Past returns: Spanish financials trade comes good
Five years ago, hedge funds piled into Spanish bank debt on the belief that a bail-out of Spain would leave senior bank debt investors unscathed. 

Imperial adds structured credit talent to London and New York offices
Imperial Capital has added to its structured products business in London and New York

GoldenTree squares up for huge credit interval fund launch
GoldenTree Asset Management has partnered with a retail distribution giant on the latest example of a credit interval fund, according to SEC filings

PGIM takes top spot as credit market celebrates
PGIM was the big winner at the Creditflux Manager Awards dinner on 3 May after scooping up the coveted manager of the year award

West coast pension fund boosts its allocation to Halcyon’s credit business
A major west coast pension allocator to credit has moved to increase its allocation to Halcyon Capital Management after separate account generated 35% return in 2016

SEC charges ex-Nomura CMBS traders with fraud
The SEC yesterday said that two former Nomura CMBS traders, James Im and Kee Chan, misrepresented price information to clients in trades where they were acting as intermediaries

Apidos co-founder set to join Medley as head of structured credit
One of the founding partners at CVC Credit Partners, is set to join Medley Management as head of structured credit in New York

Black Diamond credit hedge fund joins Creditflux listings
Black Diamond Credit Strategies Master Fund is the latest addition to Creditflux’s growing hedge fund listings

Prytania fund registers big gains after transitioning from CLO debt to equity
Prytania Investment Advisors has continued its impressive start to 2017

Index curve trades boost LMCG credit fund
Credit index curve trades have boosted LMCG’s Serenitas Credit Gamma Master Fund

US hedge fund manager launches mortgage-orientated fund
A structured credit specialist has so far raised $50 million for a fund which will write mortgages in a niche corner of the US property market

Waterfall looks to add derivatives to its credit managed account
A US pension fund looks set to approve a change to its account with Waterfall, which will see the manager gain the ability to use derivatives as a hedging tool

Leveraging mid-market loans could be disastrous
StoneCastle’s Joshua Siegel takes our credit quiz

Citi tests the market for three-year bespokes
There is increasing appetite for credit derivative risk with Citi looking to extend the maturity of its deals 

Diverse Prytania fund posts promising 2017 gains
Prytania Investment Advisors has got off to a strong start in 2017 with the manager’s Athena Fund gaining 8.4% through February

Move up the stack to avoid implosion
Pundit warns investors to be concerned about return of their principal – but senior loans may be a safe haven as credit yields are squeezed and high yield becomes crowded

Ex-Bear credit sales specialist sets up home in Brownstone
New York-based broker Brownstone Investment Group has hired a senior credit sales specialist, according to well placed sources

US insurance company's affiliate looks to expand in structured credit
An insurance company-backed asset manager is making a push into the structured credit market

Alcentra confirms hire to its new-look structured credit team
Alcentra has confirmed the hire Brandon Chao from Omega Advisors to its structured credit team in New York

EJF recycles legacy assets to price first trups CDO of 2017
Hedge fund manager EJF Capital is understood to have priced a trust-preferred CDO backed by assets issued before the crisis