MSCI Inc, a provider of decision support tools and services for hedge funds and the wider investment community, has appointed Ashley Lester as global head of research and a member of MSCI’s Executive Committee. Based in London, Lester will report to

Eisler Capital’s push to establish itself as a multi-strategy hedge fund has seen the company embark on a major recruitment campaign with ex-Goldman Sachs staff featuring prominently, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

Crestbridge has appointed Paul Phelan as head of risk and compliance – Ireland, as the business continues to enhance its platform in Dublin. Phelan has over 24 years’ pf financial services experience specifically related to the administration and management of

Shane Connor, the managing partner of Ohio-based hedge fund Huffman Prairie Holdings, is set to be named as a director of Park Aerospace at the company’s forthcoming annual shareholders meeting in July, according to a report by the Business Journal.

James Beeston, a former managing director and co-head of EMEA prime brokerage at Morgan Stanley who joined London-based hedge fund Marble Bar in March 2023, has quit the firm after just three months, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

The Managed Funds Association, the trade association for the global alternative asset management industry, has appointed Rachel Grand as vice president and senior counsel, based in the association’s New York office.

Multi-strategy hedge funds Citadel and Balyasny are both recruiting for their Hong Kong operations and, as has become fairly commonplace over the past year, it’s Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan they are looking to in their search for top talent, according

Collas Crill has appointed Chantelle Day as Counsel in its Corporate, Finance and Funds team in Cayman. Day trained and worked in a large Cayman Islands law firm for the first 12 years of her legal career and has spent

The Managed Funds Association, the trade association for the global alternative asset management industry, has appointed Jeffrey Himstreet as vice president and senior counsel, regulatory affairs.