SANNE appoints co-heads of private debt and capital markets
SANNE, an alternative fund and corporate administration services provider, has promoted Stephanie Hopkins and Stephen McKenna as co-heads private debt and capital markets Emea

Consultant calls on investors to quiz managers over ESG processes
The lack of consistent and reliable data seems to be a major challenge when embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria across private equity, infrastructure and credit.

Invesco to convert Canadian bond fund into global credit strategy
The new Invesco Active Multi-Sector Credit Fund will have a global multi-sector approach

Private debt tops the tables for Industriens Pensionsforsikring
Industriens Pensionsforsikring, the DKK164.5 billion ($25.7 billion) pension scheme, generated a 1.6% return from its private debt portfolio, according to its mid-year 2018 results

Portfolio managers continue to be pessimistic on credit outlook, survey finds
A survey by the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers states that 56% respondents believe average corporate default rates will increase over the next 12 months 

German asset manager launches CLO-focused Ucits fund
UniInstitutional Structured Credit, managed by Frankfurt-headquartered Union Investment, will invest in a portfolio of securitisations, with a strong focus on CLOs  

BlueBay aims to capitalise on volatility with diversified alternative credit fund
The new Icav QIAIF will invest in a range of sub-strategies including global credit alpha, global long/short, event driven credit and emerging market credit alpha

Carlyle bolsters credit opportunities team with two senior hires
Carlyle has announced the appointment of Taj Sidhu and Philip Moore in the firm's credit opportunities team

Schroders appoints credit specialist to fixed income team
Schroders has appointed a former BlackRock credit specialist as an investment director focused on Schroders' credit strategies

Neuberger's Dyal acquires minority stake in HPS
Dyal Partners, a division of Neuberger Berman, has acquired a minority equity stake in global credit manager HPS Investment Partners

Investcorp brings in European credit portfolio manager from Rothschild
Investcorp has appointed Dominic Courtman as portfolio manager and director of its European Credit Management business (ICM EU)

Alcentra appoints Rajguru as global chief investment officer as Hatfield retires
Alcentra has appointed Vijay Rajguru as global chief investment officer effective 2 July 2018, a spokesperson for the company has confirmed to Creditflux, following Paul Hatfield's decision to retire from the firm at the end of the year

Lynx appoints former Swedish pension fund alternatives head as partner
Swedish hedge fund manager Lynx Asset Management has appointed Martin Källström as partner and member of its management team

BlackRock seeks $1 billion for new multi-strat opportunities fund
The new trust will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities and up to 40% in special situations, SEC filings reveal 

Michigan pension fund looks to commit $80 million to debt funds
The $114 billion Michigan pension fund is looking to commit to two private debt funds managed by London-based Kreos Capital and New-York headquartered MidOcean Credit Partners

Axa IM brings in global head of fixed income
Axa Investment Managers has appointed Hans Stoter as global head of fixed income, Creditflux has learned

Aviva restructures investment platform and creates new credit unit
The London-based manager hopes the restructuring - which includes a new new credit business, multi-asset and macro unit and a new solutions line -  will "improve processes and idea generation across team"

CEO of TCW's European business joins Investcorp
Investcorp Credit Management has poached the chief executive officer for TCW Europe Heinrich Riehl

HSBC Global launches three Icav fixed income funds
The three fixed income funds will sit on HSBC's new Dublin-domiciled Icav platform aims to facilitate access to funds globally 

AB targets financials with new global credit fund
Global investment manager AB (previously known as AllianceBernstein) has today announced the launch of a new global Ucits credit fund – AB Financial Credit Portfolio

Columbia Threadneedle appoints HY portfolio management head in London
Roman Gaiser has rejoined Columbia Threadneedle Investments, this time as head of high yield portfolio management for EMEA

New regulations set to spur Swedish state pensions' investment in illiquid credit
A new proposal on investment guidelines giving four of Sweden’s state pension plans greater freedom to invest in private markets, including illiquid credit, is progressing through the Swedish parliament

JP Morgan launches four fixed income ETFs
"We see particular opportunities for growth and adoption of fixed income strategies within ETFs which is why we’re heavily investing in this space” 

Texas pension fund ups commitment to CQS opportunities fund
The $29.7 million pension fund mandated $50 million to CQS Directional Opportunities Feeder Fund on 1 June

JP Morgan AM bolsters ETF business with six hires
 As JP Morgan Asset Management expands its ETF product offerings across Europe, the firm has hired several specialists across Europe