A slow, global rebalancing away from the US dollar and Treasuries – Amundi’s Grégoire Pesques
PODCAST: There is a major need for diversification away from the US dollar, says Grégoire Pesques, CIO, global fixed income at Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi, in the latest Credit Exchange podcast with Lisa Lee. In the meantime, the lack of obvious safe havens has seen gold a big winner

Not shying away from credit risk is the right call – BlackRock’s Amanda Lynam
Corporates have showcased resilience in navigating policy shifts, according to Amanda Lynam, Head of Macro Credit Research within the Portfolio Management Group at BlackRock, on the latest edition of the ‘Credit Exchange’ podcast with Lisa Lee

Fund performance – May 2025
All fund categories head back into the black after two tough months

Former Investcorp Credit CEO Jeremy Ghose joins The Chatterjee Group
Ghose told Creditflux that his role as President would be a strategic one that “looked to enhance the enterprise value” of the overall group, with the aim of boosting cash flow to develop the firm’s philanthropic operations

Sound Point hires former Alcentra president as CFO steps down
CFO Kevin Gerlitz is retiring from the role after 16 years

News in brief
US credit returns fail to reflect risk

Growth in structured finance sets off legal merry-go-round
The departure of John Goldfinch from Milbank’s structured finance practice in late 2023 began a succession of moves between law firms looking to expand their structured finance practices

Fund performance – April 2025
April returns show small improvement, but CLO funds struggle

M&G strengthens European structured credit with Madrid appointment
The hire is part of M&G’s strategy to expand its European origination and research capabilities, supporting the growth that M&G expects to see in structured credit

Fund performance – March 2025
Corporate distressed stays positive as other categories take a dive

Credit funds at a glance – April 2025
Our roundup of top performers and moves in credit

Trump tariffs will materially impact credit, raise financing costs – Napier Park’s Jon Dorfman
The co-founder and CIO of the alternative credit manager discussed his concerns stemming from the recent economic and policy uncertainty on the latest edition of the 'Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee' podcast

Fund performance - February 2025
Structured finance leads, but all indices stay positive as 2025 begins

Credit funds at a glance - January 2025
Fund performance, recent hires, recent fundraising

Credit hedge funds - December 2024
Credit hedge fund performance

Fund performance - December 2024
CLO funds cap off strong 2024 with yet another good month

Princely Family of Liechtenstein’s LGT raises USD 2.17bn for latest credit fund
Royal family-owned LGT Capital Partners has successfully fundraised USD 2.17bn for its evergreen credit fund, according to an SEC filing  

Fund performance
Entering the final three months of the year, CLO funds took a clean sweep of the top 10 spots in the Creditflux tables. October was strong overall, as over 85% of funds listed made positive returns

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund perfomance

Oak Hill Advisors increases target cap to a billion dollars for new CLO equity fund
New York-based Oak Hill Advisors has raised USD 459m so far for its new CLO equity fund and increased the cap by USD 200m

Aviva Investors seeds private debt fund targeting UK DC pensions with EUR 750m of capital
Aviva's Multi-Sector Private Debt Fund will invest across the private debt spectrum including real estate debt, infrastructure debt, structured finance and private corporate debt

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund performance data for September YTD 

CLO fundraising round-up - November 2024
CLO funds have had a stand-out year, and both fundraising and fund returns have soared, with managers out in the market with both third-party and captive CLO funds

Global SRT market set for record year, according to Chorus estimates
A new update from SRT specialist Chorus Capital forecasts that 2024 will be another record-breaking year for its market with the number running around 25% ahead from last year so far

Fund performance
August returns were largely positive for credit hedge funds, as 88% of those listed in the Creditflux database reached into the black