High profile figure in SRT market leaves Nomura in London
A well known figure in the significant risk transfer (SRT) space has parted company with Nomura in London, sources say.

Global head of credit correlation leaves JP Morgan to launch new hedge fund
Market sources say that a high profile figure, known to have been responsible for unwinding JP Morgan's 'London whale' positions, has left the bank to start his own hedge fund

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

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

Tracking down the credit industry’s original winners
All winning managers at the first Creditflux awards survived the crisis, under their own names – like BlackRock – or under new owners. But what happened to the people who collected the trophies?
 

A credit market in constant flux
Since Creditflux's launch in 2001, we've reported on CLO evolution, trendy new products, regulatory U-turns, and, of course, crashes. Which, we wonder, is coming next?

Structured credit specialist swaps CSOs for CLOs as he returns to Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has added to its CLO structuring team in New York, bringing an official who has been working on synthetic CDOs

Brigade co-founder to leave the firm
Brigade Capital Management's co-founder Pat Kelly is leaving the firm, according to market sources

Fund of hedge fund operator appoints new CFO and COO
Alternative investment firm Gapstow has appointed a new chief financial officer and chief operating officer, promoting internally to fill the roles

Citi promotes European CLO head and co-head of credit correlation trading
Citi – a market leader in CLO origination and bespokes – has promoted officials responsible for these businesses.

Saba's former head of Europe lands at large credit hedge fund manager
The former head of Europe for Saba Capital Management has become a London-based credit manager's second major hire in four months

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

BlueMountain hires fund distribution specialist from Paulson
BlueMountain Capital Management has poached Claudio Macchetto from Paulson and assigned him to the newly created position of head of platform distribution

Saba to close London office, reports Reuters
$1.7 billion hedge fund manager Saba Capital Management is closing down its offices in London

Credit fund manager snaps up BlueMountain's CEO for Europe
BlueMountain has announced leadership changes following the departure of Nicholas Pappas - with sources informing Creditflux that he has signed up with another large fund manager as head of credit