CLO life experiences part II: "Inequalities based on ethnic backgrounds have rarely been on the agenda"
A high ranking official in the CLO market tells us about being overlooked at the expense of others with similar track records 

WhiteStar finally makes it to Europe
US CLO manager WhiteStar Asset Management opened an office in London last month in what officials describe as the culmination of a plan that has been many years in the making

Credit funds at a glance (May 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit 

CLO life experiences part I: "We have not reflected the communities we serve"
In the first in a three-part series, Creditflux spoke with senior people of colour in the CLO industry about their experiences. This provides perspective on how the CLO market has evolved and must continue to do so. In today's edition, Citi's Brian Bejile shares his views.  

US CLO specialist opens London office for European expansion
A Dallas-headquartered firm has hired from Standard Life Aberdeen to lead a European business

Head of US sales parts ways with Arcmont
Arcmont Asset Management’s head of US sales is said to have parted ways with the firm

BlueBay confirms hire in structured credit and CLO management team
The new appointment will focus on investing in US and European structured credit securities across the capital structure

Points up front: Navigating lockdown easel-y with brush in hand
The various periods of lockdown over the past 12 months have provided time for credit professionals to tap into their creative side, and Schroders’ head of securitised credit Michelle Russell-Dowe has taken full advantage

Points up front: Brahms for the brain
We often use this column to highlight charitable initiatives undertaken by members of the CLO community, but charity starts at home and we’d like to point you towards an initiative conducted by Richard Burrell, partner of our own Tanvi Gupta

"We have to think about the influence of social media like Reddit"
Schroders' Michelle Russell-Dowe takes our credit quiz

Former Credit Suisse CDO head returns to KKR
KKR has hired two managing directors to its global private credit team, with one its former structured credit fund manager

Senior CLO investor lands at Orix’s Signal Peak
Signal Peak, the leveraged credit team of Orix Advisers, has hired a CLO investor to its team in New York

Muzinich adds ex-CIO of boutique amid raft of credit hires
Muzinich has made five hires to its corporate credit business 

Vontobel names fixed income trading head amid four senior hires
Vontobel Asset Management has appointed four senior hires to its team including a newly created role of head of fixed income trading

CSAM names new CEO and splits from wealth management arm
Credit Suisse has moved to overhaul its asset management business and replaced its chief executive officer amid fallout from the collapse of supply chain funds group Greensill Capital

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

CLO guys shouldn't feel quite as self-important as us Welsh... But you are in a pretty amazing spot
CLO portfolio managers should be emboldened by recent events to push for ESG strategies 

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

Alcentra co-CIO for liquid credit set to leave this month
A high profile figure in the US CLO business is leaving Alcentra

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

KKR promotes three in credit team to managing director
KKR has unveiled 26 promotions globally to managing director, including three in credit

US and European CLO PMs earn promotion as Carlyle's Pace takes on new role
Carlyle Group’s global head of liquid credit has decided to take on a new role as vice chair of global credit, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux, which will involve investing capital across the Carlyle platform

Wriedt’s boutique vehicle eyes rent-to-own strategy
Long-time CLO specialist Oliver Wriedt is pursuing opportunities across a range of sectors as part of his new business, which seeks to make minority equity investments in boutique asset managers

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