BlackRock European ABS head joins USS
USS Investment Management, the wholly-owned investment management arm of the UK pension Universities Superannuation Scheme, has hired a head of asset backed securities

Intriva adds senior debt markets specialist
Intriva Capital has hired a managing director to is asset management team in London

Bridgepoint hires Benelux credit origination head and opens Amsterdam office
Bridgepoint has expanded its European presence by opening of an Amsterdam office

HSBC AM names CEO of new $53bn alternatives business
HSBC Asset Management has become the latest manager to bring together its ‘alternatives’ capabilities under one roof, with the launch of a new unit, HSBC Alternatives

HIG WhiteHorse adds Dach head to European direct lending team
HIG WhiteHorse has hired a former Barings official as principal and head of the Germany, Austria and Switzerland region 

Capital Group hires senior portfolio manager from AB in London
Capital Group has drafted in an investment director in London as it targets European investors 

BlueBay hires Germany/Austria institutional sales official in new role
BlueBay Asset Management has tapped a former bfinance official as head of institutional sales Germany and Austria, a newly created job

Tech firm tempts credit investors with supply chain finance offer
Novicap, a fintech company focused on invoice financing, is looking to debt capital market participants — such as credit and structured credit funds, asset managers, pension companies and insurers — as it seeks to raise third-party funding for its credit platform

Credit funds at a glance (June 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Meag hires experienced credit specialist for top fixed income job
€328 billion asset manager Meag has appointed a head of active fixed income in Munich to oversee a range of assets including credit

Carlyle hires head of credit investor relations in New York
Carlyle Group has hired an ex-Pretium official to lead investor relations for its credit platform

Fairwater eyes tranches and options as prospects ‘multiply’
Fairwater Capital is looking to capitalise on rising credit volatility by crafting a strategy that makes full use of the growing number of products in the credit derivatives industry

Credit funds at a glance (May 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit 

Capital Four hires in private debt team
Capital Four has hired a director in the private debt structuring and origination team

Investec names assistant PM on new direct lending fund
Investec has named an assistant portfolio manager for the bank’s new direct lending fund Investec's Private Debt Fund I

Permira's credit CIO Kyriakoudis to retire by end of year
Permira Credit’s former chief investment officer Thomas Kyriakoudis will retire from the firm at the end of the year to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities

Head of US sales parts ways with Arcmont
Arcmont Asset Management’s head of US sales is said to have parted ways with the firm

Carlyle senior credit investor joins fintech firm as CFO
An experienced credit investment professional at the Carlyle Group has moved to become chief financial officer at fintech company NoviCap

Ninety One hires ex-Oak Hill duo for new European credit opportunities platform
Ninety One Asset Management, formerly known as Investec Asset Management, has hired two ex-Oak Hill officials to build the firm's European credit opportunities platform

Senior structured credit portfolio manager tipped to join BlueBay in London
BlueBay Asset Management is close to filling a gap on its structured credit portfolio management team

Two credit managers open offices in Germany
Two asset managers have bolstered their presence in Germany by opening offices in the country

Permira promotes five in credit team to MD including head of structured credit
Permira Debt Managers has promoted five members of its credit team to managing directors 

Ex-JP Morgan portfolio manager joins boutique as head of structured credit
A portfolio manager who worked in JP Morgan's chief investment office (2008-2014) and with experience across macro credit trading, relative value, index tranches, options and CSOs has resurfaced on the buy side

Another structured credit PM leaves BlueBay
The departure follows Creditflux reporting on a separate structured credit portfolio manager exit

Natixis IM hires CEO with incumbent Raby set to depart
Natixis Investment Managers has hired Generali's chief investment officer to lead the firm from 12 April