Management Changes

Churchill launches capital solutions strategy: Noah Charney to lead

Manager anticipates an exclusively PE-sponsored, mid-market portfolio of high-quality companies that need some extra support.

Sun Life’s Asia asset management chief exits

Former Ping An Insurance CIO Benjamin Deng had joined Canadian group Sun Life – which owns private credit manager Crescent Capital – in January last year.

AllianceBernstein installs APAC head of insurance solutions

The US asset manager has hired David Luo from insurer AIA for what is understood to be a newly created role.

Ex-Generali CIO joins Zurich as head of portfolio management

Francesco Martorana will start at the Swiss insurer this week after around 13 years at Italian rival Generali, with his predecessor at Zurich taking up a new role.

CalPERS promotes Orlich to oversee private markets portfolio

Anton Orlich, architect of the US pension giant’s PE turnaround, will now also be responsible for its private credit, real estate, infrastructure and other alternative programmes.

Canyon hires former ATLAS SP CEO to lead ABF venture

Management, Daiichi Life Insurance and Korea Investment Holdings will provide permanent capital with more than $5bn annual origination capacity

Asian insurer Prudential hires head of product development

The Hong Kong-headquartered firm, with $166bn under management, has appointed a former insurance CIO to what is understood to be a newly created role, Private Debt Investor has learned.

MetLife IM shuffles insurance solutions heads after merger

The US asset manager has shaken up its insurance team leadership after acquiring rival PineBridge, with its international solutions head departing.

Goldman Sachs AM appoints new co-head of APAC client solutions

The US firm has hired an executive from JP Morgan, as insurers and other allocators continue to push into private credit, Private Debt Investor can reveal.

L&G hires new CIO from Pension Insurance Corporation

Rob Groves joins the UK group to oversee its £93bn retirement annuity portfolio, which includes £22bn in private credit, as well as property and infrastructure.