London-based hedge fund firm Marshall Wace has appointed Amit Rajpal as managing partner and portfolio manager. In his new role, Rajpal will report directly to Paul Marshal, co-founder of the firm, which began operations in 1997 managing $50 million and
RBC BlueBay Asset Management has appointed Ian Clarke as Senior ESG Analyst, as the firm continues to incorporate environmental, social and governance considerations across its BlueBay fixed income investment platform.
GAM has appointed Chris Longworth, who joined the firm in 2010, as Head of GAM Systematic. In addition, Danny Dhingra, who has been with the company since 2016, is to join the systematic Core Macro team, and will report to
Torstone Technology, a SaaS platform for post-trade securities and derivatives processing, has appointed Sam Farrell as head of North America. Based in Toronto, Farrell will have oversight of all the US and Canadian operations for Torstone. Prior to joining Torstone,
Ken Griffin’s Citadel, which became the world’s most profitable hedge fund in 2022 after raking in $16 billion, has boosted its international equities team with a series of senior hires in Hong and London, according to a report by Reuters.
Apex Group Ltd has appointed Anthony Alfonso as global head of valuation. Alfonso will be responsible for the group’s valuation advisory services for a wide range of investor types, including hedge funds, private equity and debt funds, venture capital, mutual
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has appointed Toby Mason as its next chief operating officer (COO), reporting to deputy chief executive officer Shanna Lespere. Mason will oversee the BMA’s infrastructure, supporting organisational growth and improving results and efficiency.Â
CIFC Asset Management, an alternative credit specialist serving institutional investors globally with over $40 billion in assets under management, has appointed Anna Kunz as a managing director in the firm’s investor solutions group.Â
P Schoenfeld Asset Management has added a ‘new’ portfolio manager to its London-based team with the rehiring of Giuseppe Di Mino, who will focus on EMEA and APAC event-driven investment opportunities in the equity and credit markets, according to a
Morgan Stanley is the latest firm to benefit from a Goldman Sachs defection with Brett le Roux, a cross-asset hedge fund sales executive working in Goldman’s London office, joining the firm as an executive director, according to a report by
