Points up front: Celebrating par — that definitely isn’t par for the course
The head of securitised credit at Schroders, Michelle Russell-Dowe, recently posted on LinkedIn that her grandmother had turned par (100 years old)...

Fund manager brings in Citi's global head of credit derivatives strategy
An experienced strategist noted for his work in CDS, indices, tranches and options has taken his first buy-side role

Blackstone lands big name as bank's synthetic structured credit talisman joins buyside
Blackstone has hired a well known figure from the synthetic structured credit market, with a prominent name in CSOs joining the firm after 18 years working on the sell-side 

MidOcean announces promotions in credit business
Two portfolio managers are among those to earn promotion at MidOcean Partners 

MKP partner joins Orchard in new global distribution role
Orchard Global Asset Management has hired an experienced figure from MKP Capital in the newly created role of global head of distribution and investor relations

Credit funds at a glance (March 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

CarVal funds establish mortgage conduit
Carval Investors has, through its funds, established a mortgage conduit known as Mill City Loans

Willis Towers Watson promotes manager research specialist to global credit head
Willis Towers Watson has named a global head of credit for manager research

Man names co-heads for new SRT business
Man Group has appointed two Elanus Capital officials as co-heads of its new credit risk sharing strategy, which will sit in its $3.5 billion private market business

Credit funds at a glance (February 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

DBRS Morningstar appoints Moody's CLO veteran and ex-Credit Suisse official to board
A former Moody’s CLO and structured credit specialist and ex-Credit Suisse ABS supremo have taken up roles as independent, non-executive board members at DBRS Morningstar

Napier Park promotes two senior employees to partner
Napier Park Global Capital has named two members of its team as partners

Hayfin dilutes structured credit unit as senior pair launch their own business
Hayfin Capital Management is pulling back from structured credit with the head of this business and a portfolio manager leaving to launch their own business

Credit funds at a glance (January 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

BlueBay adds CLO specialist and structured credit PM
BlueBay Asset Management has made two senior hires to its structured credit team in New York

Goldman hires veteran CLO structurer to boost US business
Goldman Sachs has hired a well known CLO structurer to its operations in New York

Ex-Citi structured products co-head launches crypto investment firm
Citi's former structured products trading co-head has launched a venture investment firm for crypto companies, digital assets and blockchain protocols with an inaugural $1.5 billion multi-strategy venture

Citi's former correlation trading star takes on new risk head role
Citi's former head of credit correlation trading has taken on a new role in the bank, becoming head of in-business market risk for global markets

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

Vibrant follows CLO investments hire with new addition in business development
Vibrant Capital Partners has hired Zachary Radler as a director in its business development team for North America

Ashurst boosts structured finance and derivatives practice as it brings in partner
Law firm Ashurst has hired a structured finance and derivatives specialist as a partner in its global markets practice

BTIG launches structured credit business with four hires
BTIG has launched a new structured products business with three hires from Brownstone and one from Waypoint

Pretium hires senior PineBridge official to spearhead middle east expansion
Pretium has established a presence in the Middle East with the opening of a Dubai office and has hired a managing director from PineBridge to lead the charge

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

"I’m passionate about broader representation within investment teams"
CIP's Leila Donnachy takes our credit quiz