Hedge fund majors Bridgewater Associates and Point72 Asset Management are both on the lookout for specialist China analysts as the firms look to keep abreast of Beijing’s economic and wider political policies, according to a report by the South China
Ankur Saboo has become the latest London-based bank managing director to jump ship to a hedge fund firm, with the 14-year-veteran oil, power, and gas options trader quitting Morgan Stanley to join Verition’s new Dubai operation, according to a report
The SBAI has appointed Richard Johnston, Partner at Albourne Partners, as the new Chair of the SBAI APAC Committee. Johnston, who succeeds Ted Lee, will now head up and lead the SBAI’s activities and initiatives in the APAC region. Membership
Options Technology, a provider of cloud-enabled managed services to the global capital markets, has added Larry Leibowitz, an experienced capital markets and fintech entrepreneur, executive and advisor, as an independent doctor on its Board of Advisors.
Fulcrum Asset Management, a provider of diversified macro investment products, has appointed Christopher Carroll as head of hedge fund business development. Carroll joins Fulcrum’s expanding US team, which is run by Paul Seaton, head of North America. London-based Fulcrum has
Scott Bommer, the chief investment officer of Blackstone’s Horizon Fund – the growth strategy in the company’s Blackstone Alternative Asset Management hedge fund unit – is leaving the business for health reasons, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed
Torstone Technology, a global SaaS platform provider for post-trade securities and derivatives processing and risk management, has appointed Neil Mardon as the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO). Mardon is also joining Torstone’s Board of Directors. Mardon previously served as
Finalto, a specialist in multi-channel trading software, systems and liquidity services for hedge funds, brokers and other financial institutions, has appointed Kenneth Lim as the firm’s new head of liquidity Asia. Lim has a wealth of experience in the financial
Clear Street, an independent, non-bank prime broker, has hired Kevin McCarthy as the firm’s first chief administrative officer and head of clearing, reporting to co-founder and chief executive officer Chris Pento.
Sona, the credit hedge fund founded by former Highbridge Capital head European credit, John Aylward, has appointed Barclays PLC’s co-head of global leveraged finance syndicate Stephen Smith, to the newly-created role of head of capital markets, according to a report
