Blackstone, Wellington and Vanguard collaborate on all-in-one private market vehicles for wealth channel
The three asset managers have launched two products that will give individual investors exposure to a mix of private market assets within a single allocation

Blackstone raises USD 1.6bn for new high-yield ABF strategy
The alternative asset management giant is targeting USD 4bn for its new high yield, private-asset-based finance fund

Blackstone, Wellington and Vanguard partner on public-private investment products
The three asset management giants are joining forces to offer individual investors access to multi-asset portfolios once only available to institutional investors

Vanguard opens subscriptions for core-plus bond fund
Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Fund builds on the firm's original Core Bond fund but with greater exposure to high yield and emerging markets investments

Points up front: Tasty vaccine giveaway
Asset manager Vanguard is welcoming employees back to the office by offering a $1,000 bonus to staff who are fully vaccinated by October

Credit Rendezvous: And breathe...
The unanimous verdict is that credit spreads will be moving wider – they have to. But the difficulty credit fund managers face is predicting when the next sell-off comes and how sharp it will be. In the Q3 instalment of Creditflux’s Credit Rendezvous, the over-riding message from portfolio managers is that there’s little point in taking on too much risk. The report features the views of prominent credit figures including Paul Horvath (Orchard), Himani Trivedi (Nuveen), Ronnie Jaber (Onex), Graham Rainbow (Alcentra) and Michelle Russell-Dowe (Schroders). The report looks at 14 segments of the market including CLOs, direct lending, leveraged loans, distressed debt and credit derivatives.  

Vanguard launches global bond fund with IG focus
Vanguard, the $5.3 trillion investment management firm, has launched an actively managed credit bond fund, providing investors with exposure to investment-grade credit markets  

Vanguard plans global credit bond fund launch for US investors
Vanguard’s $1.3 trillion fixed income group is looking towards a US-domiciled global credit bond fund in the fourth quarter this year, following the Ucits version it launched last year 

GSAM loan portfolio manager joins fund giant for high yield role
A long-time loan PM will turn his attention to investing in high yield bonds for a firm with $4.5 trillion under management

Vanguard launches global credit fund
Vanguard has launched a global credit bond fund that will invest in fixed income securities, according to documents seen by Creditflux