BNP Paribas hires to its loan sales team in London
BNP Paribas has added to its loans sales team in London with an experienced hire

TD builds out European credit trading arm with key hire
The Canadian-based investment bank has strengthened its European credit trading business with a senior credit trading official 

Manager plays its cards right as top-performing hedge fund grows in size
A US credit hedge fund manager has grown the size of its credit vehicle amid a strong first half of the year

Vanguard plans global credit bond fund launch for US investors
Vanguard’s $1.3 trillion fixed income group is looking towards a US-domiciled global credit bond fund in the fourth quarter this year, following the Ucits version it launched last year 

New York manager prepares interval credit fund launch
A structured credit fund manager is joining the interval fund rush 

BlueMountain hires PM to lead private infrastructure unit
BlueMountain Capital Management has hired Scott Troeller to lead its private infrastructure unit  

Proskauer expands asset management practice with partner in Washington
International law firm Proskauer has expanded its global asset management practice with the appointment of William Tuttle, who joins as partner in the corporate practice

SANNE appoints co-heads of private debt and capital markets
SANNE, an alternative fund and corporate administration services provider, has promoted Stephanie Hopkins and Stephen McKenna as co-heads private debt and capital markets Emea

Blockchain drags credit into the future

Star names join Barclays as it pushes into CLOs

Consultant calls on investors to quiz managers over ESG processes
The lack of consistent and reliable data seems to be a major challenge when embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria across private equity, infrastructure and credit.

They said it: My friend (not a fan of the president) said she would erect a statue of Trump if there was any further Volcker rule rollback
A US lawyer tells us that President Donald Trump is gaining admirers in the credit industry.

Points up front: Cooperman takes advice from Kenny Rogers
Last month news emerged that Omega Advisors founder Leon Cooperman was converting his multi-billion dollar hedge fund into a family office.It wasn’t fatigue or performance issues driving the 75-year-old to retirement (Omega’s flagship fund is said to have delivered double-digit returns in 2017), but rather American country singer Kenny Rogers.  

Steelmakers forge links in face of overcapacity

Investors gain upper hand in doc negotiations

Invesco to convert Canadian bond fund into global credit strategy
The new Invesco Active Multi-Sector Credit Fund will have a global multi-sector approach

Private debt tops the tables for Industriens Pensionsforsikring
Industriens Pensionsforsikring, the DKK164.5 billion ($25.7 billion) pension scheme, generated a 1.6% return from its private debt portfolio, according to its mid-year 2018 results

Texas pension fund puts $150 million into credit
A $29.7 billion pension fund has approved commitments to two credit fund managers

BNP Paribas reorganises US credit business and appoints leveraged finance head
BNP Paribas has integrated its existing US primary and secondary credit units under a single new entity known as global credit markets Americas

Mill Hill poaches former Citi structured credit specialist
New York-headquartered Mill Hill Capital has appointed Nick Pepe as head of business development and investor relations

Portfolio managers continue to be pessimistic on credit outlook, survey finds
A survey by the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers states that 56% respondents believe average corporate default rates will increase over the next 12 months 

Arctos Capital raises for cryptoasset credit fund
San Francisco-headquartered Arctos Capital is launching a cryptoasset credit fund – Arctos Capital Cryptoasset Credit Fund

Californian pension fund looks to increase exposure to opportunistic credit
Merced Country Employees Retirement Association (MCERA) may increase its exposure to opportunistic credit, according to documents seen by Creditflux

Houlihan Lokey expands global private funds group with Carlyle official
Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey has expanded its global private funds group with the appointment of Zade Zalatimo, former senior executive officer of Carlyle MENA

Carlyle bolsters credit opportunities team with two senior hires
Carlyle has announced the appointment of Taj Sidhu and Philip Moore in the firm's credit opportunities team