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Two managers beat 70 for £900 million emerging market bond mandate
3 years ago
LGPS Central has selected two external managers for its £900 million Global Active Emerging Market Bond Fund -
Sculptor doubles global credit exposure in master fund amid dislocation
3 years ago
Sculptor Capital Management has doubled its global credit exposure in its Master Fund during the covid-19 volatility, according to the firm’s Q1 earnings call -
University of Kentucky awards $40 million to two fixed income managers
3 years ago
University of Kentucky awarded $40 million to two fixed income managers at its 6 April board meeting -
KKR takes covid-19 hit on flagship credit funds and lev fin
3 years ago
KKR took a 16% hit to returns on its alternative credit flagship funds amid the first quarter coronavirus downturn and a 13% loss on leveraged credit, taking these into negative territory for the last 12 months. The firm's private equity portfolio also slumped by 12% -
Ares raises $3 billion special situations fund ahead of huge European direct lending launch
3 years ago
Ares Management has witnessed “accelerated fundraising” for its special situations fund, which it has closed at around $3 billion, according to the firm’s earnings calls. The firm also launched its fifth European direct lending fund this week, which Ares expects could be “the largest private comingled fund in its history” -
On-site due diligence rules pose fundraising challenge
3 years ago
Stipulations in some fund limited partner bylaws dictating strict due diligence could pose a challenge for asset managers, sources say -
Credit funds at a glance (May 2020)
3 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves -
US pension gains 6.5% in three days after putting $350 million into credit
4 years ago
Marathon, Waterfall, ArrowMark and Columbia were allocated $350 million from a US pension for structured credit, Talf and high yield mandates -
Virginia pension allocates $850 million to credit in Q1
4 years ago
Virginia Retirement System has allocated $850 million to three credit strategies in the first quarter of the year, according to an update at its 15 April investment committee meeting -
Axiom bets on 2002-style credit recovery with crossover fund launch
4 years ago
Axiom Alternative Investments is readying to launch a fund aimed at generating returns from the dislocation and revival of European and US credit as the coronavirus pandemic develops -
Three CLO investors win mandates from US insurer
4 years ago
New York State Insurance Fund has selected 11 credit managers to invest around $1 billion across corporate loans, high yield bonds and CLO tranches, according to documentation seen by Creditflux. Three of these mandates are geared towards CLOs -
Ohio pension injects $175 million into credit via JP Morgan and HPS
4 years ago
The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio has made a $175 million commitment to two strategies; high yield and direct lending -
Axiom seeks high yield sweet spot with long-short fund
4 years ago
Axiom Alternative Investments is set to launch a long-short fund that will identify mispricings of high yield credit arising from the prolonged compression of spreads between different rating bands. -
NNIP launches corporate green bond fund
4 years ago
NNIP Investment Partners has launched a green bond fund focused on corporate borrowers, following dominance by this issuer group in the green bond market last year -
Massachusetts pension commits $200 million to structured and corporate credit
4 years ago
Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Trust has approved commitments with CKC Credit Opportunity and LMCG Serenitas -
Hamilton Lane limits uncalled commitments with private market fund
4 years ago
Hamilton Lane has launched a private assets fund, in a strategy that will "seek to limit the exposure of uncalled commitments and shorten the duration of expected cash flows relative to a traditional portfolio” -
Texas pension pumps $300 million into Pimco fund
4 years ago
Texas Municipal Retirement System has earmarked up to $300 million to a credit fund managed by Pimco, according to board documents seen by Creditflux, building on a relationship established through a predecessor fund -
JP Morgan AM launches first European multi-factor fixed income ETF
4 years ago
JP Morgan Asset Management has launched an inaugural fixed income multi-factor exchange traded fund in Europe -
Pimco plans to outperform come rain or shine with $4.5bn all-weather fund
4 years ago
Pimco has become the latest manager to fashion a flexible, all weather credit fund that invests across public and private markets, geographies and capital structures. The Newport Beach-based manager is hoping to raise $3 billion for the strategy. With half a turn of leverage, it could have up to $4.5 billion to deploy. -
Pimco launches listed multi-sector global credit fund
4 years ago
Known as Pimco Tactical Income Fund, the fund will invest in a range of global credit strategies and will list on the New York Stock Exchange -
Green credit programme reaches €253 million at first close
4 years ago
A green credit continuum programme, launched by Amundi and the European Investment Bank (EIB), held its first close at €253 million -
Goldman Sachs AM explores interval structure for credit fund
4 years ago
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has begun marketing for an interval fund primarily focused on credit investments -
UK pension Nest selects manager for £500 million global bond allocation
4 years ago
Nest, the largest pension scheme in the UK with over 8 million members, has selected a manager to oversee a £500 million separately managed account focused on global corporate bonds -
US pension injects $300 million into mezzanine debt and high yield
4 years ago
Virginia Retirement System has earmarked $300 million for investments in high yield and mezzanine debt, according to a document seen by Creditflux. -
Federated's US and European businesses launch high yield impact funds
4 years ago
Federated Investors, Hermes Investment Management and UBS have joined forces to launch new high yield credit funds, which are in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework. The vehicles take the form of a Ucits offering and a mutual fund
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