Despite tough market conditions leading to job cuts in some sectors of the financial services industry, UK hedge funds are still on the lookout for top talent, according to a report by Financial News London. And the they’re spreading the recruitment net wide with ‘shopping’ lists that include everyone from technology graduates to portfolio managers.
Despite tough market conditions leading to job cuts in some sectors of the financial services industry, UK hedge funds are still on the lookout for top talent, according to a report by Financial News London. And the they’re spreading the recruitment net wide with ‘shopping’ lists that include everyone from technology graduates to portfolio managers.
Brevan Howard is currently recruiting for 12 positions, including a quantitative developer, portfolio financing analyst, and software developer, are among the 12 current open positions at Brevan Howard according to the company’s LinkedIn page, while in September the firm appointed Kevin Gage as its new chief technology officer (CTO).
Marshal Wace meanwhile is currently inviting applications for its technology graduate programme as well as actively recruiting for 11 London-based roles including a data engineer, business intelligence developer, crypto quant researcher, and full-stack developer in portfolio management, according to its website.
And overseas-based manager are also looking to add top talent in London, with Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management, which recently hired London-based Soeren Radde as head of European economic research, now recruiting for 20 roles in the UK capital.
US-based hedge fund Millennium Management meanwhile, reportedly has 22 open positions in its London office including a quantitative investment analyst and a repo trader.
