Man hires real estate loan specialist from JP Morgan
Man Group has hired an investment director to its European private debt team

Italian private bank partners with Tikehau for private asset fund with ESG focus
Italian private bank Fideuram Investimenti has launched a private markets fund that gives investors access to private debt, among other asset classes  

UK pension hires BNP Paribas AM for starring role in core-satellite private credit fund
UK pension fund Nest has appointed BNP Paribas Asset Management to run the core of a private credit fund, sources say, in an arrangement which sees Amundi and BlackRock manage certain satellite investments  

Fund performance
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Ucits at a glance
A round-up of ucits fund performance

Credit funds at a glance
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

HSBC Global AM hires to private markets team in London
HSBC Global Asset Management has appointed Jorge Huitron to serve as senior product specialist for private markets, within its alternatives team

Aviva expands ESG private debt capabilities
Asset manager Aviva Investors has appointed Ed Dixon to serve as head of head of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) within real assets, including private debt.  

UK pension awards private credit mandates and eyes co-investments
Nest, a UK defined contribution pension scheme, has selected Amundi and BlackRock as private credit managers, to manage a global real estate and global infrastructure debt mandate, respectively.  

Swiss pension seeks new director after exit
Publica, a Swiss pension fund, is searching to appoint a new director, following the decision of Dieter Stohler this week to leave the firm  

Ucits at a glance
A round-up of ucits fund performance

Credit funds at a glance
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Fund performance
A round-up of fund performance

Fund performance: Mercury rises as does credit fund performance

Investor requirements rather than performance is driving ESG push: Creditflux survey
Only 14% of respondents to Creditflux's global credit ESG survey said performance was the main reason they were adopting envoronmental, social and governance-themed strategies

UK pension pool to launch maiden private credit offering
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is launching its first private credit offering in early Q4, Creditflux has learned

UK transitions to post-Libor era with array of Sonia-linked deals
The UK’s structured finance market has moved to swiftly embrace the daily compounded benchmark Sonia (Sterling overnight index average) ahead of the 2021 phase out of Libor.

US pensions funds allocate to Lone Star and Raven credit strategies
Two US-based pension schemes have invested in funds with exposure to credit, highlighting the appetite of institutional investors towards off-the-run asset classes.

Illinois pension backs real estate funds
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has earmarked $150 million for commitments to Rockwood Capital Real Estate Partners XI and Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies IV.  

Allianz GI gains €270 million for infrastructure debt fund
Allianz Global Investors has raised €270 million for an infrastructure debt fund. The manager has a €500 million target size for Allianz Euro Core Infrastructure Debt Fund and a €750 million hard cap

Jefferies subsidiary and Stonyrock plan mid-market alternative manager stake acquisitions
The new joint venture will invest in private equity, credit, hedge funds, real estate, venture, and infrastructure firms

Church Pension Fund anoints infrastructure debt fund with $40 million
The $13.3 billion pension fund has invested in a fund managed by New Energy Capital

Credit funds at a glance

A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

BlackRock names global alternatives head amid senior leadership shake-up
BlackRock has reshuffled its leadership and made several senior changes across various parts of its business, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

UK pension allocates £900 million to four private debt managers
The £21.9 billion pension fund has awarded £900 million to three private debt managers and one real estate debt manager, according to 6 March board minutes