Pension fund Velliv hires chief strategist
Velliv (formerly known as Nordea Life & Pension) has appointed Henrik Henriksen as chief strategist, which is a new role within the organisation  

Experienced SRT specialist parts ways with Apollo
A big name in the significant risk transfer (SRT) market has left Apollo Global Management in London

ArrowMark builds in London with big SRT hire
ArrowMark is one of the biggest investors in the SRT market, but unusually it conducts most of its business out of the US. It has now added to its presence in London with an experienced official joining its SRT business

Pimco launches latest ESG-focused credit offering
Pimco has launched its latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) fixed income offering - GIS Global Investment Grade Credit ESG Fund.

UK pension fund adds portfolio manager for alternative credit
Pension Protection Fund, the south-London based pension fund, has appointed a portfolio manager to its credit team. He joins from consultancy firm Mercer

Finnish pension fund seeks portfolio administrator for illiquid investments
Finland's state pension fund is searching for a portfolio administrator to oversee its illiquid investments, which include private credit

Santander issues £1.1 billion SRT featuring UK project finance loans
Banco Santander has completed a £1.12 billion significant risk transfer through a transaction dubbed Fitzroy 2018-1 CLO

GAM appoints former DWS official as global head of trading
Zurich-headquartered GAM Investments has appointed an ex-DWS trading head to the newly created role 

Cairn makes ESG and senior credit research appointments
Cairn Capital has signalled its commitment to environmental, social and governance with the appointment of a head of ESG

M&G targets £250 million for UK-listed multi-strategy credit fund
M&G is targeting £250 million (£328.6 million) for a new closed-end investment trust, which will be listed in the UK

Cairn adds to its SRT investment team in London
Cairn Capital has appointed Chris Cottrell as senior investment analyst

BlackRock becomes latest manager to explore interval fund structure for credit
Several managers have hit the market with the interval fund structure, as investors look to invest in illiquid strategies through an illiquid fund structure

Loomis Sayles senior loan PM in London set to retire
Loomis Sayles has announced that senior loan portfolio manager Kevin Perry will retire in March 2019

RiverRock makes big hire as it looks to expand European loan offering
Market sources say that an experienced capital-raiser, who previously worked at Cheyne Capital, has landed at RiverRock as it embarks on a new fund launch

Loomis Sayles makes global fixed income senior role changes
Kenneth Buntrock, portfolio manager and co-team leader of the global fixed income team will retire in March 2019  

Baker McKenzie adds two global finance partners in London office
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has bolstered its finance team with the addition of two partners in the London office

Direct lenders look for slice of large-cap loan market
Competition between banks and direct lenders has been growing for many years, although this rivalry was largely confined to the middle market space. However, direct lenders, flush with cash, are now said to be penetrating the large-cap loan market.

TwentyFour expands into US with head of US credit appointment in New York
TwentyFour Asset Management has appointed David Norris as head of US credit to lead the firm’s expansion into the US

Managers cash in as investors come calling
Credit management platforms are being viewed as attractive investments, with a slew of acquisitions taking place in recent months — mainly involving private credit operators

UK pension fund NEST seeks 'innovative' private credit manager
The £3.4 billion pension fund issued an invite to tender for private credit managers 

Partners Group promotes Layton to co-CEO as Rubeli steps down
Partners Group has announced that David Layton, partner and head of private equity, will succeed Christoph Rubeli as the firm’s co-chief executive officer, effective 1 January 2019

Wells Fargo AM chief Norris to retire
Wells Fargo Asset Management's Anthony Norris - managing director, chief investment officer and senior portfolio manager - is set to retire from the fund management industry in October

Danish pension fund's bond and loan performances diverge
ATP, the Danish public pension fund, has made negative returns on its credit portfolio with its bond portfolio suffering 

Swedish pension fund's credit portfolio recovers with strong 2018 results
Andra AP-Fonden (AP2), the SEK 352.4 billion ($38.7 billion) state-owned pension fund, generated 5.6% absolute returns from non-domestic credit investments for the first half of 2018

BNP Paribas hires to its loan sales team in London
BNP Paribas has added to its loans sales team in London with an experienced hire