FS Investments, a leading alternative asset manager with approximately $24 billion in assets under management, has hired Robert Stark as Senior Managing Director of Corporate Development.

Lara Rhame, FS Investments’ Chief U.S. Economist, was recognized as a recipient of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2018 Women of Distinction Award.

As traditional fixed income lags, see why actively managed strategies may offer better opportunities in the bond market.

Each energy sector sold off with the rest of the market in October. Crude oil prices saw their largest monthly decline since 2015, but are still up $5/bbl since the end of 2017. While October saw a reversal of some positive market trends, we believe long-term midstream fundamentals remain supportive.

Credit indices fell alongside equities in October, while rising interest rates weighed heaviest on the Barclays Agg. Equities and high yield credit declined in a volatile trading month. Senior Secured Loans generally held steady and captured upside to October’s rising rates, which caused the Barclays Agg to trade down.

See what’s behind recent market volatility and why investors may be wise to prepare for more in the months ahead.

FS Investment Corporation (NYSE: FSIC), a publicly traded business development company focused on providing customized credit solutions to private middle market U.S. companies, announced its operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, and that its board of directors has declared a special distribution and its fourth quarter 2018 regular distribution.

FS Investments hosts CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion Check Your Blind Spots national tour to educate visitors about diversity, inclusion and unconscious bias.

Core inflation | Real interest rates | Global interest rates

See why a passive management strategy and rising rates may not mix when it comes to fixed income assets.