Conning moves into emerging market debt after buying stake in fund manager
Conning has agreed to acquire a 45% stake in emerging market debt specialist Global Evolution

BlueBay launches Ucits bond fund
BlueBay Asset Management has launched a new global fixed income fund, with an eye on wealth managers

Volatility management boosts Double Haven's Asian credit fund
Hong Kong's Double Haven has outperformed the US high yield market and exhibited less volatility this year through its Asian bond fund

US investors allocate over $100 million to BlueBay credit fund
BlueBay Asset Management has picked up over $100 million of commitments from US investors for its total return credit fund

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

Mexico-based manager's credit fund reaches $55 million
Mexico-based Clarum has raised $54.6 million for its AlphaCredit Debt Fund

Willis Towers Watson blends rare mix of assets for credit fund of funds
New commitments take fund size to $1.8 billion

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

Time-saving hedge fund platforms stop opportunities evaporating
Lengthy commitment periods and drawn-out negotiations between institutional investors and fund managers could be a thing of the past thanks to a wave of multi-manager hedge fund platforms

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

EM local currency boosts Brandywine hedge fund
A switch to emerging markets has proved profitable for Brandywine

Fund platform AMX eyeballs credit funds
Willis Towers Watson’s hedge fund platform has grown to $1.5 billion – and there is space for credit managers  

20-year Citi veteran earns promotion to head of European credit trading
Citi’s global head of distressed debt has been promoted to head of credit trading for Europe, the middle east and Africa, officials at the bank have confirmed

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