Nomura stumbles on path to credit greatness
Credit specialists have not been given the mandate to turn Nomura into the credit powerhouse they initially envisioned

Distressed debt specialist turns to Africa
A former Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch fixed income special situations banker has founded a fund manager that targets structured investments in Africa

Sun rises on credit team
Former BlackRock managing director and portfolio manager Andrew Yorks is teaming up with a boutique investment bank to launch a credit fund business

JP Morgan re-builds prop trading group
JP Morgan is re-building a presence in credit proprietary trading with the launch of a European unit focused on distressed debt and special situations

Bank veteran returns to co-head distressed debt
A market veteran is returning to a bank to co-head it high yield /distressed debt unit

Structured credit head moves to counterparty risk role
Structured credit head moves to counterparty risk role

Barcap makes structured credit sales hire
Barclays Capital has hired a former member of the Morgan Stanley ABS and CDO syndicate for a structured credit sales role

Bank hires industrials trading 'big-hitter'
A bank has hired a sought-after industrial credit trader

Agency broker hires former ABN Amro credit marketer
A former structured credit and alternatives marketing specialist at ABN Amro has become the latest of a number of experienced credit markets specialist to join a start-up brokerage with operations in Hong Kong and London

Agency broker staffs up after recent departures
London-based agency broker Hoare Capital has made a number of hires to its credit team

Bank continues expansion with senior flow hires
Nomura's hiring continues with senior appointments

UBS continues its credit push by hiring top structurer
UBS has continued its expansion in credit by hiring one of the market’s most highly regarded credit structurers

Paris-based manager launches distressed credit business
A Paris-based asset manager has hired a team of officials from Natixis to set up a new distressed credit business

Former Lehman CDO specialists rejoins colleagues at Nomura
A former Lehman Brothers structured credit specialist is rejoining former colleagues now at Nomura, according to well placed sources

High yield sales siblings take on new roles
High yield sales siblings take on new roles

Hedge fund hires big name for ABS push
A low-key hedge fund manager based in Austin Texas, has stepped up its involvement in asset-backed securities by bringing on board a leading structured credit specialist as partner

Bank continues build-up with structured credit head hire
Bank continues build-up with structured credit head hire

Former CDO head moves to new role
A former CDO head at Societe Generale, who worked more recently in a fund structuring role at Natixis, has taken on a new role with a commodities trading firm

Convertibles traders launch credit hedge fund
Three former officials of a convertible arb hedge fund have set up a new credit hedge fund, according to postings on a social networking site