Aviation debt funds achieve lift-off as airlines look to replenish fleets
Funds and financing solutions geared towards aviation debt have been taking off in recent weeks.

Northern Trust hires alternatives sales manager in London
Chicago-based Northern Trust has announced a new London-based hire, who will be tasked with spearheading sales across the alternatives fund sectors in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

Financial advisory firm taps former Capita professional to lead new funds unit
Financial advisory services firm Highvern Trustees has announced plans to launch a new funds business, and has hired a former Capita Asset Services professional to lead it

NN IP hires former GE official to head corporate loans business
A Dutch asset manager has strengthened its alternative credit team

London boutique manager to buy Banca Carige's consumer credit unit
Banca Carige, based in Genoa, has entered into exclusive negotiations with London-based Chenavari over the sale of the bank's credit unit, Creditis Servizi Finanziari

Deutsche Bank announces rebrand for its asset management unit
Germany’s largest lender, Deutsche Bank, has announced plans to rebrand its asset management arm Deutsche Asset Management to DWS

Australian-European credit manager unveils plans for listed fund
Australian secured credit fixed income specialist Gryphon Capital Investments has announced plans to list a trust with an objective of paying a 5% per annum coupon paid on a monthly basis

Fund management associations team up to engage with EU policymakers
The Alternative Investment Management Association has entered into a cooperation agreement with a German alternatives advocacy group

BlackRock targets European investors with global macro opportunities fund
Known as BSF Macro Opportunities Fund, the strategy will provide long/short multi-asset exposure and offer daily liquidity

That's a first: Oxford University prices 100-year bond
The debt, which has a Aaa rating by Moody’s, will not reach maturity until 8 December 2117 – giving it the longest duration of any UK higher education bond in history

BNY Mellon launches multi-asset vehicle to be subadvised by Pareto
The BNY Mellon Insight Broad Opportunities fund will invest in a broad range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, currencies, real estate, listed infrastructure and commodities

Hedge fund with US and UK offices to shutter following poor performance
The New York-based firm, which invested in a range of strategies including long/short liquid credit, is shutting down and returning all capital to investors

German credit fund Robus draws in investors
Robus German Credit Opportunities Sub Fund, which invests in high yield, has increased its assets under management by over 40% in 12 months

Pacific Asset Management COO resurfaces at UK manager
A new chief operating officer has joined a UK subsidiary of independent asset manager Hedge Invest SGR

Stockholm manager poised to launch two credit hedge funds
The Swedish manager confirms plans to launch two new vehicles, one $100 million fund next month and another early next year

Oxford University turns to the debt market with plans for a 100-year bond
Oxford has hired US investment bank JP Morgan to arrange investor meetings this week in London and Edinburgh about the bond, which has collected an Aaa rating by Moody's

Standard Life’s $13 billion MyFolio moves towards global corporate bonds
MyFolio, a fund-of-funds investment solution, has introduced global corporate bonds and short-dated global corporate bonds to its fund range

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

La Française appoints head of fixed income
The French asset manager has drafted in Maud Minuit as its head of fixed income, according to an announcement

London-based SRI fund passes the $1.3 billion mark
A socially responsible investment fund run by Rathbones is believed to be the first 'sustainable' fixed income fund to reach the £1 billion ($1.33 billion) mark

Eyck founding partner moves to London investment manager
A founding partner at Eyck Capital Manager, London-based Luca Moro, has resurfaced at investment manager Numen Capital

Orchard launches liquid credit fund
Orchard Global Asset Management has debuted a new credit fund, which has sold $8 million so far

BNP Paribas launches corporate loan fund and appoints two analysts
The new vehicle, BNP Paribas Flexi III European Senior Corporate Loans, invests in senior secured corporate loans issued by primarily European borrowers

Natixis rebrands its asset management arm
Natixis has changed the name of its asset management to "better highlight its multi-affiliate business model"

BlueBay joins credit interval fund rush
London-based manager could be first to launch interval fund based on mainly non-US credit