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Point72 hires credit investment veteran for portfolio manager role
The new hire will join the firm's macro business team

Blackstone combines credit and insurance divisions in major reorganisation
The newly-created BXCI unit will be led by Blackstone veteran Gilles Dellaert and aims to grow assets under management to $1 trillion over the next decade.

Societe Generale teams up with Brookfield for €10 billion private debt fund
New fund launched with €2.5 billion of seed funding and plans to reach their target over the next four years

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.

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

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

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

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

Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January

Credit hedge fund returns (April 2023)
Credit hedge fund returns

Credit funds at a glance (April 2023)
A round up of people moves and fundraising

Federated Hermes unveils sustainable global IG credit fund
Federated Hermes Limited today unveiled a sustainable global investment grade credit fund, Federated Hermes Sustainable Global Investment Grade Credit Fund, which complies with Article 9’ of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation