Credit funds at a glance (April 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit  

StepStone sets out new path with Mexican securitisation
StepStone Group says its securitisation of private credit opportunities for Mexican investors has left a template for other managers to follow.

Credit investors eye synthetic tranches as dispersion rises
Dispersion is increasingly important to the credit market — and it is incentivising some CLO investors to add synthetic products to their toolkits

Credit indices show central bank-led swing potential
Macro credit trading in March was overwhelmingly about the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the pendulum is swinging back to central bank policy

LP round up: Oak Hill wins $3bn mandate as credit allocations near $10bn in March
Institutional investors revealed over $9.5 billion of allocations to credit funds in March. Oak Hill Advisors walked away with the largest mandate, as US heavyweight pension Calpers allocated a whopping $3 billion across several of its funds

GoldenTree sprouts up in North Carolina
GoldenTree Asset Management has opened a new office in Charlotte

Boston has more than a feeling for private credit as pension issues RFP
Boston Retirement System is seeking private credit managers to manage around $60 million

Fund manager brings in Citi's global head of credit derivatives strategy
An experienced strategist noted for his work in CDS, indices, tranches and options has taken his first buy-side role

Blackstone lands big name as bank's synthetic structured credit talisman joins buyside
Blackstone has hired a well known figure from the synthetic structured credit market, with a prominent name in CSOs joining the firm after 18 years working on the sell-side 

Pretium collects $1.7 billion for second residential mortgage credit fund
Pretium has closed second residential credit fund at $1.7 billion

MidOcean announces promotions in credit business
Two portfolio managers are among those to earn promotion at MidOcean Partners 

StepStone scores AAA rating for listed bond linked to US direct lending portfolio
StepStone Group has sponsored a $102.5 million securitisation of US direct lending loans that is listed on Mexico’s BIVA Stock Exchange in what it claims is the first transaction of its kind in Mexico

MKP partner joins Orchard in new global distribution role
Orchard Global Asset Management has hired an experienced figure from MKP Capital in the newly created role of global head of distribution and investor relations

High stakes promise big year for new short-dated CSOs
The bespoke tranche market looks set to put in revitalised issuance numbers in 2022 as interest grows in structured assets. But a clear trend is emerging for investors to assume short-dated exposure amid increasing macro and geopolitical uncertainty

Fund performance: Groundhog Day as 2021 leaders start strong
CLO funds once again claim the most top performing spots as seven out of 10 funds belong to the category

Credit hedge funds (March 2022)
Credit hedge fund returns

Credit funds at a glance (March 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

AB targets software companies after niche securitisation
Deutsche Bank priced an unusual securitisation for AB last month. The deal accommodates the manager’s expertise in the software and technology sector

CarVal funds establish mortgage conduit
Carval Investors has, through its funds, established a mortgage conduit known as Mill City Loans

Willis Towers Watson promotes manager research specialist to global credit head
Willis Towers Watson has named a global head of credit for manager research

Man names co-heads for new SRT business
Man Group has appointed two Elanus Capital officials as co-heads of its new credit risk sharing strategy, which will sit in its $3.5 billion private market business

Credit hedge funds (February 2022)
Credit hedge fund returns

Credit funds at a glance (February 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Fund performance: Wasserstein's early 2021 performance drives it to the top
The final top 10 of 2021 featured a variety of funds as five different strategies were ranked among the best. US high yield was the most highly represented with two BlackRock funds and an Angel Oak in the top 10

Performance dispersion hits index equity correlation
Volatility at the start of the year has intensified moves in iTraxx and CDX index tranches, with traders pointing to growing dispersion in performance among constituents as a theme that will bring more focus on equity correlation in 2022