Veteran macro trader Brent Cook has joined Fulcrum Asset Management as a portfolio manager, continuing a career that has taken him across major banks and hedge funds in Europe and Australia, according to a report by eFinancial careers.
Balyasny Asset Management has parted company with senior commodities specialist Damien Courvalin, who joined the firm in 2023 to head up a commodities intelligence group, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Millennium Management has hired veteran equity investor Daniel Mazur as a senior portfolio manager, marking the latest move in the ongoing competition for investment talent among the largest multi-strategy hedge funds, according to a report by Business Insider.
Female representation at senior partnership level across UK hedge funds, private equity firms and other financial services partnerships has shown little progress, according to a report by Reuters citing new research from law firm Fox & Partners.
Two senior energy traders, Toby Sheppard and Max Iakovlev have left Balyasny Asset Management LP’s London office, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources. Both were part of the firm’s power and gas trading team.
Hedge fund Millennium Management has recruited three equities traders from rival Citadel as competition for investment talent intensifies among the industry’s largest multi-strategy firms, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Activist hedge fund Irenic Capital Management has hired former Apollo Global Management principal E‑Fei Wang as managing director and head of private equity as the firm expands its private equity practice, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Allen Wienberg as its new Chief Growth and Strategy Officer – a newly created role at the firm, with a remit to increase the profitability and competitiveness of the business.
Macro hedge fund Taula Capital Management has recruited a seven-person trading team from key backer Millennium Management, underscoring founder Diego Megia’s continued build-out of the firm’s trading capabilities, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Multi-strategy hedge fund major Millennium has hired Samuel Krasnik, a former Goldman Sachs quantitative strategist who most recently worked at rival hedge fund Citadel, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
