Quant equity specialist Harindra de Silva, along with longtime colleagues Ryan Brown and David Krider, has joined AJO Vista, the boutique quant firm led by founder Ted Aronson, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.
Aquis Exchange executive Max Wildenberg has joined quantitative investment firm Qube Research & Technologies, where he will focus on business development across European equities and futures, according to a report by the Trade.
Multi-strategy hedge fund major Millennium has appointed Vicky Mok as a fixed income trader, bringing in a seasoned sales and trading professional with experience at both Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, according to a report by The Trade.
Chris Weltzer, Partner and Industrials Portfolio Manager at Balyasny Asset Management, the $25bn Chicago multi-strategy hedge fund founded by Dmitry Balyasny in 2001, has retired from the firm, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.
Brannon Batson is the latest hardware engineer to defect from DE Shaw to high-frequency trading giant Hudson River Trading (HRT) as the firm continues to deepen its investment in ASIC-based infrastructure, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Citadel has hired William Dealtry, a key contributor to ArcticDB, the low-latency time series database developed in-house by Man Group, marking the second high-profile engineering defection from the London hedge fund’s prized technology unit, according to eFinancial Careers.
BP Plc is weighing former Centrica CEO Sam Laidlaw and ex-BHP chair Ken MacKenzie as potential successors to outgoing chairman Helge Lund, amid an ongoing activist campaign from hedge fund Elliott Management, according to a report by Sky News.
James Elford, the former Chief Technology Officer of crypto-focused, crowdsourced hedge fund Numerai, has joined proprietary trading firm DRW as a Senior Research Engineer in London, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Andon Hong Kong Ltd, the investment arm of Chinese medical device maker Andon Health Co, is expanding its global alternatives footprint with the opening of a New York office, marking a significant move into hedge fund and private market investing,
Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, is pleased to announce its 2025 global Partner and Of Counsel promotions. The 16 newly appointed lawyers represent the breadth of talent and leadership of the international law firm with promotions spanning
