BlueMountain appoints four portfolio managers
New York-based BlueMountain Capital Management has hired four portfolio managers to bolster its global governments and agency mortgages strategy 

Mayer Brown appoints private credit specialist as partner in Chicago office
Global law firm Mayer Brown has appointed private credit specialist Beth Vogel as partner in the firm’s banking and finance practice

Alcentra appoints Rajguru as global chief investment officer as Hatfield retires
Alcentra has appointed Vijay Rajguru as global chief investment officer effective 2 July 2018, a spokesperson for the company has confirmed to Creditflux, following Paul Hatfield's decision to retire from the firm at the end of the year

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

Kirkland brings in Bain lawyer as partner
Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis has added Bain Capital's in-house counsel Ranesh Ramanathan as corporate partner

T Rowe's fixed income head Wiese to step down
T-Rowe Price Group’s fixed income head Ted Wiese is to step down from his role as at 1 May 2019.  The firm has announced that Andrew McCormick will replace him

Investcorp names new co-CEO
Alterative investment manager Investcorp has announced that Hazem Ben-Gacem will become co-chief executive officer, joining current co-CEO Rishi Kapoor

Canada Life appoints head of credit in London
Canada Life Investments has appointed Rick Wisentaner as head of credit with immediate effect

Canadian pension fund appoints head of credit
Toronto-headquartered Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has appointed John Graham as head of credit investments, effective 1 June 2018

Man GLG's senior PM Mawby resigns
Man GLG’s Jon Mawby has resigned as senior portfolio manager with immediate effect and will now be placed on gardening leave, Creditflux understands.

Prytania lands in the US with MD hire to New York office
London's Prytania Asset Management has hired Fahd Basir as managing director to lead its New York office

Cerberus appoints former JP Morgan COO as president
New York-based Cerberus Capital Management has announced three senior leadership promotions: Matt Zames as president of Cerberus, Frank Bruno to co-chief executive officer  and Lee Millstein as president of the Cerberus global investments.   

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

New Mountain poaches former Partner's Group private debt vice president
New Mountain Capital has poached former Partner’s Group private debt vice president Thomas Libretto as director in New York

Lazard builds out alternatives platform with new MD hire
Lazard Asset Management has named a new managing director: David Gibson, who spent two decades at DE Shaw

Palmer Square hires COO from Scout after surpassing AUM milestone
Palmer Square Capital Management has hired Scott Betz as chief operating officer, following the firm surpassing $5 billion assets under management

Managers change on $4 billion worth of Fidelity funds ahead of PM's retirement
Veteran Fidelity portfolio manager Matthew Conti is expected to retire in December. In anticipation, several Fidelity credit funds worth a combined $4 billion are shaking up their management mix

OppenheimerFunds chief executive resurfaces at smaller rival
A senior figure has left OppenheimerFunds and is now chief investment officer at Hirtle Callaghan & Co

Waddell & Reed names former Ameriprise professional as COO
Waddell & Reed Financial has appointed former Ameriprise professional Elizabeth “Beth” Hansen as senior vice president and chief compliance officer of its distribution subsidiaries, Waddell & Reed and Ivy Distributors

Goldman drops New Mountain and makes a new hire in subadvisor switch-up
The Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives fund has switched up its suite of subadvisors, with New Mountain no longer managing event driven and credit strategies for that fund

BNY Mellon AMNA taps former Fidelity VP for investment strategy role
BNY Mellon Asset Management North America (BNY Mellon AMNA), which formed last month, has appointed a former Fidelity Investments professional to a senior investment strategy role

New chief executive and president named on $160 million Guggenheim fund
A Guggenheim Partners fund has named a new president, chief executive officer and trustee following the passing of Don Cacciapaglia in December

Pimco hires United Nations director in move to expand ESG capabilities
Fixed income giant Pimco has hired a former United Nations director as it builds out its environmental, social and governance (ESG) platform for investors seeking socially responsible investments.

SEC's Grim and Crovitz resurface at Washington DC law firm
Two former US Securities and Exchange Commission directors have joined law firm Stradley Ronon

Three credit specialists part ways with Highland
Three officials have left Highland Capital Management in the last few weeks; a CLO trader and two experienced corporate credit researchers