Texas pension fund ups commitment to CQS opportunities fund
The $29.7 million pension fund mandated $50 million to CQS Directional Opportunities Feeder Fund on 1 June

First Trust teams with TCW to launch unconstrained credit ETF
First Trust Advisors will act as investment advisor to the new actively managed fund, while TCW Investment Management will act as sub-advisor

London pension funds pick CQS as first manager for new credit fund of fund
London Collective Investment Vehicle (London CIV), a fund for London pension funds, has announced the launch of its first fixed income offering – LCIV MAC fund

Hermes launches £185 million unconstrained credit fund
London-based Hermes Investment Management has launched a new Ucits-compliant unconstrained credit fund - which will include pricing ESG risks

CIFC gets in on interval fund phenomenon with new CLO-focused strategy
The new vehicle will invest at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities, with a focus on CLO equity, mezzanine tranches and warehouses, US SEC filings reveal

LMCG credit fund doubles in size
Boston-based LMCG Investments has raised at least $72.69 million for its credit hedge fund – more than doubling fund assets in exactly a year, according to US regulatory filings

Carlyle and Oppenheimer opt for interval fund structure as part of JV
The new private credit fund will invest at least 80% across loans and structured credit (Including CLOs), opportunistic credit, direct lending and liquid credit, SEC filings reveal

Oaktree's multi-strategy credit platform reaches $2.9 billion
Los Angeles based Oaktree Capital Management's multi-strategy credit platform – which includes Oaktree Global Credit Fund – has hit $2.89 billion as at 31 March 2018  

Securitisation lawyer joins Ashurst from rival firm Clifford Chance
International law firm Ashurst has hired Thomas Picton as a securitisation partner in its London securities and derivatives group

Manager prices $90 million securitisation backed by "fix-and-flip" loans
An Atlanta-based asset manager has launched a $90 million mortgage securitisation, believed to be the first to be backed by "fix-and-flip" loans

Anchorage wins $75 million ticket for global credit fund
A US pension fund has approved an investment in the upcoming Anchorage credit fund

Credit specialist poaches Goldman Sach's Eric Muller in New York
Credit specialist Oak Hill Advisors has hired New York-based Eric Muller from Goldman Sachs Group, according to a market source

Axa IM looks to increase credit product offerings in the upcoming year
Axa Investment Managers (AXA IM) is looking to further build on its credit business, offering total return credit products as well as structured finance and real assets, in 2018

Chorus launches third credit fund for reg cap strategy
Reg cap specialistChorus Capital has launched its third credit fund, according to SEC filings seen by Creditflux

Chicago manager holds initial close for $1 billion private credit fund
Monroe Capital has held a $348 million initial close for its third private credit fund, which has a $1 billion hard cap, market sources say

Credit Suisse reports annual loss - but insists it's on the mend
Credit Suisse has reported an annual loss for 2017 – posting a full year net loss attribute to shareholders of CHF983 million ($1.05 billion) in its earnings release today

Virginia pension fund cuts Oaktree high yield account
Virginia Retirement System (VRS) has terminated Oaktree as a high yield debt manager, Creditflux has learnt

Cairn works reg cap and eyes another fund launch
Cairn Capital’s regulatory capital relief business is up and running, with the firm closing its first deals late last year

Oak Hill appoints sole head of European credit as ex-partner takes on new role
One of Oak Hill Advisors’ most senior staffers has stepped into a senior advisory role

Deutsche Bank announces rebrand for its asset management unit
Germany’s largest lender, Deutsche Bank, has announced plans to rebrand its asset management arm Deutsche Asset Management to DWS

Australian-European credit manager unveils plans for listed fund
Australian secured credit fixed income specialist Gryphon Capital Investments has announced plans to list a trust with an objective of paying a 5% per annum coupon paid on a monthly basis

Apollo's credit chief Zelter takes on new role as co-president
Credit veteran James Zelter been elevated to co-president at Apollo Global Management

White & Case promotes three credit lawyers to partners in US and Europe
White & Case has announced the promotion of three lawyers with credit expertise to its partnership in offices across the US and Europe