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Fund performance: Credit funds end difficult 2022 on a positive note
1 year ago
In December 66% of credit funds reached a positive return, following an even better November where 81% of all funds pushed into the black -
Fund performance: Light at the end of the tunnel for credit funds after difficult year
1 year ago
Following a tough September, credit funds bounced back in October as 59% of funds made positive returns. -
Fund performance: Wake us up when September ends
1 year ago
After a resurgent August, credit markets hit a rough patch in September, with every Creditflux index posting negative returns, and only 12.9% of funds in our listings showing a positive return. -
Real estate is about to get real bad: Welshcake
2 years ago
The extent of disconnect between real estate and what other markets have been experiencing is enough to convince me a whole other layer of economic mayhem is on the way. But investors in credit, for all their current pain, could still end up shining if they are prepared -
LP round up: Oak Hill wins $3bn mandate as credit allocations near $10bn in March
2 years ago
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 -
Credit Fundraising: mega funds contribute to record-breaking month as volume hits $39bn
2 years ago
The sheer size of the funds raised in November more than compensated for a drop in the number of funds raised as fundraising volume in credit reached $38.9 billion. This beat September by $2.4 billion to make it the most productive month of credit fundraising in 2021 -
Pretium hires senior PineBridge official to spearhead middle east expansion
2 years ago
Pretium has established a presence in the Middle East with the opening of a Dubai office and has hired a managing director from PineBridge to lead the charge -
Credit Rendezvous: ready and waiting
3 years ago
In Creditflux's quarterly review of credit, portfolio managers tell us that Inflation is likely to nudge higher but they are optimistic because dispersion will pick up and windows of volatility will emerge, rather than elongated phases of stress -
Credit fundraising: ESG centre stage as capital pours into new strategies
3 years ago
Sustainability was the watchword for fundraising in February, amid a flurry of fund launches as well as first closes for impact funds and sustainable bond funds -
LP round up: pensions plan private credit pacing as strategic credit takes on "midfield" role
3 years ago
US pensions have allocated $1.4 billion across 22 credit funds including those managed by Angelo Gordon, Ares and GoldenTree, according to recent board documents seen by Creditflux. Meanwhile a pension fund draws parallels between strategic credit and Jordan Henderson -
Credit fundraising: November marks turning point as fund launches spike
3 years ago
November was always set to be an important month as the world awaited the US election outcome and the results of covid-19 vaccine trials. This did nothing to slow down fund managers as 14 funds launched, up from only four funds launching in September and five in October -
Fund performance: Structured finance finds its footing with credit rally
3 years ago
For the first time this year we have seen a structured finance fund take the top spot, as Serone Key Opportunities Fund leads a multitude of other funds in this category in the top 10 of our monthly fund rankings -
Credit Rendezvous: sometimes you have to dive deep to find value
3 years ago
Some parts of the credit market are fraught with danger, but that does not mean portfolio managers are avoiding them entirely, according to the Credit Rendezvous, Creditflux's 10-page quarterly report eaturing comments from 15 credit experts -
Fund performance: A third of funds reach positive territory in 2020
3 years ago
August has been another successful month for the CLO category as seven of the top 10 funds invest primarily in CLOs -
Fund performance: Almost a third of credit funds reach positive YTD returns
4 years ago
July has been a successful month for many credit funds, despite the recovery peaking in May and June -
Fund performance: Credit funds post double-digit gains
4 years ago
June returns have once again been led by CLO funds, as seven out of the top 10 belong to our CLOs category. -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits funds march on and erase Q1 losses
4 years ago
95% of Ucits credit funds listed with Creditflux posted positive returns in June to keep up the momentum from May when all but one fund was in positive territory -
Fund performance: CLO funds keep up the momentum for second month running
4 years ago
May returns have been led by continued momentum from CLO funds. In the last month, funds that invest in CLO notes in some capacity have made up 90% of our top 10, while 97% of funds listed generated positive returns - an improvement of 15% on last month's figures. -
Fund performance: CLO tranches move up
4 years ago
April returns managed a partial bounce back after a tumultuous March. 82% of funds listed in the Creditflux database made positive returns, showing at least small signs of recovery after 90% of all funds listed posted negative returns in March -
EnTrust aims to onboard $1 billion for maritime direct lending fund by June
4 years ago
EnTrust Global is targeting $1 billion for a maritime direct lending fund, Blue Ocean Onshore Fund, and anticipates a final close in June -
Fund performance: Index tranche investors make it work from home
4 years ago
March brought a drastic drop in return figures as covid-19 swept across the globe, as Orchard tops the Creditflux performance tables -
Mercer puts private debt at heart of $2.7 billion fund of fund
4 years ago
Mercer has held a final close at $2.7 billion for a private markets fund that offers investors access to private debt and sustainable products -
45% of insurers look to increase private debt allocations, finds Natixis IM survey
4 years ago
Private debt allocations are expected to grow for 45% of insurers over the next three years, according to a recent survey by Natixis Investment Management. But regulation and internal restrictions are the biggest challenges to greater adoption of private markets allocation -
UK pension pool to launch maiden private credit offering
5 years ago
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is launching its first private credit offering in early Q4, Creditflux has learned -
Managers look east as Asian credit fundraising takes off
5 years ago
Several asset managers have outlined plans for growth in Asia as one of their foremost priorities this year.
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