Credit funds at a glance (September 2023)
A round-up of people moves and fund raising  

Credit hedge fund returns (September 2023)
Credit hedge fund returns  

CLO funds are hot in summer as they take nine spots in top 10 (Fund performance)
CLO funds took the lead through summer as the returns of the category index reached 1.88% and 3.18% in June and July, respectively. Both months saw a CLO fund as the top performer — Sound Point Meridian in June, and Oxford Gate Master Fund in July.

CSAM loses senior credit portfolio manager
Credit Suisse Asset Management rearranges its asset management team after long-time bond fund manager exits

Walleye Capital adds credit volatility portfolio manager from Squarepoint Capital

Minnesota-headquartered Walleye Capital has hired a new portfolio manager specializing in credit volatility

Santander taps Credit Suisse dealmaker

Santander Corporate and Investment Banking hires new managing director from Credit Suisse

Hayfin secures its largest private credit fundraise to date with €6 billion in commitments
Hayfin's latest private credit fundraise exceeds target goals, securing more than €6 billion in capital commitments

Houston Police Officers' Pension System commits nearly $38 million to credit fund
Houston Police Officers' Pension System approves nearly $38 million for credit fund

Neuberger Berman secures £2 billion mandate for credit fund
One of the UK's largest pension funds has awarded Neuberger Berman a £2 billion mandate for credit

Edmond de Rothschild adds new co-manager to credit fund

Edmond de Rothschild adds additional fund manager to credit fund. 

Channel Capital hires new head of originations for US fintech partnerships
Channel Capital names new head of originations for US fintech partnerships. 

Illiquid assets are increasingly hot in the private markets according to Aeon survey
Illiquid assets may offer protection against macro uncertainty, according to findings from a new survey.

Asset management firm creates new credit platform
Insurance and asset management firm Nassau launches new credit platform with more than $8 billion in assets under management. 

New IACPM survey points to a global recession
Respondents to the latest IACPM Credit Outlook Survey overwhelmingly expect global economies to fall into recession either later this year or sometime in 2024.

Veteran lawyer moves from buyside to law firm

A seasoned private funds lawyer will join Gowling WLG's investment funds team in London.  

Generali Investment acquires Conning
Generali Investment's acquisition of Conning Holdings will allow both firms to scale across geographies and investment capabilities.

Fund performance
Good month for CLO funds sees six in top 10 as Axiom sets pace

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge funds performance data

Credit funds at a glance
Fund performance, fund raising and LP commitments

Carlyle names future CFO
Carlyle has named John Redett its new chief financial officer and head of corporate strategy, the company has said.

Redhedge launches new European credit fund
Redhedge Asset Management has launched a new fund, the Synergy Total Return Fund, according to a company announcement. 

Credit hedge fund returns (May 2023)
Credit hedge fund returns

Credit funds at a glance (May 2023)
A round-up of people moves and fund raising

March madness sees most funds give up gains made in Q1
After a positive start to the year, credit funds ended the quarter with a step backwards; just under 30% of those listed reached positive returns for the month.

KKR plans asset-based fund
KKR Asset-Based Income Fund will take a 'multi-sector' approach, investing across consumer finance, mortgages, small-medium sized enterprises, hard assets, infrastructure and contractual cash flows