Henderson hires US credit team for fixed income expansion

Henderson has hired a team of US credit specialists with a view to building out its offshore US product range.

The team, which joins from Delaware Investments, will be based in Philadelphia and will report to global head of credit, Stephen Thariyan. Kevin Loome heads the new team, alongside five analysts. Henderson's head of fixed income, Jim Irvine, said the group has long intended to build a global fixed income platform to meet increasing demand for global credit strategies. A spokesperson for Henderson said: "We do not have a US component in our fixed income range and there is more demand for US and global products." The first move to "globalise the group's fixed income range" is like...