Manager Moves and Appointments

3A hires head of business development and two senior sales staff

Alternative Asset Advisors, known as 3A, the hedge fund management division of Swiss banking group Syz & Co, has appointed Claire Locher as head of business development and recruited t »


Pioneer Alternative Investments appoints manager for US long/short equity strategies

Pioneer Alternative Investments has announced the appointment of Simon Gordon as a manager of US long/short equity strategies, reporting to Luca Mengoni, chief investment officer of the fi »


Tudor hires Bear Stearns distressed debt team to launch credit-related strategies

Tudor Investment Corporation has announced the appointment of Gregory Hanley and Alan Mintz to establish a new investment management business focused on credit-related strategies. »


David Lau joins Galleon Group in Singapore

Galleon Group, a New York-based USD7.3bn alternative asset manager, has announced the appointment of David Lau as a senior portfolio manager and partner overseeing the firm's new Singapore »


Absolute Capital Management strengthens investment team with portfolio adviser hires

Troubled absolute return fund manager Absolute Capital Management has appointed Daniel Bieri as head of portfolio advisory and Athanasios Ladopoulos as a lead portfolio adviser focused on »


Beumo joins Danfonds from Renaissance Capital

Brice Beumo, previously a senior associate at Renaissance Capital who focused on developing specialty finance business initiatives in francophone Africa, has joined Denmark-based investmen »


Hedge fund marketing firm Agecroft Partners hires institutional sales veteran

Third-party hedge fund marketing firm Agecroft Partners has hired Wall Street veteran Tim Driscoll as a managing director with responsibilities that include assisting with due diligence on »


Société Générale returnees strengthen equity derivatives business

Société Générale's corporate and investment banking division has strengthened its equity derivatives department with the return of Arié Boleslawski as he »


GLG Partners hires distressed situations expert Galia Velimukhametova

GLG Partners has announced that Galia Velimukhametova is to join its London office as a portfolio manager, working alongside Steve Roth, portfolio manager for the GLG Credit Fund and Marke »


Culross appoints Hitesh Bharkhda as chief operating officer

London-based fund of hedge funds group Culross Global Management, which has some USD450m in assets under management, has announced the appointment of Hitesh Bharkhda as chief operating off »


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