UBP targets sovereign local-currency bonds with Article 8 strategy
Union Bancaire Privée has launched an ESG sovereign local-currency debt strategy, which meets the requirements of Article 8 of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

Pemberton hires former BlackRock official for new Dubai office
Pemberton has become the latest credit manager to expand its presence in the middle east with a new Dubai office

Traders hunt for Monday bargains in Black Friday debris
The turmoil of Black Friday has given way to a counter-wise move on Monday, with financial markets latching onto scraps of hope over the weekend following the panic of a newly discovered covid-19 variant

Nu variant panic sends credit spreads to the year's wides
The discovery of a new covid-19 variant has routed financial markets at the end of what had already been a dour week, sending credit spreads to their widest of the year

Supply chain crisis hits credit amid shift to physical products
Credit investors are bracing for choppy waters as the supply chain crisis makes itself felt on company balance sheets heading into the year end

Credit hedge funds (July 2021)
Credit hedge fund returns

Credit hedge funds (June 2021)
Credit hedge fund returns

Credit hedge funds (May 2021)
Credit hedge fund returns

Saipem moves sharply on Mozambique moans
Saipem, the Italian energy engineering group, was a big underperformer in a flattish credit market on Wednesday, as uncertainty over a project in Mozambique weighed on first quarter results and its outlook for the year

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

Credit hedge funds (March 2021)
Monthly credit hedge fund tables

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

Credit hedge funds (February 2021)
Monthly credit hedge fund tables

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

Credit hedge funds (January 2021)
Monthly credit hedge fund tables

CSLA raises $226 million for Asian private debt fund backed by rated debt
The joint venture, named Lending Ark Asia Secured Private Debt Fund, will invest across private debt in the Asia-Pacific region

No auction needed for Zambia CDS, says DC
Investors will have to physically settle Republic of Zambia CDS as there are not enough contracts outstanding to merit a credit event auction, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled

Zambia triggers failure to pay credit event
The Republic of Zambia has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, he EMEA Determinations Committee has ruled

Zambia posed to DC as failure to pay credit event
The EMEA Determinations Committee has been asked to rule on whether the Republic of Zambia has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, despite there being little CDS market exposure to the country's sovereign debt

Fund performance: Structured finance finds its footing with credit rally
For the first time this year we have seen a structured finance fund take the top spot, as Serone Key Opportunities Fund leads a multitude of other funds in this category in the top 10 of our monthly fund rankings

Credit funds at a glance (November 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Credit hedge funds (November 2020)
Monthly credit hedge fund tables

Credit fundraising: Dubai manager gets in on the act as direct lending takes off
Shuaa launches credit fund in the Gulf as Ares, Contingency, HPS and Perceptive are among those to close billion-plus funds

Credit Rendezvous: sometimes you have to dive deep to find value
Some parts of the credit market are fraught with danger, but that does not mean portfolio managers are avoiding them entirely, according to the Credit Rendezvous, Creditflux's 10-page quarterly report eaturing comments from 15 credit experts

Fund performance: A third of funds reach positive territory in 2020
August has been another successful month for the CLO category as seven of the top 10 funds invest primarily in CLOs