Dentons brings in derivatives lawyer as partner
Global law firm Dentons has added Alice Yurke as partner in its capital markets practice, the firm announced yesterday

Quant giant AQR launches first fixed income fund
Quant specialist AQR Capital Management has entered the fixed income world, launching a new product called the Core Plus Bond Fund

A credit market in constant flux
Since Creditflux's launch in 2001, we've reported on CLO evolution, trendy new products, regulatory U-turns, and, of course, crashes. Which, we wonder, is coming next?

Join the debate: most memorable moment in credit
At Creditflux we’ve now produced 200 monthly magazines since Fishknife first came up with the idea of tracking the global credit markets in 2001). We asked several key credit industry officials about their most memorable moment in credit

Staying afloat in credit takes care and character
In his final article, our columnist sheds light on his identity and has some 'nice' advice for those navigating credit’s changeable oceans

Brookfield buys 25% stake in European credit manager
Brookfield has acquired a 25% stake in Link Financial Group, the parent company of European credit specialist LCM Partners

Fidante acquires minority stake in credit fund manager Latigo
Fidante Partners has today announced that it has acquired a minority stake in Latigo Partners, a credit asset manager.

AB names fixed income co-heads and replaces Ashish Shah on two funds
Following the departure of Ashish Shah, who was AB's head of fixed income and chief investment officer, Will Smith has been appointed co-manager on two bond funds. Meanwhile, the firm has named two co-heads of fixed income

Altegris and Artivest merge to form alternatives investment platform
Alternative investment research and management firm Altegris, based in La Jolla in California, has merged with New York-based alternative investment technology firm Artivest

New York-based manager rebrands long-short credit fund
The $107.5 million vehicle, which was previously known as Collins Long/Short Credit Fund, has rebranded as CrossingBridge Long/Short Credit Fund

CIFC moves into US high yield with unique long/short credit strategy
US high yield credit is hardly top of the agenda for fund managers at the moment, but CIFC Asset Management is taking a two-pronged approach to building out a new business line in this area

Managers predict skill will win out
We asked managers to predict the year ahead across a range of credit strategies. Overall, they had a positive outlook. By Grace Jennings-Edquist

Brigade co-founder to leave the firm
Brigade Capital Management's co-founder Pat Kelly is leaving the firm, according to market sources

BlueBay joins credit interval fund rush
London-based manager could be first to launch interval fund based on mainly non-US credit

Fund manager with UHNWI following raises $25 million for long-short credit
An asset manager based in Florida, which has successfully sold credit funds to ultra high-net-worth individuals, has rased $25 million for a long-short credit fund

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

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

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

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

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

Time-saving hedge fund platforms stop opportunities evaporating
Lengthy commitment periods and drawn-out negotiations between institutional investors and fund managers could be a thing of the past thanks to a wave of multi-manager hedge fund platforms

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

Past returns: drawing crowds is not easy for bond trading platforms
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Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management