Kissick and make up: Ares replaces board member
Ares Management has appointe a replacement to its board of directors as retired Ares co-founder John Kissick steps down

Two CLO researchers leave Nomura in New York
Two CLO researchers have departed Nomura Securities this month, Creditflux has learned

Wells Fargo CLO co-head set to leave
Jason Powers, who co-heads the US CLO business at Wells Fargo, is set to leave the bank at the end of March, sources say

Citi reallocates credit index trading as veteran moves to buy side
A senior Citi credit official has expanded his remit following the departure of a veteran credit index trader

Fitch promotes Miller to US structured credit head as Kendra moves to RMBS role
Fitch Ratings has promoted Kevin Kendra to US RMBS head, while Derek Miller will step into Kendra's old job as US structured credit head

Portfolio manager returns to BlueCrest after four years
The former head of BlueCrest Capital Management's US multi-strategy credit group has returned four years after his departure from the firm

Leading CLO bankers find range of buy side roles
Senior CLO structurers and heads of syndication/origination have found themselves in demand, with Creditflux recording a plethora of moves to the buy side of late.

Credit funds at a glance

BTIG hires strategist to cover US and European financials
Nandana Shenoy has joined BTIG in New York to work as a strategist covering US and European financials, according to an announcement by the brokerage

Senior CLO officials leave Guggenheim's brokerage as it sharpens focuses on ABS
A senior CLO trader and CLO origination official have left Guggenheim Securities, according to market sources

Private credit specialist hires Wells Fargo for first CLO after poaching Invesco PM
A $20 billion asset manager is working with Wells Fargo on its first CLO. The manager is well versed in mid market loans, but its first CLO will be backed by syndicated loans

Head of business development leaves Redding Ridge
Redding Ridge Asset Management’s head of business development has left the firm after three and a half years in the job

Carlyle appoints regional head of credit opps fund
Carlyle Group has hired a managing director to serve as North American head of its credit opps fund

CLO giant casts eye on CSOs with plans to hire credit derivatives trader
An asset manager with almost $40 billion in CLO investments is looking to hire a credit derivatives trader in Newark in a role which would include coverage of index tranches and CSOs

Jefferies shelves structured synthetic plans as key man departs
Jefferies has put on ice its plans to build out a synthetic CDO origination, structuring and trading unit, having parted ways with the veteran specialist tasked with driving the venture

CIFC pushes into US high yield with three senior hires from Millennium
CIFC Asset Management is expanding its high yield investment business and has hired three officials from Millenium Management  

Ex-Goldman CLO trading head joins asset manager to drive expansion
An asset manager is building out its CLO investing team and has hired one of the most experienced CLO traders in the business to lead the effort

BlueBay hires senior credit trader in the US
BlueBay Asset Management has appointed a senior credit trader in the US

BofA promotes CLO trader to managing director
A CLO trader, who has spent over 12 years at Bank of America, has been promoted to managing director in New York

Morgan Stanley IM hires from Carlyle again as it makes direct lending "strategic priority"
The new hire rejoins former colleague Jeff Levin, who Morgan Stanley Investment Management added in February last year to establish a direct lending business as a "strategic priority"

Change at top for Citi correlation trading as head assumes chief risk officer job
A long-serving managing director at Citi has taken sole charge of correlation trading, after the previous head of credit correlation moved to a newly created role

CLO syndication specialist leaves Barclays
A managing director on the CLO syndicate team has left Barclays after over 11 years

Deutsche Bank's global CLO head moves to big US manager
The head of Deutsche Bank's global CLO business has left after working at the firm for 16 years, with sources indicating he has taken a buy-side structuring job at one of the most prolific issuers in the business

MUFG adds to US leveraged finance unit with senior hire from Deutsche Bank
A senior credit specialist has left Deutsche bank in New York after 10 years in order to join MUFG

Job opportunity with Sound Point: CLO structuring
Sound Point Capital Management is seeking a CLO structuring analyst for its New York team