UK pension fund awards Loomis Sayles £485 million for multi-strategy credit
Natixis-affiliate Loomis Sayles has been awarded a £485 million ($647.3 million) mandate by the Avon Pension Fund to manage its multi-asset credit allocation

Mumbai manager announces first close of private debt fund
A subsidiary of Mumbai-based UTI Asset Management Company has progressed its plans to tap into the Indian credit market, announcing the first close of its structured debt fund

Orchard launches liquid credit fund
Orchard Global Asset Management has debuted a new credit fund, which has sold $8 million so far

BNP Paribas launches corporate loan fund and appoints two analysts
The new vehicle, BNP Paribas Flexi III European Senior Corporate Loans, invests in senior secured corporate loans issued by primarily European borrowers

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

Robeco launches short-duration version of its global credit fund
A Rotterdam-based asset manager has launched a short duration form of its global credits strategy

New York hedge fund launches Ucits fund on ML's turnkey platform
Hedge fund Noyack Creek – founded in 2016 by two former P Schoenfeld Asset Management professionals – has launched a new Ucits fund on Dublin-headquartered ML Capital Asset Management’s platform

JP Morgan Asset Management reports record AUM
JP Morgan Chase’s asset and wealth management business reported assets under management of $1.94 trillion for third quarter 2017, an AUM boost that reflected higher market levels and net inflows into liquidity and long-term products

Private equity firm's credit unit raises $110 million at first close for new fund
The fund has a total offering amount of $350 million. It held its first close at $110 million after making its first sale on 31 October, US SEC filings indicate

Candriam endorses socially responsible investing with new high yield fund
New York Life Investment Management-owned Candriam Investors Group has announced the launch of a global socially responsible investment (SRI) high yield bond

M&G launches ESG-dedicated high yield fund
Following recent trends for responsible investing, the London-based has ventured into the area launching an environmental, social and governance (ESG) high yield fund. 

Alarm maker's consent fee gambit attracts attention
Bond holders agree covenant waiver to let Hellman & Friedman carry out huge dividend refi  

Global manager's credit opps fund raises more than $15 million
Aegon USA Investment Management has raised $15.25 million for a credit opportunities fund, a regulatory filing reveals

Fixed income inflows boost Legg Mason
Baltimore-headquartered Legg Mason has reported inflows of $7.9 billion for its fixed income business in the quarter ended 30 September, according to a recent earnings call

First Trust launches muni high income ETF
An Illinois-based firm has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests primarily in municipal debt securities

Wealth manager raises $119 million for credit fund
Los Angeles-based boutique investment firm raises $119 for credit opportunity fund 

BlueBay launches Ucits bond fund
BlueBay Asset Management has launched a new global fixed income fund, with an eye on wealth managers

New York manager raises $75 million for alternative credit fund
Global Alternative Credit Fund has raised $75 million since 2016

Aberdeen Standard aims to minimise interest rate risk with new bond fund
Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched a short duration corporate bond fund, just months after the completion of Aberdeen’s merger with Standard Life

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

US investors allocate over $100 million to BlueBay credit fund
BlueBay Asset Management has picked up over $100 million of commitments from US investors for its total return credit fund

Alcentra continues hot fundraising streak with new global credit offering
BNY Mellon subsidiary Alcentra has attracted $140 million for a corporate credit fund

Asset management giant T Rowe Price gets boost from high yield
Baltimore-based T Rowe Price also boosted its AUM by $44.3 billion and net income by $63.1 million in third quarter 2017

Monroe's latest private credit fund reaches first close at $204.8 million
The firm's newly launched Private Credit Fund III is inching closer to its $800 million target

Sound Point fund sees inflows of $740 million over 12 months
A Sound Point Capital Management fund is creeping closer to an expected $1.25 billion soft close