It’s going to be a credit picker’s market
Our panel of experts believe that the credit market will be volatile this year, but there will be opportunities in European credit and additional tier one bonds, trups CDOs and unitranches

Virginia pension fund commits to Asian private credit
Virginia Retirement System (VRS) approved a $150 million commitment to the SSG Capital Partners V fund at a January board trustees meeting, a spokesperson has confirmed.  

Majority of investors seek to increase private credit allocations, BlackRock survey reveals
Over half of investors plan to increase their allocation to private credit in 2019, according to an institutional client rebalancing report published by BlackRock

Abax targets $400 million for Asian structured credit fund
Abax Global Capital has launched its third Asian-focused structured private credit fund - Abax Asian Structured Private Credit Fund III, according to US regulatory filings

September: credit funds at a glance
White Oak Global Advisors held a $2.1 billion final close on a new direct lending fund, while Phil Raciti's move from CVC Credit Partners to Halcyon Capital Management was one of the biggest moves in the credit industry

BlackRock becomes latest manager to explore interval fund structure for credit
Several managers have hit the market with the interval fund structure, as investors look to invest in illiquid strategies through an illiquid fund structure

Sovereign investors' allocation to alternative credit increase rapidly, finds survey
Sovereign investors are increasing their exposure to CLOs, direct lending and bank loans, according to a 2018 Global Sovereign Asset Management Study published by Invesco this week

New rules encourage growth in blossoming risk sharing market
Significant risk transfer deals have generally been issued towards the end of the year – but the first quarter of 2018 has opened with a flurry of deals across primary and secondary markets

Standard Chartered plans refocused SRT return
One of the biggest issuers of significant risk transfer (SRT) deals is returning to the market

BlackRock seeks $1 billion for new multi-strat opportunities fund
The new trust will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities and up to 40% in special situations, SEC filings reveal 

Ashurst promotes five debt specialists to partner
Global law firm Ashurst has announced the promotion of 24 to partnership - including Kerion Ball, James Knight, Laura Ho, Tara Waters and Caroline Smart

Dedication pays off in risk sharing
Fund managers are pitching dedicated CRT funds to institutional investors as market hits €75 billion in 2017 and US banks start to take notice. By Sayed Kadiri

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

BlueMountain hires former Pine River credit specialist
BlueMountain Capital Management has hired credit specialist Colin Teichholtz as global governments and agency mortgage-backed securities head

Up-and-coming fund manager Revolution makes big structured credit hire
Sydney’s Revolution Asset Management has made a big hire, signalling its intent in the global structured credit markets

Past returns: binomial expansion model was the catalyst for shorting AIG
10 years ago, Creditflux reported on AIG's approach to marking its structured credit book. The article prompted one trader to put on a large short position which profited as AIG turned to the US government for a bail-out

Blackstone taps Australia's mortgage loan market with new acquisition
New York-based Blackstone is tapping into Australia’s lucrative mortgage loan market by acquiring an 80% stake in direct lending company La Trobe Financial

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

M&G Investments hires Credit Suisse securitised product finance head
London-based M&G Investments hires well known structured credit specialist Vaibhav Piplapure for investment role including SME loans

THL Credit hires Australia rep as part of Asia-Pacific push
Boston-based alternative credit manager THL Credit is expanding its presence in the Asia Pacific region – and has hired a new Australia and New Zealand representative as part of the plan

Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns

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