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

Structured credit specialist joins Danish pension fund as its CIO
A Copenhagen-based institution has brought in a structured credit pro fro Sampension to oversee its investment portfolio. Going forward, illiquid credit, including commercial real estate debt, is expected to feature more prominently in the pension fund's portfolio

Debtwire euro ABS round-up: Dutch RMBS takes centre stage in primary
All eyes are on a Dutch RMBS, which is the lone transaction in the immediate pipeline in the European ABS market this week

Debtwire European ABS round-up: Dutch RMBS enters pipeline
The primary market for European ABS transactions has slowed down with one visible deal in the pipeline – Elan’s Dutch RMBS, EDML 2017-1

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

Fund platform AMX eyeballs credit funds
Willis Towers Watson’s hedge fund platform has grown to $1.5 billion – and there is space for credit managers  

Oaktree finds space for structured credit in new global credit fund
Oaktree Capital Management has shed some light on its eagerly-awaited push into the structured credit market

Debtwire European ABS round-up: pipeline fills with Dutch ABS and RMBS
A range of niche securitisations are in the European ABS pipeline, according to a report by Debtwire, Creditflux’s sister publication

Wealth manager bumps up allocation to new Ares structured credit fund
A wealth management firm has increased its allocation to a structured credit fund that is being raised by Ares with a $500 million target

ABS trader joins Barclays in London
Market sources say that Barclays has added an ABS trader to its team in London

Debtwire ABS round-up: euro RMBS spreads reach new tights
Spreads have been tightening across the structured credit market; a weekly round-up by Debtwire highlights how an RMBS deal, Residential Mortgage Securities 30, priced at the tightest levels since the financial crisis

20-year Citi veteran earns promotion to head of European credit trading
Citi’s global head of distressed debt has been promoted to head of credit trading for Europe, the middle east and Africa, officials at the bank have confirmed

Saba to close London office, reports Reuters
$1.7 billion hedge fund manager Saba Capital Management is closing down its offices in London

Imperial adds structured credit talent to London and New York offices
Imperial Capital has added to its structured products business in London and New York

BNP Paribas hires to its ABS syndicate team in London
Credit sales specialist reunites with former colleagues ahead of a move to BNP Paribas

GoldenTree squares up for huge credit interval fund launch
GoldenTree Asset Management has partnered with a retail distribution giant on the latest example of a credit interval fund, according to SEC filings

Scio liquidates structured credit fund after posting 11.5% returns
London-based structured credit specialist manager Scio Capital has announced that is liquidating one of its funds and returning capital to investors

There are reasons to be upbeat, MEP tells securitisation specialists
IMN's 21st Annual Global ABS conference opened yesterday on a note of cautious optimism for the European securitisation market

PGIM takes top spot as credit market celebrates
PGIM was the big winner at the Creditflux Manager Awards dinner on 3 May after scooping up the coveted manager of the year award

Credit fund manager snaps up BlueMountain's CEO for Europe
BlueMountain has announced leadership changes following the departure of Nicholas Pappas - with sources informing Creditflux that he has signed up with another large fund manager as head of credit

West coast pension fund boosts its allocation to Halcyon’s credit business
A major west coast pension allocator to credit has moved to increase its allocation to Halcyon Capital Management after separate account generated 35% return in 2016

Cairn hires former Magnetar official for PM role on credit opps fund
Cairn Capital has announced that it has hired former Magnetar Capital official Brandon Kufrin as a portfolio manager

Prytania fund registers big gains after transitioning from CLO debt to equity
Prytania Investment Advisors has continued its impressive start to 2017