Destra and BlueBay team up to launch credit interval fund
Destra has become the latest manager to launch an interval fund - Destra International & Event-Driven Credit Fund - which will focus on two strategies: multi-strategy international credit  and event driven credit. 

T Rowe's fixed income head Wiese to step down
T-Rowe Price Group’s fixed income head Ted Wiese is to step down from his role as at 1 May 2019.  The firm has announced that Andrew McCormick will replace him

Former GSO distressed specialist to launch European credit fund - report
Bloomberg reports that Akshay Shah, a former senior managing director at GSO Capital Partners, has launched his own fund management business known as Kyma Capital in London

Pictet launches Asian corporate bond fund
Geneva-headquartered Pictet Asset Management has launched a Ucits-compliant Asian corporate bonds fund

Schroders strengthens fixed income team in London
Global investment manager Schroders has strengthened its global multi-sector fixed income team and has appointed Robbie Boukhoufane and Alan Wilson as portfolio managers

79% of credit managers expect US high yield to widen, survey reveals
The International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM) has revealed the results for its latest IACPM Credit Outlook Survey – and the outlook appears to be bleak

GoldenTree, KKR and StepStone earn sub-advisor roles for new interval fund
FS Investments is launching a multi-strategy interval fund and has chosen GoldenTree Asset Management, KKR Credit and StepStone Group to act as sub-advisors

Strategic Partners' infrastructure fund closes at $1.75 billion
Blackstone’s secondary and fund solutions business, Strategic Partners Fund Solutions, has announced the final closing on the hard cap of $1.75 billion for Strategic Partners Real Assets II

UK and German firms team up to launch global ESG fixed income fund
London-based manager J8 Capital Management and Frankfurt-based investment company Universal-Investment are to launch a new fixed income fund, the companies announced on Wednesday.

Willis Towers Watson raises $620 million for two credit funds
Willis Towers Watson has launched a Group Trust with two credit funds, a spokesperson for the firm has confirmed.

BNY Mellon IM brings Insight bond fund on to its distribution platform
New York-headquartered BNY Mellon IM introduced a new multi-sector bond fund - BNY Mellon Insight Core Plus Fund - which will be subadvised by Insight Investment 

Rockefeller hires ex-Morgan Stanley official as its head of credit
Independent financial firm Rockefeller Capital Management has hired Michael Brakey as head of credit and banking in the firm’s wealth management business

UK pension mega-fund to increase credit allocation following equity reduction
One of the UK's largest pension funds looks set to increase its allocation to credit after reducing its equity allocation by 15%

Capital Group brings in fixed income specialist to Singapore office
Los Angeles-based Capital Group has appointed former UBS official James Blair to lead the firm’s fixed income strategy in Asia Pacific

Manchester pension fund awards Stone Harbor £1 billion multi-credit mandate
A £21 billion UK pension fund has appointed global fixed income specialists Stone Harbor Investment Partners to manage a £1 billion multi-asset credit mandate

MFS hires former BlackRock fixed income portfolio manager
London-based MFS Investment Managmeent has appointed former BlackRock’s Owen Murfin as an institutional portfolio manager

WisdomTree reaps benefits of "transformative" 2017 with strong earnings release
The ETF specialist revealed an 18.4% year-on-year AUM growth and fixed income inflows in its latest earnings presentation

Investec AM announces leadership succession plan
Investec Asset Management has announced its leadership succession plans following the retirement of Investec Group's chief executive officer and managing director

GSAM poaches AB’s Ashish Shah as global corporate credit head
Goldman Sachs Asset Management's fixed income team has hired Ashish Shah as partner and head of global corporate credit, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Demand for IG outweighs HY as US credit manager launches two funds
A west coast asset manager has launched a high yield strategy and an investment grade fund. The IG option has been more popular thus far

European manager launches global credit fund
London-headquartered Mirabaud Asset Management yesterday launched a new Global Diversified Credit Fund, further committing to its fixed income strategy.

Al Gore and David Blood's Generation to drop credit strategy
London-based Generation Investment Management, cofounded by former US Vice president Al Gore and Goldman Sach’s David Blood, has decided to drop its global credit strategy and invest solely in equities

Fidelity launches investment grade bond fund
Toronto-based Fidelity Investments Canada ULC has launched an investment grade total bond fund in a bid to provide investors with a "fixed income solution that is flexible and can target multiple sources of income"