West coast manager wins $1 billion structured credit mandate
Structured credit has proved to be a strong source of growth this year for a large credit manager

San Jose pension fund hires manager for structured credit push
The San Jose Police and Fire Department Retirement Plan has agreed to invest $60 million into securitised credit after one manager impressed with the depth and experience of its team

Hedge fund run by ex-Goldman structured credit head wins new mandate
A hedge fund run by the former co-head of the structured products group at Goldman Sachs has earned a $100 million commitment for a long/short structured credit strategy

RBS US structured credit chief McGarvey brings his team to SocGen
Societe Generale has announced the hire of the former head of US asset backed finance at RBS, Daniel McGarvey, and several other ex-RBS bankers

Oak Hill credit fund smashes past $1.5 billion
Market sources say that a multi-strategy credit fund managed by Oak Hill Advisors has surpassed $1.5 billion in AUM

Pension fund hires US managers for large structured credit mandate
The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association is ploughing $400 million into structured credit as part of a major adjustment of its portfolio, which is geared towards increasing exposure to credit.

HSBC hires emerging markets trader for fixed income structuring
Former emerging market structured credit trader joins London-based bank 

Octagon launches its first fund to target distressed and structured credit
Long-time CLO manager Octagon Credit Investors has this month diversified its business by launching a new commingled credit fund.

Carlyle thinks big with new Asian structured credit fund
Carlyle is aiming to launch an Asian structured credit fund which could reach $1 billion, after hiring a number of professionals in Hong Kong in recent months

Brazilian bank's senior hire hints at big credit push
Expanding Brazilian bank hires structured credit specialist in London 

Former CDO head leaves sell-side for crowd-funding firm
Structured credit solutions managing director leaves UniCredit for crowd funding firm in London 

Shenkman hires portfolio manager for new structured credit business
Having spent the last 18 months building its loan business, Shenkman Capital Management is now assembling a new structured credit investment unit.

Structured credit specialist leaves Fitch for sell-side role in London
Former Halcyon CLO specialist leaves rating agency for sell-side role in London 

Emerging markets structured credit specialist jumps back to Deutsche
London-based credit specialist returns to Deutsche Bank from rival dealer to trade emerging market credits

Investment bank hires new head of structured credit in New York
Head of structured credit trading jumps to rival firm in New York

Senior US structured credit official lands at brokerage after leaving RBS
Market sources say that a veteran of structured credit sales has landed at a firm ramping up in this part of the market

Broker's groundbreaking b-wic platform goes live with its first auction
A new structured credit trading platform is now open for business

Credit structuring specialist joins UBS in London
Credit structurer heads to Swiss bank after seven years with a rival dealer

CMBS specialist leaves Pimco in London to join US manager
A CMBS specialist has moved back to the US west coast after leaving Pimco in London for another large asset manager

Texas pension fund loses credit specialist to Dallas fund manager
A long-time credit portfolio manager has returned to asset management after a spell with a pension fund

Structured credit veteran joins growing Imperial Capital in London
Imperial Capital hires structure credit sales veteran to London office