Octopus appoints head of structuring
UK-based property lender Octopus Property has appointed Matthew Pritchard as head of structuring, the firm announced today

Axa IM brings in global head of fixed income
Axa Investment Managers has appointed Hans Stoter as global head of fixed income, Creditflux has learned

Aviva restructures investment platform and creates new credit unit
The London-based manager hopes the restructuring - which includes a new new credit business, multi-asset and macro unit and a new solutions line -  will "improve processes and idea generation across team"

BlueBay appoints head of structured credit and CLOs in London
Fixed income specialist BlueBay Asset Management has appointed former Anchorage Capital official Sid Chhabra as head of structured credit and CLOs

Wells Fargo AM names head for new European private debt arm
Wells Fargo Asset Management has launched its European private debt arm and named Brian Van Elslander as head of private strategies, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux.

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

CEO of TCW's European business joins Investcorp
Investcorp Credit Management has poached the chief executive officer for TCW Europe Heinrich Riehl

Columbia Threadneedle appoints HY portfolio management head in London
Roman Gaiser has rejoined Columbia Threadneedle Investments, this time as head of high yield portfolio management for EMEA

Former ICG CLO portfolio manager takes on CIO role at MeDirect
The former co-head of European leveraged loans at Intermediate Capital Group, Michael Curtis, has resurfaced at MeDirect (formerly known as Mediterranean Bank)

Investec AM adds investment specialist to EM debt team
Investec Asset Management has bolstered its emerging market fixed income team and appointed former Morgan Stanley emerging market analyst 

Allianz GI brings in new CIO for emerging market debt
Allianz Global Investors has appointed Richard House as chief investment officer emerging market debt, Creditflux understands

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

JP Morgan AM bolsters ETF business with six hires
 As JP Morgan Asset Management expands its ETF product offerings across Europe, the firm has hired several specialists across Europe

Leveraged finance veteran leaves Mizuho in London after 22 years
The head of international acquisition finance at Mizuho, Paul Carman, has left the bank to bring to an end a 22-year affiliation with Mizuho

JP Morgan AM strengthens fixed income team with several new appointments
Karine Mercado, Rohan Duggal and Claire Cullen join the investment team at JP Morgan Asset Management  

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

Stamford Associates' head of fixed income joins European credit manager
The head of fixed income at Stamford Associates, Timothy Smith, has moved to the buy side

LGIM chief executive officer Zinkula steps down
Legal & General Invesment’s (LGIM) chief executive officer Mark Zinkula will step down from his position in August this year following his retirement

Portfolio manager central to European CLO expansion to leave Neuberger
One of the key figures behind the launch of Neuberger Berman’s European CLO business is set to leave the firm

US manager plans debut 2.0 European CLO, six years after selling 1.0 deals
A large US CLO manager is warehousing its first 2.0 CLO in Europe

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

BlueBay hires former Henderson credit head
Fixed income specialist BlueBay Asset Management has appointed former Henderson credit head Stephen Thariyan to a newly created role of co-head of developed markets

PDM strengthens CLO structuring team with former Och-Ziff official
Permira Debt Managers has strengthened its CLO structuring team and hired former Och-Ziff’s Pierre Driant, Creditflux has learned

CVC hires credit sourcing specialist as managing director
 CVC Credit has hired Josefa Llinares as managing director, responsible for sourcing credit opportunities across the platform