Volatility could cause credit markets to break this year – TCW’s Bryan Whalen
PODCAST: Investors aren’t being paid enough of a premium for the risks in US corporate credit, TCW’s chief investment officer of fixed income told Creditflux’s Lisa Lee on the latest ‘Credit Exchange’ podcast  

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BNP Paribas announces negotiations to buy AXA IM
BNP Paribas said it entered exclusive talks to buy AXA's asset management unit and set-up a partership for EUR 5.1bn

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IACPM survey finds credit PMs still gloomy, but less so than last quarter
Respondents to the latest IACPM Credit Outlook Survey are still negative about future credit conditions, but less so than in previous surveys

Schroders Capital adds new global head of business development and product
Schroders Capital turned to ICG to source its newly-created role of global head of business development and product

Global corporate defaults on fastest pace since 2009 according to S&P
The number of corporate defaults has risen dramatically year-to-date, according to S&P Global Ratings, driven by a doubling of the rate of defaults in Europe

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European Union rolls out ELTIF 2.0 structure
The European Union’s latest regulations for its long-term investment funds — known as ELTIF 2.0 — went into effect on 10 January, ousting the old model to make it easier for both alternative investment managers and retail investors alike to tap into the market

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Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds commits more than USD 600m to credit manager
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds has allocated approximately USD 625m to pension funds in the state's private credit portfolio

DebtDynamics EMEA: Size matters
Direct lending margins widen on small deals, with an enlarging gap to other deals in the latest DebtDynamics EMEA research 

Credit PMs remain gloomy in latest IACPM survey
Survey participants in the latest IACPM Credit Outlook Survey believe the euphoria seen in global financial markets during the last few months of 2023 was overdone

Impax Asset Management scoops up Danish boutique manager
Impax Asset Management, an asset manager that invests in the transition to a more sustainable economy, has agreed to buy a boutique Danish business

CIFC launches new multi-strategy credit UCITS fund
New York-based alternative asset manager CIFC has launched a new liquid UCITS strategy with an emphasis on sub-investment grade fixed income investments

Full-year 2023 European Leveraged Highlights
Debtwire has released the full-year 2023 European Leveraged Highlights, containing key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets

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November 2023 European Leveraged Highlights
Debtwire today releases the November 2023 European Leveraged Highlights, containing key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets

Blackstone to close multi-strategy fund after assets fell nearly 90%
Blackstone plans to shut down its Blackstone Diversified Multi-strategy Fund by the end of the year after assets within the fund declined by nearly 90% in the last four years

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Credit funds at a glance
Fund performance; people hires; fundraising 

DebtDynamics EMEA | Under pressure: likely-to-distress scores highlight struggling industries and regional woes
The European leveraged market has crossed the threshold of 100 companies at the stressed/distressed lifecycle stage, according to Debtwire data