GoldenTree hires JP Morgan executive to head new Australian office
New York-based credit specialist GoldenTree Asset Management has opened an office in Sydney - and hired a JP Morgan executive - as part of its push into the Asia-Pacific region

M&G Investments hires Credit Suisse securitised product finance head
London-based M&G Investments hires well known structured credit specialist Vaibhav Piplapure for investment role including SME loans

Metrics targets retail as funds reshape Australia’s loan market
Fund launch marks a turning point for a corporate loan market that has been largely inaccessible to non-bank investors since the financial crisis

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

Capital raising specialist First Avenue launches Korea office
First Avenue, a capital introduction firm with a big focus on private credit, has announced that it has opened an office in Seoul.

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

Morgan Stanley hires credit trader in Hong Kong
The Asian credit market continues to exhibit signs of growth with market sources indicating that Morgan Stanley has added an Asia-focused credit trader to its team

Asia-focused macro fund hires BlueCrest's former head of US credit
A Singapore-based fund manager has hired a senior official to invest across the US credit market

GreensLedge makes big push into Asia with four senior hires in Korea
GreensLedge has further expanded its presence in Asia by opening a new office in Korea and staffing-up with four top-level hires.

Leading CLO manager hires marketing specialist from Avenue
Market sources say that a leading CLO manager has added to its marketing department

Pension fund puts another $60 million into Asian direct lending strategy
An Asia-focused direct lending fund that has attracted interest from scores of institutional investors, has netted a repeat investment from one of its clients after delivering 10% capital appreciation

Banking regulation drives Chinese borrowers to US dollar bond market
Chinese corporates are reshaping their capital structures in waves and are increasingly tapping the US dollar bond market for financing