Asset management

TCW is launching a real estate debt strategy as it seeks to grow its alternatives business and compete with other money managers moving into the $1.6 trillion private credit industry.

Clients have been yanking their cash since the Pasadena, California-based company said on Aug. 21 that Leech was going on leave after he received a notice from the SEC that it may recommend enforcement action.

With Theorem, Pagaya's fund management business is expected to grow to more than $3 billion of capital

A robust selection of securitized products, including ABS, CMBS, CLOs, and agency and non-agency MBS, will be included in the new fund.

The U.K. manager's assets have declined from peak of nearly $20 billion before a spate of 2020 losses.

Nearly a quarter of respondents in North America this year said sustainability is a primary or secondary objective, compared to 37% who said the same last year, according to an HSBC survey of professionals in roles related to ESG decision making.

It has to wrestle with how the Federal Reserve's rate increases are crimping dealmaking, raising the cost of borrowing and ending a period of rapid growth.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of March 19-25

The Athene acquisition completes a process that Rowan – who succeeds Black as CEO no later than July – started in 2009, when he created the annuity business so that it would send vast sums of cash to Apollo for investments

Wells Fargo plans to sell its asset management business to two private equity firms, part of Chief Executive Charlie Scharf's efforts to dump nonessential operations and help the bank emerge from years of scandals.