Metrics targets retail as funds reshape Australia’s loan market
Fund launch marks a turning point for a corporate loan market that has been largely inaccessible to non-bank investors since the financial crisis

London-based EdenTree launches short-dated ethical bond fund
EdenTree's Amity Short-Dated Bond Fund consists of sterling-denominated short duration corporate and government bonds

BNP Paribas pushes Isda to act as Noble triggers CDS uncertainty
BNP Paribas has pressed Isda to take action as Asian credit derivative markets grapple with a messy default by Hong Kong-based Noble Group

Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns

US pension fund agrees $200 million investment in new GSO distressed fund
GSO Capital Partners has got off to a strong start as it markets a new distressed debt fund. There are signs that the multi-billion offering is being sold in South Korea

Barings goes global with new mid-market strategy after rapid fund raise
Barings says that it has raised $1.3 billion for a new middle-market credit fund after less than six months on the marketing trail

Abraaj steps up fundraising for new $500 million global credit fund
The International Finance Corporation is looking to make a $20 million allocation to a new credit fund being launched by Abraaj Group

Capital raising specialist First Avenue launches Korea office
First Avenue, a capital introduction firm with a big focus on private credit, has announced that it has opened an office in Seoul.

Imperial brings in emerging market veteran to its London offices
Imperial Capital says that it has hired John Gibbens to work in its emerging markets sales and trading division in London

Credit manager bucks the trend by shifting into private equity
A host of private equity firms are planning direct lending funds, but one direct lender is moving in the opposite direction  

Bfinance hires to its London and Sydney offices
Pension fund consultant Bfinance has made three hires to its team

Pimco takes team-based approach to EM credit after ex-GoldenTree official exits
A senior emerging market official has left Pimco and the firm is now opting to assign fund management duties to four officials based across the US west coast, London and Singapore

Morgan Stanley hires credit trader in Hong Kong
The Asian credit market continues to exhibit signs of growth with market sources indicating that Morgan Stanley has added an Asia-focused credit trader to its team

Asia-focused macro fund hires BlueCrest's former head of US credit
A Singapore-based fund manager has hired a senior official to invest across the US credit market