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Fund performance
1 month ago
In February, CLO funds once again claimed the majority of top positions in our fund ranking — this time taking eight of the top 10 spots (see table below). -
Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
1 year ago
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January -
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 -
LP round up: 27 managers find the top corner with investor wins
1 year ago
Credit fund managers like to take it one fund at a time and give it 110% for their 90-minute investor fund pitches - and it's working as $3.8 billion was allocated during November and early December. The gaffer would be proud. -
Structured credit gains focus from 75% of UK pensions: Aeon
1 year ago
Three quarters of UK pension schemes say they are increasingly focused on structured credit products -
Cairn begins "new chapter" as it rebrands to Polus
1 year ago
Cairn Capital has been renamed Polus Capital Management, which brings it together with Bybrook Capital, the credit asset manager it acquired in 2021. -
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. -
Fund performance: August provides much-needed relief for CLO funds
1 year ago
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Structured credit cited by 42% of investors looking for fixed income replacement, Aeon finds
1 year ago
Institutional investors are largely looking to reallocate away from the fixed income market amid the macro-environment of rising interest rates, inflation and poor returns, according to a survey by Aeon -
Fund performance: Select funds shine in dreary June for credit hedge funds
1 year ago
Credit funds suffered through June, as only 8% of listed funds reached the black. This made June the fourth month in a row in which negative returns increased -
Fund performance: Rocky May piles on the misery for credit hedge funds
1 year ago
Negative fund performance soared in May -
Former Jefferies Emea structured credit co-head resurfaces at Canadian pension firm
1 year ago
The former co-head of Emea securitised markets at Jefferies has been hired as head of European structured credit at Alberta Investment Management Corporation -
Fund performance: Credit hits another bump in the road after March revival
1 year ago
There was more upheaval for credit funds in April, reversing the mini-recovery in March as 40% of funds made positive returns, a decrease on the 47% in March -
Bespoke bond baskets on the rise as investors seek targeted portfolio trades
1 year ago
High yield index replication and accessing illiquid exposure are two factors building momentum for a new investment approach that bundles bonds into a single risk piece -
Fidelity International makes senior direct lending hires in private credit push
2 years ago
Fidelity International has been staffing up in European direct lending, with 12 additions to the private credit team that was established a year ago -
Novicap names new CEO in leadership shuffle as it sets targets for credit division
2 years ago
Novicap, a fintech company offering working capital optimisation solutions to SMEs and mid-market corporates, has shuffled its leadership structure and set a €1 billion cumulative volume target for its credit division by the end of this year -
Fund performance: Groundhog Day as 2021 leaders start strong
2 years ago
CLO funds once again claim the most top performing spots as seven out of 10 funds belong to the category -
Performance dispersion hits index equity correlation
2 years ago
Volatility at the start of the year has intensified moves in iTraxx and CDX index tranches, with traders pointing to growing dispersion in performance among constituents as a theme that will bring more focus on equity correlation in 2022 -
Fund performance: CLO funds deliver again, but third of all funds post losses
2 years ago
CLO funds took six of the top 10 spots in October in a continuation of the previous month’s strong performances. However, a consistent showing from Wasserstein in the US high yield category has claimed the top spot for the last two months -
Relative value traders seize on fleeting mismatches
2 years ago
The volatility that hit credit markets from mid-November has produced rare opportunities for relative value traders after a dearth for 12 months -
LP round up: no Stoptober as investors allocate $5 billion to credit
2 years ago
US institutional investors allocated $5 billion to credit funds in October, with Oak Hill and Pimco among the biggest mandates -
Credit Fundraising: Blue Owl and WhiteHorse gain from improving animal spirits
2 years ago
Fundraising perked up in July as managers raised $14.9 billion for credit funds - the third highest monthly amount this year -
CIP plugs ABS team gap with senior portfolio manager hire in London
2 years ago
CIP Asset Management has filled a gap on its European structured credit team -
Fund performance: Déjà vu as April leaders dominate
2 years ago
CLO funds stayed in the top flight for another month as they took over the top 10 credit hedge fund return table in May, when 87% of all funds listed made positive returns -
Novicap tech platform targets credit investors with fundraising drive
2 years ago
Novicap, a fintech company offering working capital optimisation solutions to SMEs and mid-market corporates, is looking to debt capital markets participants such as credit and structured credit funds, asset managers, pension companies and insurers as it seeks to raise third-party funding for its credit platform
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