Illinois pension replaces consultant Callan with Wilshire
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) has appointed Wilshire Associates to serve as investment consultant and performance measurement services provider, effective from January 2020  

Ares appoints Atalaya founding partner to co-head alternative credit unit
He will serve as co-head of Ares' $4 billion alternative credit unit alongside Keith Ashton 

CRE CLO issuance beats 2018 totals
After a 12.5% increase in year-on-year first quarter issuance, the first half of 2019 turned up the heat with a 30% year-on-year increase to $9.1bn in CRE CLO issuance, according to Kroll Bond Agency.

Fund performance: Mercury rises as does credit fund performance

Kayne Anderson targets direct lending and liquid credit mix for new fund
Kayne Anderson is looking to launch a closed-ended fund focused on direct lending, liquid credit and energy and infrastructure equity investments

Starwood Property makes big splash in CRE CLO market
The debutant to issue a CRE CLO that represents 12% of the market's H1 2019 issuance

Investor requirements rather than performance is driving ESG push: Creditflux survey
Only 14% of respondents to Creditflux's global credit ESG survey said performance was the main reason they were adopting envoronmental, social and governance-themed strategies

UK pension pool to launch maiden private credit offering
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is launching its first private credit offering in early Q4, Creditflux has learned

Bridge markets fourth CRE CLO
With three prior deals outstanding, Bridge Investments last visited the market in December

Deutsche AM's real estate division prepares second infra CLO
RREEF America, a subsidiary of Deutsche Asset Management that invests in commercial real estate, is readying a new securitisation backed by project finance assets named RIN II

UK transitions to post-Libor era with array of Sonia-linked deals
The UK’s structured finance market has moved to swiftly embrace the daily compounded benchmark Sonia (Sterling overnight index average) ahead of the 2021 phase out of Libor.

Arizona pension invests in shipping fund as it steps up private credit allocations
Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) has approved commitments to Northern Shipping Fund IV, according to transaction documents seen by Creditflux.  

Sun Life merges asset management business to create $159 billion division
Sun Life will merge its fixed income businesses - including Prime Advisors, Ryan Labs and Sun Life Institutional Investors - under a new umbrella named SLC Management 

Principal Real Estate targets $1 billion for real estate debt fund
Its predecessor strategy launched in 2016 with a $875 million target size 

Two structured finance partners join Clifford Chance in New York
Two structured finance partners have joined Clifford Chance’s structured finance practice in New York, according to a statement from the law firm

US pensions funds allocate to Lone Star and Raven credit strategies
Two US-based pension schemes have invested in funds with exposure to credit, highlighting the appetite of institutional investors towards off-the-run asset classes.

Illinois pension backs real estate funds
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has earmarked $150 million for commitments to Rockwood Capital Real Estate Partners XI and Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies IV.  

Allianz GI gains €270 million for infrastructure debt fund
Allianz Global Investors has raised €270 million for an infrastructure debt fund. The manager has a €500 million target size for Allianz Euro Core Infrastructure Debt Fund and a €750 million hard cap

US pension looks to terminate managers within liquid credit portfolio
San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System is considering terminating Prima Capital Advisors' commercial real estate debt strategy and AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust  

Louisiana pension allocates $150 million to US credit funds
The Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana has committed to Torchlight Debt Opportunity Fund VI and Summit Partners Credit III, a spokesperson for the pension fund has confirmed  

Managers look east as Asian credit fundraising takes off
Several asset managers have outlined plans for growth in Asia as one of their foremost priorities this year.

Jefferies subsidiary and Stonyrock plan mid-market alternative manager stake acquisitions
The new joint venture will invest in private equity, credit, hedge funds, real estate, venture, and infrastructure firms

CRE CLO issuance climbs in Q1
SImilarities in structure rival differences in credit analysis

Madison closes real estate debt fund above $1 billion target size
The New York-based manager now has over $4.5 billion of capital to deploy

Church Pension Fund anoints infrastructure debt fund with $40 million
The $13.3 billion pension fund has invested in a fund managed by New Energy Capital