Orchard hires former UBS credit index options and tranches global head
Orchard Global Asset Management has hired an ex-UBS senior correlation trader as a portfolio manager in London

Nomura hires EMEA flow credit trading head following departures
Nomura has hired John Gousias to head its flow credit trading business in Europe, the middle east and Africa

Barclays hires another senior EM trader as Turkey continues to roil markets
Barclays has made an experienced hire to its EM credit trading team in London

Partner leaves Cheyne after five years at the firm
A marketing official, who has covered loan funds and synthetic credit strategies, has left Cheyne

BNP Paribas hires global credit strategy head
BNP Paribas has appointed a global head of credit strategy and desk analysts.

BNP Paribas hires experienced structured credit trader in London
BNP Paribas has hired structured credit trading specialist James Moi to its business in London  

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

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

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

Dentons brings in derivatives lawyer as partner
Global law firm Dentons has added Alice Yurke as partner in its capital markets practice, the firm announced yesterday

AB names fixed income co-heads and replaces Ashish Shah on two funds
Following the departure of Ashish Shah, who was AB's head of fixed income and chief investment officer, Will Smith has been appointed co-manager on two bond funds. Meanwhile, the firm has named two co-heads of fixed income

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

Fund of hedge fund operator appoints new CFO and COO
Alternative investment firm Gapstow has appointed a new chief financial officer and chief operating officer, promoting internally to fill the roles

Citadel hires credit portfolio manager from rival in New York
A credit derivatives specialist, who has been overseeing performing credit globally for a large hedge fund manager, has landed at Citadel

Saba's former head of Europe lands at large credit hedge fund manager
The former head of Europe for Saba Capital Management has become a London-based credit manager's second major hire in four months

GoldenTree hires JP Morgan executive to head new Australian office
New York-based credit specialist GoldenTree Asset Management has opened an office in Sydney - and hired a JP Morgan executive - as part of its push into the Asia-Pacific region

Kirkland & Ellis poaches credit fund-focused partner from rival law firm
Anand Damodaran is the sixth partner Kirkland & Ellis has hired from Ropes & Gray this month, company announcements reveal. Earlier this month, Kirkland & Ellis hired a five-partner team focusing on investigations and government enforcement.

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

BlueMountain hires fund distribution specialist from Paulson
BlueMountain Capital Management has poached Claudio Macchetto from Paulson and assigned him to the newly created position of head of platform distribution

Saba to close London office, reports Reuters
$1.7 billion hedge fund manager Saba Capital Management is closing down its offices in London

Tages switches Ucits fund to PSAM after recent hire
PSAM hire sees Tages terminate its agreement with Fore and hand over managerial responsibilities to PSAM

Senior European investment grade credit trader exits Citi
The head of investment grade single-name credit trading at Citi has left the bank after just nine months

Credit fund manager snaps up BlueMountain's CEO for Europe
BlueMountain has announced leadership changes following the departure of Nicholas Pappas - with sources informing Creditflux that he has signed up with another large fund manager as head of credit

Pension giant AP4’s Erlandsson joins Granit to raise green credit fund
Stockholm-based asset manager Granit Fund has made a big name hire in credit, taking on Ulf Erlandsson with a view to launching a new green bond hedge fund this year