Taconic Capital Advisors, an $11 billion, New York- and London-based hedge fund firm focused on event-driven, multi strategy investments, has appointed Nate Kempner, a principal and co-chair of the firm’s Investment Committee, as co-chief investment officer, alongside Taconic’s co-founder, Frank

Christine O’Brien, the head of investment stewardship at activist investment firm Elliott Management, has resigned after almost 12 years with the firm, according to a report by Reuters, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter. 

Blaine Hurty has been promoted to managing director and head of capital introduction at Clear Street, a New York-based independent, non-bank prime broker, having originally joined the company’s cap intro team as a managing director in October 2022. Prior to

Goldman Sachs has lost another trader to a hedge fund firm, with Rick Vaatsra leaving the bank’s London office this month, to join multi-strategy major Millennium Management as a senior portfolio manager based in London. Vaatsra spent over 10 years

Justin Tang and Jin Rui Oh, two equity special situation specialists and former directors at United First Partners, have joined hedge fund Millennium Management in Singapore, according to a report by Reuters.

Hazeltree, a provider of treasury and liquidity management solutions for the alternative asset management industry, has appointed Jeremy Payne as the company’s new chief product officer to enhance the firm’s offering for both hedge fund private equity firms.

Preserver Partners LLC, a diverse-owned, and female-led manager of opportunistic multi-strategy funds for institutional and accredited investors through private funds, a separately managed account and a liquid alternative mutual fund, has appointed Caroline Lovelace as chief investment officer.  Lovelace joined

Nickel Digital Asset Management, a London-based crypto hedge find firm founded by former Goldman Sachs executive director Anatoly Crachilov, has been building out its quant division recently with the addition of two new recruits, according to a report by eFinancial

Appomattox Advisory Inc, a New York-based Outsourced Chief Investment Officer firm founded in 2005, has appointed Grange Johnson as deputy CIO, focusing on portfolio construction, manager research and business development. 

Both Goldman Sachs and Citi have lost senior macro traders to hedge fund firms recently, with Gary Stein joining Millennium from Goldman and Citi’s Karl Abdelnour jumping ship to join Schonfeld, according to a report by eFinancial Careers. New York-based