Diversity database shines light on credit firms not stepping up
Private credit managers are significantly lagging behind their industry counterparts when it comes to hiring under-represented groups, including front office, distribution and investment committee roles, according to data from Diversity­Metrics, a new data-driven platform launched by executive search firm Jensen Partners

Tranche trader leaves Apollo for sell side
BNP Paribas has filled a gap in its structured credit trading group with the hire of an index tranche market maker

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blackstone opens up new horizons with CIO hire for multi-manager business
Blackstone Alternative Asset Management has launched a new platform named Blackstone Horizon and hired a hedge fund veteran as chief investment officer

Tabula makes series of hires for active credit fund launch
A new arm of independent investment manager and fixed income ETF provider Tabula Investment Management has made four hires as it looks to launch actively managed credit strategies with a systematic approach

Credit funds at a glance (March 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

AlbaCore adds distressed hire among raft of new arrivals
AlbaCore Capital Group has added four hires to its investment team in recent weeks, taking its total headcount to 46

BlueBay adds to PM roster with promotion in London
BlueBay Asset Management has promoted a member of its investment grade credit team to portfolio manager

Credit funds at a glance (February 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Credit funds at a glance (January 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

WTW to tackle lack of diversity across investment industry
Progress on diversity across the investment industry is “disappointingly slow”, according to research from Willis Towers Watson

Credit funds at a glance (November 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

BofA sees fruits of its labour after rebuilding macro credit and index businesses
Bank of America is among the dealers that is revelling in the re-emergence of relative value credit trading this year with the bank's index tranche and index trading volumes up roughly 85% and 70% this year

Apollo appoints head of credit valuations from sell-side
Apollo has appointed a head of credit valuations, as its previous head of credit valuations has transitioned internally to cover private equity valuations

Squarepoint adds former bank credit trading head in London
Squarepoint Capital, a cross-asset fund manager that uses systematic and quantitative strategies, has hired a former global credit trading head at Societe Generale to lead fixed income, currencies and commodities alpha capture

Former Brevan Howard PM rejoins and brings macro funds with him
The chief investment officer of Cove Capital is returning to Brevan Howard four years after leaving the firm.

New credit hedge fund manager hires from Man GLG in London
A start-up credit fund manager has added to its ranks by hiring a portfolio manager

Credit funds at a glance (October 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Former GoldenTree high-flyers launch structured credit firm in Los Angeles
A former GoldenTree senior portfolio manager and business development specialist have launched an asset manager that will invest across an array of structured credit, including CLOs, synthetics and private transactions

Tranche market maker jumps to buy-side
BNP Paribas' New York based market maker for credt index tranches has left the bank after seven years