BlackRock shakes up top credit roles
BlackRock is shaking up its credit leadership team, with two top positions set to be shuffled in the near future

Join the debate: should a government bond make it through an ethical screen?
Alcohol – yes (tax benefit); Tobacco – yes (tax benefit); Weapons – absolutely; government bond??

Funding costs continue to fall as EJF prices latest trups CDO
The transaction was arranged by BAML and is set to close on 26 October, according to market sources

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

Barclays buys protection on $1.6 billion global credit portfolio
Barclays has completed a new reg cap trade, according to a recent ratings announcement by DBRS

Manager plans first post-crisis CLO backed by infrastructure assets
Barclays is marketing the first 2.0 infrastructure CLO, according to market sources

Wealth manager SCS raises $45 million for offshore credit fund
SCS Capital Management has raised $44.8 million for its Multi-Sector Credit and is backed by 30 investors to date

Schroders debuts its first UK infrastructure debt fund
Schroders has announced the launch of its UK Infrastructure Debt fund, which will target investment from UK pension funds and insurance companies

As my grandmother said: ‘pay up for good quality’
Redhedge's Seminara takes our credit quiz

Muzinich taps L&G for UK institutional distribution role
Muzinich has named London-based Simon Males in the newly created role of UK head of institutional business

Transport and logistics: heavy debt leaves transporters in jam
With logistic specialists getting a rough ride, debt restructuring could be the next stop for asset-light companies

Macquarie confirms senior fund specialist appointment
Macquarie has hired former Investec fund finance specialist Steve Berry to head up its Macquarie Specialised Investment Solutions division

Californian boutique Illumination kicks off fundraising for new credit fund
California-based Illumination Asset Management has opened its IAM Credit Opportunities Offshore Fund to investment and has already raised $22 million

Swedish pension fund Alecta invests $100 million in ESG-friendly credit fund
Alecta will invest $100 million in the NN-FMO Emerging Markets Loan fund

Dakota pension fund awards $300 million to asset management giant
Dakota pension fund cuts MBS exposure to make space for an investment in a coporate bond fund

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

Head of credit earns promotion in reshuffle at Kames
Head of credit Stephen Snowdon and senior fixed income specialist Adrian Hull have been promoted to co-heads of fixed income at Kames Capital

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

Reg cap trades spawn a secondary market, but not as we know it
It’s small, and at its early stages, but a secondary market is emerging for risk transfer deals

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

Fund platform AMX eyeballs credit funds
Willis Towers Watson’s hedge fund platform has grown to $1.5 billion – and there is space for credit managers  

Infrastructure specialist GIP hires from Mizuho for credit push
The co-head of investment grade debt capital markets at Mizuho will be joining Global Infrastructure Partners in New York in September.