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

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

Loomis Sayles snags eight-person European credit team from Kempen
Loomis Sayles & Company has added an eightperson European credit team from Kempen Capital Management

Pemberton hires from Alcentra in bid to boost North American investor base
Pemberton has appointed a former Alcentra official to the newly created role as managing director for North American business development, as it seeks to expand its US and Canadian investor base

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

Syz hires former Brigade official as it pushes into litigation finance
Syz Capital has appointed a head of special situations and uncorrelated strategies, as part of the firm’s push into litigation finance

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

Barings promotes PM to lead European CLO unit
Barings has promoted two members of its European CLO management team, one of which becomes the new head of its European CLO management business

BlueBay hires former Marathon European CIO for special situations unit
BlueBay Asset Management has poached an official from Blantyre Capital to take on the newly created role

Voya loan co-head Norman set to retire
Dan Norman is set to leave Voya Investment Management, where he co-heads the senior loan team, at the end of the year

CLO and loan trading head moves to development finance job
Mediobanca's loan and CLO trading head has moved to CDC Group, a development finance business owned by the UK government

European CLO and ABS trader rejoins P&G in Milan
An experienced European CLO trader has switched to the buy side with market sources indicating he has returned to P&G

Hayfin partner lands at Ares in London
Ares Management has appointed a former Hayfin official as managing director in the firm’s credit group, focused on alternative credit investments

Kartesia makes several European direct lending hires
Direct lender Kartesia has made several hires to its team in London, Luexmbourg, Madrid and Paris

Morgan Stanley expands index tranche trading with London hire
Morgan Stanley has added to its index tranche trading prowess by hiring a London-based market maker for the asset class as well as credit options

US and European CLO portfolio managers set to leave Onex
A pair of experienced CLO portfolio managers are leaving Onex at the end of the year. Sources say Onex remains committed to the CLO business, having issued three deals globally since May

Vontobel hires ex-Pictet bond manager as head of fixed income boutique
Vontobel Asset Management has announced the appointment of an ex-Pictet bond manager as head of its $25 billion fixed income boutique

Seaport hires veteran for European loan trading push
Seaport Global, an investment bank focused on capital markets, has hired a leveraged finance veteran as a managing director in Emea loans trading

BTIG appoints two loan managing directors to London team
 BTIG has added an Emea loans trading head as well as a sourcing and sales specialist to its team in London 

Sculptor promotes two after European credit head leaves for Pimco
Sculptor Capital Management has filled the void left by Mathieu Clavel, its former head of European and Asian corporate credit in Europe and Asia, by promoting two senior figures in its credit business

Pimco appoints Sculptor veteran as head of private credit in Europe
Pimco has hired an experienced figure in the European credit markets as it seeks to grow its special situations business