Global Atlantic appoints head of credit after hiring from hedge fund manager
Global Atlantic has filled the void in its credit investment division

Former JP Morgan credit prop trader relaunches credit hedge fund
Palm Lane Partners is relaunching – two years after the credit hedge fund manager looked to spin out of JP Morgan Asset Management

Axa IM brings together real assets and structured finance in reorganisation
Axa Investment Managers is set to split its platform in two with an 'alternatives' business and a 'core' division  

Portfolio manager returns to BlueCrest after four years
The former head of BlueCrest Capital Management's US multi-strategy credit group has returned four years after his departure from the firm

CLO giant casts eye on CSOs with plans to hire credit derivatives trader
An asset manager with almost $40 billion in CLO investments is looking to hire a credit derivatives trader in Newark in a role which would include coverage of index tranches and CSOs

Jefferies shelves structured synthetic plans as key man departs
Jefferies has put on ice its plans to build out a synthetic CDO origination, structuring and trading unit, having parted ways with the veteran specialist tasked with driving the venture

Change at top for Citi correlation trading as head assumes chief risk officer job
A long-serving managing director at Citi has taken sole charge of correlation trading, after the previous head of credit correlation moved to a newly created role

Apollo CLO and CSO specialists earn promotion to partner
Apollo Global Management has promoted two members of its global structured credit team, according to market sources

Assured Guaranty Corp hires CLO specialist to co-lead structured finance group
A former CLO specialist from Mizuho will join the firm as senior managing director 

Imperial appoints head of structured credit and special situations
Imperial Capital has appointed Mark Green as head of special situations and structured credit, according to an announcement by the firm

BlueMountain lands senior credit trader in New York
BlueMountain has hired an experienced trader in New York to cover credit and special situations

Two structured finance partners join Clifford Chance in New York
Two structured finance partners have joined Clifford Chance’s structured finance practice in New York, according to a statement from the law firm

Ares hires Natixis deputy CEO for the Americas to credit investing role
Ares Management has poached the Americas deputy chief executive officer from Natixis's investment banking business

Synthetic structured credit specialist lands at Brigade
A former Lehman Brothers structured credit specialist has landed at Brigade Capital Management in New York

CQS names CEO for its US business
CQS Asset Management has appointed Michel Brogard as chief executive officer of the firm’s US business

Och-Ziff adds structured credit specialist to team in New York
Och Ziff Capital Management has added to its structured credit team with the appointment of a former Crayhill official 

Recent CLO debutant Vista brings in GSO official to lead credit team
Vista Credit Partners has hired a former GSO official to lead its credit team

White & Case promotes seven debt specialists to partner
The law firm has promoted several debt specialists to partners around the world

GoldenTree adds partner to its structured credit team in London
GoldenTree Asset Management has made a big hire to its London office with a structured credit specialist joining as partner

ArrowMark builds in London with big SRT hire
ArrowMark is one of the biggest investors in the SRT market, but unusually it conducts most of its business out of the US. It has now added to its presence in London with an experienced official joining its SRT business

Synthetic structured credit specialist lands at Millennium
Millennium Management has hired an experienced name in synthetic structured credit, bringing in a portfolio manager who had served as a partner at a credit hedge fund operator in New York

Global head of credit correlation leaves JP Morgan to launch new hedge fund
Market sources say that a high profile figure, known to have been responsible for unwinding JP Morgan's 'London whale' positions, has left the bank to start his own hedge fund

Goldman poaches Credit Suisse credit structuring specialist
Goldman Sachs has hired credit structuring specialist Omar Waly as a credit structuring executive director

Katten Muchin Rosenman poaches securitisation partner in New York
Katten Muchin Rosenman has appointed a former Linklater's partner as structured finance and securitisation partner 

Credit Agricole hires head of US credit trading and head of ABS syndicate
Credit Agricole has strengthened its US credit platform by hiring Anatoly Nakum as head of credit trading for the Americas, and Beth Starr as head of ABS syndicate for the same region