Trailblazing ethical investment fund from Rathbones passes £1 billion
Well before ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing became a buzzword, a Rathbones-managed fund was investing in ethical companies. Now that vehicle – Rathbone Ethical Bond fund – has passed £1.03 billion

Debt managers spot opportunity as Australia’s banks face inquiry
Australia’s government announced a long-anticipated royal commission into the nation’s financial services sector on 30 November – and a credit market expert says the move could be good news for debt market participants

Multi-affiliate fund management firm names senior hire in Melbourne
Australasia-focused Channel Capital, a multi-affiliate house of boutique funds management business, has named a senior hire to lead its newest Australian office

German credit fund Robus draws in investors
Robus German Credit Opportunities Sub Fund, which invests in high yield, has increased its assets under management by over 40% in 12 months

They said it: long faces on flow traders
Citi’s Jim Hughes tells the Creditflux CLO Investor Summit about how difficult life is for flow credit traders

Going short IG against the ECB will eventually pay off
Chenavari’s Demian Brasil takes our credit quiz

Denver manager raises $22 million for structured credit fund this year
The Wickapogue Structured Credit Fund, launched in November 2016, has raised about $22.2 million according to a regulatory filing

CSAM closes unit it launched to take minority stakes in hedge fund managers
Credit Suisse Asset Management is unwinding Anteil Capital Partners, the private equity unit it set up to take minority stakes in hedge fund firms, according to a market source

BNY to merge three of its asset managers
BNY Mellon Investment Management plans to merge three of its managers into one entity that will oversee $560 billion in assets

Payday: Investors go for broke on regulatory bet
New regulations could seriously hamper US payday lenders – but bond holders are betting the rules won’t be enacted

Sound Point fund sees inflows of $740 million over 12 months
A Sound Point Capital Management fund is creeping closer to an expected $1.25 billion soft close

Anchorage raises $43.5 million for short credit strategy in 12 months
New York-based Anchorage Capital Group has raised a total of almost $45 million for its short credit strategy in a year, according to US SEC filings

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

LA pension fund monitors high yield manager Aegon amid SEC investigation
The Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (Lacers) is currently monitoring its high yield manager Aegon, which is under SEC investigation

CLO-savvy insurance company hires two for top credit investment roles
An insurance company, which has made a name for itself in supporting CLO managers with risk retention capital, has made a pair of big hires to its credit investment business

Long-short manager Kingdon grows its credit fund
Kingdon Capital Management's credit assets under management have increased over the last year, SEC filings suggest

Phoenix credit funds still flying high with $28 million raised over 12 months
Phoenix Investment Adviser has been hard at work attracting new investors to its credit funds --boosting its credit assets by $28 million, regulatory filings suggest

Highbridge raises $12 million for tactical credit fund
Highbridge Capital Management has raised $12.3 million for a tactical credit fund, filings reveal

Former head of Milken family office raises $118 million for credit fund
A firm run by the former head of Michael Milken’s family office has raised $118.3 million for an opportunistic credit fund

Hartford-based Newfleet adds head of business development to its team
Newfleet Asset Management has brought in William Irvine as a senior managing director and head of its institutional business development platform

Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management

Credit manager wins $200 million mandate from Texas pension fund
A west coast asset manager will be responsible for a separate account which will invest opportunistically across the credit market

Think outside the box
While the US market credit is the most liquid and the UK is considered the home of European direct lending, there are opportunities further a?eld

Tuna fishing with a harpoon is a lot like picking credits
AlbaCore's David Allen takes our credit quiz                                        

Investing ethically is worth it
Managers could see less volatile returns as a result of their increasing adoption of ESG-friendly portfolios; meanwhile direct lending is spreading across Europe