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LP round-up: Champaign pension raises a glass (or bucket) to private credit
3 years ago
Institutional investors allocated over $600 million to 11 managers this week, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
LP round-up: mighty Oaks win $1 billion apiece from Calpers
3 years ago
Credit investors allocated over $3 billion to 18 credit managers this week across a wide range of strategies -
LP round up: Pimco gets the Disco started as distressed managers win allocations
3 years ago
Insitutional investors allocated just over $1 billion to credit funds last week, according to board documents seen by Creditflux, with special situation funds from Farallon, Pimco and SSG taking the bulk of these commitments -
Minnesota pension's 2020 credit allocations hit $1 billion
4 years ago
Minnesota State Board of Investments has earmarked $400 million across to two credit managers in a private market update. The commitments mark $1 billion allocated to credit in 2020 by the pension -
Magnetar wins $400 million for illiquid credit mandate
4 years ago
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has allocated $400 million to Illinois-based Magnetar Financial at its 13 May board of investment meeting, according to recently released minutes -
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 -
California pension looks to cut liquid credit allocations
4 years ago
Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association will likely cut back on liquid credit and completely remove hedge fund allocations in 2020.. But the pension is optimistic about core bonds – and may include it as a new asset class -
Indiana pension hires ICG as it shakes up credit portfolios
4 years ago
Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS) has shaken up its credit and fixed income allocation, either by committing to new funds, or by restructuring its portfolios, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Commonfund seeks to diversify manager pool with new portal
4 years ago
Commonfund will launch an online 'diverse manager portal' designed specifically to receive due diligence materials from women and minority-led managers investing in equities, fixed income and credit, real estate and hedge funds -
Minnesota pension slates $100 million for private credit
4 years ago
The pension fund has so far allocated $2.4 billion to private credit across 12 managers and 25 funds -
EIB and Amundi form green partnership for high yield, private debt and securitisations
4 years ago
Amundi and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have teamed-up to launch Green Credit Continuum (Greco) programme with the aim of raising €1 billion over the next three years for green credit initiatives -
Texas pension fund creates new credit bucket
5 years ago
The Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) has approved a 3% opportunistic credit allocation, according to documents from an investment advisory committee meeting in March seen by Creditflux -
Majority of investors seek to increase private credit allocations, BlackRock survey reveals
5 years ago
Over half of investors plan to increase their allocation to private credit in 2019, according to an institutional client rebalancing report published by BlackRock -
Missouri pension plan seeks alternatives consultant
5 years ago
The $8.2 billion Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) is seeking an alternative investment consultants -
California pension fund seeks opportunistic credit manager
5 years ago
Merced County Employees’ Retirement Association is on the search for an opportunistic credit manager, according to board minutes seen by Creditflux -
Sovereign investors' allocation to alternative credit increase rapidly, finds survey
5 years ago
Sovereign investors are increasing their exposure to CLOs, direct lending and bank loans, according to a 2018 Global Sovereign Asset Management Study published by Invesco this week -
Virginia pension fund cuts Oaktree high yield account
6 years ago
Virginia Retirement System (VRS) has terminated Oaktree as a high yield debt manager, Creditflux has learnt -
Manager edges closer to its $3 billion hard cap on credit fund
6 years ago
A California pension fund has approved a commitment for up to $30 million in a credit and distressed debt fund -
Los Angeles pension fund considers investing in CLOs
6 years ago
A large LA pension fund wants to boost returns from its fixed income portfolio and has set its sights on CLOs and private debt -
New Mexico council allocates $100 million each to four credit-focused funds
6 years ago
The New Mexico Investment Council is poised to invest in an HPS Investment Partners loan fund and boost its investments in three credit-focused funds -
Local Pensions Partnership looks to go direct with £1.3 billion credit fund
6 years ago
The Local Pensions Partnership (LPP), which runs the pension schemes of two separate UK local government areas, has announced the launch of a £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) credit fund -
Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
6 years ago
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns
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