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

Robeco launches short-duration version of its global credit fund
A Rotterdam-based asset manager has launched a short duration form of its global credits strategy

New York hedge fund launches Ucits fund on ML's turnkey platform
Hedge fund Noyack Creek – founded in 2016 by two former P Schoenfeld Asset Management professionals – has launched a new Ucits fund on Dublin-headquartered ML Capital Asset Management’s platform

Candriam endorses socially responsible investing with new high yield fund
New York Life Investment Management-owned Candriam Investors Group has announced the launch of a global socially responsible investment (SRI) high yield bond

M&G launches ESG-dedicated high yield fund
Following recent trends for responsible investing, the London-based has ventured into the area launching an environmental, social and governance (ESG) high yield fund. 

Institutional investors look to step up allocations to Ucits funds, finds EY
Institutional investors are eager to allocate more capital towards Ucits and similar European registered funds – but they may struggle to source a sufficient number of opportunities in this space

UBS Asset Management names new fixed income chief
UBS Asset Management has appointed a new head of fixed income, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Closed-end fund Great Elm takes direct hit from falling satellite credit
Listed credit vehicle Great Elm Capital suffers income mismatch as largest position pays-in-kind

BlueBay launches Ucits bond fund
BlueBay Asset Management has launched a new global fixed income fund, with an eye on wealth managers

Aberdeen Standard aims to minimise interest rate risk with new bond fund
Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched a short duration corporate bond fund, just months after the completion of Aberdeen’s merger with Standard Life

Alcentra continues hot fundraising streak with new global credit offering
BNY Mellon subsidiary Alcentra has attracted $140 million for a corporate credit fund

Credit fund manager assumes Brown Shipley role following move to London
Brown Shipley has hired a senior credit fund manager who previously worked at Assenagon Asset Manager’s Munich office, a spokesperson confirms

Cheyne raises $400 million YTD for corporate credit fund
Cheyne Capital’s 15-year investment grade corporate credit programme continues to grow its assets – with its 2022 vintage raising over $400 million from investors this year

Carlyle's co-founders step down as new leadership team is unveiled
The group names two Co-CEOs and a Co-CIO – but claims its three co-founders will continue to be actively engaged at Carlyle

Chenavari fund swells assets by $72 million following relaunch
Chenavari has grown assets of a long/short credit vehicle by more than $70 million following the vehicle’s relaunch last year, its co-manager says

BNP Paribas vehicle raises €110 million in one month
The BNP Paribas Short-Term European Securitisation Fund has raised €110 million in just one month after picking up a triple A rating