Rebranded Canadian manager launches senior debt fund with $500 million target
Sprott Asset Management’s Canadian diversified asset business has undergone a rebranding. It is now known as Ninepoint Partners -- and it plans to launch a new senior debt fund

Carlyle structured credit fund surpasses $800 million
Carlyle Group has raised more than $808 million for a structured credit offering

West coast manager's long-short credit fund hits $595 million
Symphony Asset Management has raised $594.90 million for its BayCity Long-Short Credit Fund, a $10 million increase in just over a year

Aberdeen poised to take over and rebrand Avenue credit fund
Avenue Capital Group’s Income Credit Strategies Closed-End Fund is poised to switch managers and names, with Aberdeen Asset Managers taking over as investment advisor and Aberdeen Asset Management serving as subadvisor, subject to shareholder approval

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

All change as Janus Henderson appoints new global head of fixed income
Janus Henderson Investors has announced the appointment of Jim Cielinski as global head of fixed income. The asset management giant has recently lost its head of credit 

Job opportunity with Z Capital
Z Capital Credit Partners is seeking a credit associate to join its New York team

Vanguard launches global credit fund
Vanguard has launched a global credit bond fund that will invest in fixed income securities, according to documents seen by Creditflux

Neuberger Berman targets corporate credit with $1.1 billion fund
Neuberger Berman closed a new credit fund yesterday, according to a statement from the firm

Symphony earns $200 million of inflows for long-short credit fund
An offshore credit fund distributed by Symphony Asset Management has raised almost $200 million in a year, regulatory filings reveal

Credit fund manager Frost allows management fees to thaw down to 50bp
San Antonio-based Frost Investment Advisors has slashed management fees on its CLO-heavy credit fund

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

Founder looks to take structured credit manager Zais private
Founder Christian Zugel has bid to take Zais Group private, ending its two year stint as a public company

Canadian pension fund forced to look beyond investment grade credit
Pension fund embarks on a massive overhaul of its fixed income platform

Willis Towers Watson blends rare mix of assets for credit fund of funds
New commitments take fund size to $1.8 billion

Octagon launches its first retail credit fund
Closed-end fund with 50% allocation to structured credit goes live

MetLife portfolio manager leaves for AllianzGI in New York
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has poached portfolio manager Mona Mahajan from rival MetLife Investment Management

Vanguard unveils plans to launch ETF of ETFs
The investment management giant filed a preliminary registration statement for the fund, which is expected to launch in the fourth quarter

Harvest BDC lowers its cost of finance with bond issuance
New York-based Harvest Capital Credit has launched a new public bond offering that is expected to close today

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

Marketing specialist earns promotion at Muzinich with new global role
Muzinich has promoted Josh Hughes to head of global distribution 

Apollo's total return credit platform makes huge strides with $1.8 billion of inflows
Apollo's credit business increased by $10.3 billion in Q2 and total return credit is quickly becoming a key component of this credit platform

Investor relations specialist lands at Angelo Gordon
Angelo Gordon has bolstered its investment relations team by hiring a seasoned prfessional with a history of working at structured credit fund managers

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

BTIG raids Jefferies again as it continues credit expansion in New York
One of the fastest-growing firms in credit, BTIG, has hired three from Jefferies to continue its expansion in New York