High profile figure in SRT market leaves Nomura in London
A well known figure in the significant risk transfer (SRT) space has parted company with Nomura in London, sources say.

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 trader leaves BlueMountain ahead of move to rival hedge fund manager
A London-based credit trader has left BlueMountain after five years amid rumours that he is joining a rival fund manager

Ashurst promotes five debt specialists to partner
Global law firm Ashurst has announced the promotion of 24 to partnership - including Kerion Ball, James Knight, Laura Ho, Tara Waters and Caroline Smart

Aviva establishes real assets platform and sells real estate multi-manager business
London-based Aviva Investors has established a new £37 billion real assets platform, which aims to integrate real estate, infrastructure, structured finance and its private debt business

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

CIFC lands in Europe with new office and top marketing hire
CIFC has further strengthened its European presence in the credit market, opening a new London office and appointing Muzinich’s Joshua Hughes to head its European marketing

Hermes hires portfolio managers for asset-based lending and Euro ABS
London-headquartered Hermes Investment Management has strengthened its fixed income team and Stephane Michel and Andrew Lennox as portfolio managers, the firm announced today

Dechert adds ABS specialist as partner
Global law firm Dechert has added asset-backed securitisation specialist Matthew Hays as partner within its global finance practice

Carlyle hires three to credit opps team in New York
Carlyle has hired Apollo's Taylor Boswell as managing director on the credit opportunities team, along with Ben Fund and Leo Kang

BNY Mellon taps former JP Morgan director for structured products role
BNY Mellon has hired London-based Elizabeth Grier as director and sales executive focusing on hedge fund, ETF and structured products

Securitisation lawyer joins Ashurst from rival firm Clifford Chance
International law firm Ashurst has hired Thomas Picton as a securitisation partner in its London securities and derivatives group

DBRS looks to hire to new Frankfurt office
Ratings agency DBRS has strengthened its presence in Europe, opening an office in Frankfurt

Structured credit PM earns promotion as Pimco unveils new managing directors
Structured credit portfolio manager Russell Gannaway is among seven officials to have been promoted to managing director at Pimco

Mayer Brown appoints securitisation specialist as partner
Global law firm Mayer Brown has appointed James John Antonopoulos as partner in the firm’s Banking and Finance Practice and Structured Finance Group

Credit specialist poaches Goldman Sach's Eric Muller in New York
Credit specialist Oak Hill Advisors has hired New York-based Eric Muller from Goldman Sachs Group, according to a market source

BlueMountain hires former Pine River credit specialist
BlueMountain Capital Management has hired credit specialist Colin Teichholtz as global governments and agency mortgage-backed securities head

Apollo reorganises its global credit platform
Sources say Apollo Global Management has reshaped its credit business by merging certain divisions and promoting several staffers in New York. Separately, sources say a high-ranking credit head has left the firm

Swiss banking group appoints structured finance head from Goldman Sachs
Geneva-based banking group REYL & Cie has tapped Ante Razmilovic to lead the REYL’s new structured finance business

Fulcrum hires director for newly created alternatives group
Fulcrum Asset Management hires Mark Horne as director within its newly created alternative strategies team, the firm announced yesterday

Brigade co-founder to leave the firm
Brigade Capital Management's co-founder Pat Kelly is leaving the firm, according to market sources

BNP Paribas hires head of structured finance to asset management unit
BNP Paribas Asset Management this morning announced that Michel Fryszman has joined as head of structured finance

CIFC taps former Citi CLO veteran to lead structured credit business
Jay Huang has joined credit manager CIFC as a managing director, senior portfolio manager and head of structured products investments in New York, Creditflux has learned