LendingClub's asset management arm auctions five funds amid rebrand
Peer-to-peer lending company LendingClub has rebranded its asset management business, LC Advisors – and shut down five of its funds

Survey finds fall in demand for corporate lending in third quarter 2017
The Bank of England has released the results of its quarterly credit survey, which asks bank and building society lenders about their experience in the lending markets

AXA IM hits €1 billion mark for bank capital solutions fund
AXA Investment Managers’ structured finance unit has raised more than €1 billion in total commitments for its AXA IM Partner Capital Solutions VII Fund, according to an announcement

Deutsche Bank prices UK marketplace lending securitisation
P2P Global Investments has priced its second securitisation of marketplace lending assets from the Zopa platform, Marketplace Originated Consumer Assets 2017-1, according to a source 

Price talk circulates on new Moca marketplace lending securitisation
P2P Global Investments has announced initial price thoughts for its second securitisation of marketplace lending loans from the Zopa platform

Lending Club subsidiary launches new marketplace lending fund
LC Advisors has raised $1.9 million for a marketplace lending fund, regulatory filings show

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

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  

Marketplace lender looks to license technology
As competition between marketplace lending platforms grows, one is looking to distinguish itself by changing the way institutional investors access the sector

Marketplace lending analytics firm adds sales head in New York
PeerIQ, the New York based marketplace lending analytics firm has added a new head of sales, according to sources at the company

Investors warm to new style marketplace lending deals
Institutional investors are channelling capital into one of the hottest areas within credit: marketplace lending securitisation

Orchard Platform aims to boost marketplace lending with unique product
Orchard Platform is understood to be launching a first-of-its-kind marketplace lending data service, according to sources at the firm.