Multi-strategy hedge fund major Millennium Management has appointed Matthias Traut, the former Head of European Research for Global Fixed Income and Macro at rival Citadel as Portfolio Manager, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Obra Capital, an alternative asset management firm focused on investments in insurance special situations, structured credit, asset-based finance and longevity, has appointed Vlad Sorokulov as Managing Director, Portfolio Management and Pricing.
International law firm Perkins Coie has added private funds partner Kerry Potter McCormick, who advises private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, credit funds and funds-of-funds, to the firm’s corporate and financial regulation practices in New York.
New York-headquartered multi-strategy hedge fund firm Walleye Capital has cut about a dozen positions mainly in its investment team, including Senior Portfolio Manager Michael Martin, who served as Head of Equity Capital Markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Novare, a South Africa-based provider of investment solutions to institutional investors and family offices, has appointed Handré Retief as its new equity and fixed income portfolio manager, according to a report by Citywire.
Nabil Oujjane, the founder of multi-strategy hedge fund firm Aster Capital Management, which manages funds on behalf of Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, is relocating from London to Dubai, joining the growing number of portfolio managers operating from the emirate, according to
BNP Paribas Wealth Management has lost the services of Agnes Sng, Managing Director and Regional Head of Investment Funds Advisory for Hong Kong and Singapore, according to a report by Fund Selector Asia citing an unnamed source familiar with the
Global macro major Brevan Howard now has 100 staff working from its office in Abu Dhabi, making it the first global hedge fund firm in the United Arab Emirates to reach the headcount milestone, according to a report by Financial
New York-headquartered multi-strategy hedge fund firm Walleye Capital is to close its Houston office, with Jim Rowe, Senior Portfolio Manager and Managing Director, also leaving the business, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Acuity Knowledge Partners, a research, analytics, staffing and technology provider to the financial services sector including hedge funds and private equity firms, has appointed Jon O’Donnell as Chief Operating Officer.
