Waterfall looks to add derivatives to its credit managed account
A US pension fund looks set to approve a change to its account with Waterfall, which will see the manager gain the ability to use derivatives as a hedging tool

Citi tests the market for three-year bespokes
There is increasing appetite for credit derivative risk with Citi looking to extend the maturity of its deals 

Alcentra confirms hire to its new-look structured credit team
Alcentra has confirmed the hire Brandon Chao from Omega Advisors to its structured credit team in New York

Buy-side firms eye slice of trade receivables pie
European insurers and asset managers are looking to break the stranglehold that banks have had over the market for trade receivable securitisations

Eiffel proves you don’t need to guess oil prices to pick good oil bonds
Paris-based manager benefits from tertiary link to oil bounce with helicopter pick 

Eiffel long-short fund joins Creditflux listing
Eiffel Credit Opportunities fund has been added to the Creditflux credit hedge funds table under the relative value category