Stanley Druckenmiller one of the world’s most successful hedge fund managers, decided to stepdown this week, telling investors in a full and frank letter, "For me the disappointment of each interim drawdown over the years has taken a cumulative toll

Asset manager SwissOne Capital has added to its crypto staff with the appointment of fund manager Kenneth Hearn (pictured). “We want to offer clients proven-practice methodologies applied to crypto. In that respect we’re thrilled to welcome Kenneth Hearn to our

Law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has elected Lisa Schneider to the firm’s partnership, effective 1 September 2010. Schneider’s practice is focused primarily on the structuring and representation of hedge funds and other alternative investment products. She joined

Maxim Group, a full service investment banking, securities and wealth management firm has strengthened its Equity Research platform with the appointment of Tate Sullivan, CFA, as a Senior Vice President and Senior Industrials Analyst. Prior to joining Maxim, Sullivan was

ABC Quant, part of Quant Risk Group Hedge Fund Analytics companies, has hired Peter J. de Marigny, manager of Equity Hedge DITMo Strategies, to represent Quant Suite. Marigny says: "As a certified financial risk manager and PM of DITMo Strategies,

BTIG, a broker dealer specialising in institutional trading and related brokerage services, has appointed Michael Nethercott as a director in equity sales trading. Nethercott joins BTIG from Lighthouse Financial Group where he was part of the firm’s agency focused execution

SS&C Technologies, a provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, has appointed Colin Haggart as Country Head for Luxembourg. Haggart (pictured), has more than 20 years of experience within the financial services sector and has been Head of Fund

Direxion has appointed Greg Blue as Senior Regional Sales Director focused on the Florida market. He will be based in Tampa. Blue is responsible for selling and distributing all of Direxion’s buy-and-hold alternative investment strategy products to financial advisors across

LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has appointed Ryan Canfield as Lead Product Analyst. Canfield will lay the foundation for a team that will manage all product enhancements, working closely with the deployment and client

New York Portfolio Clearing has appointed Joseph Benning as chief risk officer and Laura Klimpel as chief compliance officer and counsel. NYPC, a joint venture of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation and NYSE Euronext, is a US futures clearing