Marathon fund doubles assets in six months
Marathon's Emerging Markets Bond Fund substantially increased its assets between March and September – more than doubling its AUM, according to estimated figures

Principal and Finisterre team up to launch emerging market Ucits fund
Multi-boutique asset management firm Principal Global Investors has launched an unconstrained emerging markets fixed income Ucits that will be managed by its subsidiary, Finisterre Capital

Hong Kong authority commits $1bn to EM credit
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the autonomous territory’s de facto central bank, has invested $1 billion in an infrastructure loan strategy

Private credit investors will be stuck with their positions
Brandywine’s Gary Herbert takes our credit quiz

Dubai's Aqraam launches emerging market and sukuk funds
Dubai-based emerging markets specialist Arqaam Capital has launched two specialist fixed income funds with a USD denomination

Harvest hires former RBC credit trader in Hong Kong
Harvest Global Investments has added a fixed income portfolio manager to its office in Hong Kong

Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
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

Abraaj steps up fundraising for new $500 million global credit fund
The International Finance Corporation is looking to make a $20 million allocation to a new credit fund being launched by Abraaj Group

Think outside the box
While the US market credit is the most liquid and the UK is considered the home of European direct lending, there are opportunities further a?eld

Imperial brings in emerging market veteran to its London offices
Imperial Capital says that it has hired John Gibbens to work in its emerging markets sales and trading division in London

Pimco takes team-based approach to EM credit after ex-GoldenTree official exits
A senior emerging market official has left Pimco and the firm is now opting to assign fund management duties to four officials based across the US west coast, London and Singapore