Amundi launches impact strategy aiming at agri
European asset manager Amundi has launched an impact investing strategy dubbed Amundi Ambition Agri-Agro Direct Lending Europe, with the intent of preserving natural resources and ensuring food sovereignty.

Amundi aims for €600m for new senior mortgage fund
Amundi is launching Amundi Commercial Real Estate Loans II, a European senior mortgage fund

Points up front: CLO PM to cheese-maker? You cheddar believe it
Hear the phrase “it’s close to maturity” and CLO investors might be put off by a bond that’s seen better days...

Amundi promotes official to CLO/ABS portfolio manager
Amundi has promoted its ABS credit research head to CLO/ABS portfolio manager

Ucits at a glance: Ucits see red in a tough June for returns
June marked an exceptionally tough month for Ucits funds, as none of those listed in the Creditflux database made it into the black

Ucits at a glance: LBBW shines as Ucits take a turn for the worse
Ucits fund returns

Ucits at a glance: Diamond shines after dull start to year
Ucits funds have continued to arrest the slide that followed the dip in February, as 37% of funds in April saw positive returns

Ucits at a glance: Robus stands tall among Ucits funds
27% of Ucits funds had positive returns in March, a slight improvement from 10% in February

Ucits at a glance: Long-short funds provide resistance in tough month
In February, Ucits funds followed market sentiment as 90% made negative returns

Ucits at a glance: 2022 opens shakily but with a familiar lead
Ucits funds moved slowly into 2022 as 59% made negative returns in January

Credit funds at a glance (January 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Amundi replaces European loan head and appoints deputy
Amundi has shaken up the hierarchy of its loan business with a personnel shuffle at the top

Credit Rendezvous: Credit spins full circle
The third quarter was massive in terms of volumes with CLOs, high yield, leverage loans and private equity registering record issuance. But credit spreads were up and down as inflation fears, crackdowns in China and rising coronavirus cases became catalysts for risk-off sentiment in July and September

Credit funds at a glance (October 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Credit Fundraising: September breaks 2021 record and poses question - is it sustainable?
The third quarter ended with $36.5 billion being raised in credit last month, doubling July and August figures. Several of the new funds have embedded Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation or ESG criteria at the heart of their investment thesis   

Amundi focuses on ESG-linked margin ratchets in €1 billion private debt fund
Amundi has become the latest manager to place a focus on ESG-linked margin ratchets on its fourth private debt fund, which has a €1 billion target 

Amundi names head of €55 billion real and alternative asset unit following departure
Amundi has named a successor to lead its €55 billion real and alternative assets unit which includes real estate, private debt, private equity and infrastructure

Two managers beat 70 for £900 million emerging market bond mandate
LGPS Central has selected two external managers for its £900 million Global Active Emerging Market Bond Fund

Real assets are now the top picks in private credit
Direct lending is no longer the darling of the private credit market, with pension funds increasingly making space for credit strategies backed by real assets.

Amundi joins forces with French bank to launch midcap loan fund
Amundi has partnered with French bank LCL to launch a mid-cap direct lending fund - and the fund has collected €130 million on its first close, just over half its target size 

Banco Sabadell joins forces with Amundi
Banco Sabadell and Amundi have announced a long-term strategic partnership, in a bid to boost fund business in Spain  

Green credit programme reaches €253 million at first close
A green credit continuum programme, launched by Amundi and the European Investment Bank (EIB), held its first close at €253 million  

UK pension hires BNP Paribas AM for starring role in core-satellite private credit fund
UK pension fund Nest has appointed BNP Paribas Asset Management to run the core of a private credit fund, sources say, in an arrangement which sees Amundi and BlackRock manage certain satellite investments  

Ucits at a glance
A round-up of ucits fund performance

Amundi unveils ESG-focused multi-asset fund
The launch of the Amundi Funds Multi-Asset Sustainable Future fund is driven by the increasing importance of ESG investing and conservative portfolios, says the firm