million for multi-strategy credit
Natixis-affiliate Loomis Sayles has been awarded a £485 million ($647.3 million) mandate by the Avon Pension Fund to manage its multi-asset credit allocation

Macro credit fund manager Algebris adds EM bond specialist to its team
Emerging market credit specialist Abbas Ameli has joined Algebris Investments as a portfolio manager in London, according to an announcement by the firm

Robeco launches short-duration version of its global credit fund
A Rotterdam-based asset manager has launched a short duration form of its global credits strategy

BlueBay launches Ucits bond fund
BlueBay Asset Management has launched a new global fixed income fund, with an eye on wealth managers

Mirabaud launches emerging market bond fund for new hire
Mirabaud Asset Management has assembled an emerging market debt fund for its new recruit Daniel Moreno

Volatility management boosts Double Haven's Asian credit fund
Hong Kong's Double Haven has outperformed the US high yield market and exhibited less volatility this year through its Asian bond fund

US investors allocate over $100 million to BlueBay credit fund
BlueBay Asset Management has picked up over $100 million of commitments from US investors for its total return credit fund

Marathon fund doubles assets in six months
Marathon's Emerging Markets Bond Fund substantially increased its assets between March and September – more than doubling its AUM, according to estimated figures

Principal and Finisterre team up to launch emerging market Ucits fund
Multi-boutique asset management firm Principal Global Investors has launched an unconstrained emerging markets fixed income Ucits that will be managed by its subsidiary, Finisterre Capital

Hong Kong authority commits $1bn to EM credit
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the autonomous territory’s de facto central bank, has invested $1 billion in an infrastructure loan strategy

Private credit investors will be stuck with their positions
Brandywine’s Gary Herbert takes our credit quiz

Local Pensions Partnership looks to go direct with £1.3 billion credit fund
The Local Pensions Partnership (LPP), which runs the pension schemes of two separate UK local government areas, has announced the launch of a £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) credit fund

Dubai's Aqraam launches emerging market and sukuk funds
Dubai-based emerging markets specialist Arqaam Capital has launched two specialist fixed income funds with a USD denomination

Candriam launches €107 million global bond fund
European asset manager Candriam has launched a €107 million total return bond fund that invests in sovereign bonds, corporate credit and currencies across both developed and emerging markets

Mexico-based manager's credit fund reaches $55 million
Mexico-based Clarum has raised $54.6 million for its AlphaCredit Debt Fund

Harvest hires former RBC credit trader in Hong Kong
Harvest Global Investments has added a fixed income portfolio manager to its office in Hong Kong

Willis Towers Watson blends rare mix of assets for credit fund of funds
New commitments take fund size to $1.8 billion

Swedish pension fund Alecta invests $100 million in ESG-friendly credit fund
Alecta will invest $100 million in the NN-FMO Emerging Markets Loan fund

Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns

Time-saving hedge fund platforms stop opportunities evaporating
Lengthy commitment periods and drawn-out negotiations between institutional investors and fund managers could be a thing of the past thanks to a wave of multi-manager hedge fund platforms

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

EM local currency boosts Brandywine hedge fund
A switch to emerging markets has proved profitable for Brandywine

Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management