The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has promoted Jillien Flores from Executive Vice President, Head of Global Government Affairs to Chief Advocacy Officer, a newly established position within the organisation.
Citadel Securities, the market-making firm owned by Citadel boss Ken Griffin has bolstered its institutional derivatives business with the hire of equity market’s forecasting veteran Scott Rubner from Goldman Sachs, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Multi-strategy hedge fund manager Polar Asset Management Partners has appointed Jason Cope as Head of Global Fixed Income & Rates, responsible for leading and accelerating the growth of the firm’s Rates & Credit strategy business.
Hedge funds, including Millennium Management, Citadel, Balyasny Asset Management, and Squarepoint Capital, are increasingly recruiting meteorologists and climate data scientists as extreme weather events drive volatility in commodities markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Veteran quant trader Jeff Berton has made the leap from investment banking to hedge funds, joining multi-strategy major Millennium as Global Head of Equity Volatility Risk in New York, according to a report by eFinancialCareers.
Hedge fund Point72 has hired Kendall Jager, a former Millennium data scientist and one of Forbes’ “30 Under 30” alumni, as Head of AI for Investment Services, according to a report by eFinancial Careers citing a social media post by
Jain Global, the hedge fund founded by ex-Credit Suisse trader Bobby Jain, has added Anthony Davis, a former Citadel Portfolio Manager specialising in convertible bond trading, to its team, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Cyril Brudy, a Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager at hedge fund Dymon Asia, is moving to the firm’s Dubai office from Singapore, as the firm looks to bolster its operation in the emirate, according to a report by Financial News.
Malcolm Pratt, Head of Hedge Fund sales Trading in Europe at Bank of America has resigned to take up a new role at Clear Street, a fast-growing independent prime broker which launched operations in the UK in December, according to
The talent flow between private equity and hedge funds continues, with Apollo’s Asia-Pacific Chief Operating Officer, Mark Berg, making the switch to Millennium Management as its new Asia-Pacific Chief Financial Officer in Singapore, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
