Fulcrum Asset Management has appointed former Rokos Capital Management Partner and Investment Officer Luke Sadrian as a Portfolio Manager within its Discretionary team, specialising in commodities.

Jorn Grodeland, a 17-year veteran of Brevan Howard, where he held a Portfolio Manager role, has joined ExodusPoint Capital Management, the New York-headquartered hedge fund firm founded by Michael Gelband and Hyung Lee.

In an unusual career pivot, Eike Schick, a 37-year-old partner at Citadel in London, has stepped away from the high-stakes world of hedge fund trading to enrol as a student at King’s College London, according to a report by eFinancial

HSBC has strengthened its macro trading capabilities with the appointment of Joseph Mouwad as Head of CEEMEA Emerging Markets Rates Trading in London, marking a return to the City for the seasoned Portfolio Manager and Trader, according to a report

ExodusPoint Capital Management continues to deepen its presence in the Middle East with the recent relocation of Berhe Tesfayohannes to its Dubai office, marking another strategic shift in its global portfolio manager footprint, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

One of the hedge fund industry’s most high profile new entrants, Taula Capital Management, has pulled off a high-profile hiring coup, securing veteran Morgan Stanley trader Mehdi Belhachmi just weeks before he was set to join Goldman Sachs, according to

Qomply, a leading provider of financial markets regulatory technology solutions for hedge funds, banks, and trading venues, has appointed Dan Fletcher to the position of Transaction Reporting Manager.

Balyasny Asset Management has added former Deutsche Bank bond trader Jamie Mansell to its macro team, as the $25bn multi-strategy hedge fund continues to ramp up hiring across its investment platform, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Millennium Management has made two senior additions to its fast-expanding credit franchise – Jonathan Grau, previously a partner at Laurion Capital, and Christopher Reich, a credit index trader from Brevan Howard, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Jonathan Finney, Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific Business Development at Citadel Securities – Citadel founder Ken Griffin’s market-making business – has exited the firm, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.