Black Diamond hires structured credit specialist from Natixis's CLO desk
Black Diamond Capital Management has hired former Natixis credit specialist Andy Phelps as a senior managing director, after working alongside him on CLO deals for years

Credit fund manager Frost allows management fees to thaw down to 50bp
San Antonio-based Frost Investment Advisors has slashed management fees on its CLO-heavy credit fund

Former Credit Suisse affiliate takes in $115 million for structured credit fund
A New York-based credit manager that spun out of Credit Suisse has raised more than $115 million in the last year for its for a structured credit strategy that now totals $677 million

Highland appoints co-CIO with internal promotion
Dallas-based Highland Capital Management has promoted credit research specialist Trey Parker to co-chief investment officer

Conning adds two MDs including a former Mariner mortgage derivatives specialist
Conning has added two managing directors to its team, the company announced

Former Deutsche Bank big hitter moves to wealth manager
Deutsche Bank’s former head of sales for the Americas has re-emerged on the buy side, joining wealth management firm Alexandria Capital

Carlyle Group raises capital for structured credit fund
The Carlyle Group is fundraising for its CGMS Structured Credit Coinvestment fund, a regulatory filing reveals

Carlyle wins court case over mortage-backed credit permacap
Carlyle Group wins a long-running court case over a fund known as Carlyle Capital Corporation

Dakota pension fund awards $300 million to asset management giant
Dakota pension fund cuts MBS exposure to make space for an investment in a coporate bond fund

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

Medley adds managing director to its fundraising team
A marketing official who previously worked at Oak Hill Advisors has landed at Medley Management’s San Francisco offices

Carlyle raises $1 billion for credit opps and structured credit funds
Carlyle Group’s has reiterated over the last several months that it sees huge potential in the credit market, and it is now experiencing joy on the fundraising trail

Time-saving hedge fund platforms stop opportunities evaporating
Lengthy commitment periods and drawn-out negotiations between institutional investors and fund managers could be a thing of the past thanks to a wave of multi-manager hedge fund platforms

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management

Fund platform AMX eyeballs credit funds
Willis Towers Watson’s hedge fund platform has grown to $1.5 billion – and there is space for credit managers  

Oaktree finds space for structured credit in new global credit fund
Oaktree Capital Management has shed some light on its eagerly-awaited push into the structured credit market

Debtwire CMBS round-up: Credit Suisse looks to add to its US trading team
Credit Suisse is looking to further expand its secondary CMBS trading business by hiring a trader to its existing four-person trading team, according to a report on Debtwire

New York credit manager passes the audition for Hollywood pension mandate
And the award for the Hollywood penson fund's fixed income mandate goes to…

Ex-Swiss Re structured credit head leaves insurance company in New York
Insurer has lost structured credit specialist who served as CIO, according to well-placed sources.

BlueMountain hires fund distribution specialist from Paulson
BlueMountain Capital Management has poached Claudio Macchetto from Paulson and assigned him to the newly created position of head of platform distribution

Wealth manager bumps up allocation to new Ares structured credit fund
A wealth management firm has increased its allocation to a structured credit fund that is being raised by Ares with a $500 million target

Ex-Goldman CLO trader takes on new role at Morgan Stanley
A structured credit pro - who earlier in his career spent five years trading CLOs out of London - has landed at Morgan Stanley in a new role

20-year Citi veteran earns promotion to head of European credit trading
Citi’s global head of distressed debt has been promoted to head of credit trading for Europe, the middle east and Africa, officials at the bank have confirmed

Saba to close London office, reports Reuters
$1.7 billion hedge fund manager Saba Capital Management is closing down its offices in London