Qube Research & Technologies has been on an aggressive hiring spree in the first half of 2024, adding several quantitative technologists from a diverse range of backgrounds to its new London office in the last month alone, according to a

Jordan Chirico, a former portfolio manager at Jefferies Financial, has resigned from his new role at restaurant franchiser FAT Brands, just two weeks amid serious fraud allegations linked to his previous position, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Global institutional trading network Liquidnet has appointed Jeffrey Crane as Head of International in the Americas. Crane is based in New York and reports directly to Alan Polo, Head of Equity Sales and Trading, Americas.

Dmitry Green, the former Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at Rokos Capital Management, has left the firm approximately six months after it appointed a second individual to the same position, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Multi-strategy hedge fund major Millennium Management has appointed Jeevan Kayam, as its APAC Platform Execution Lead, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

Financial services software provider Iress has appointed Alistair Morgan to the newly created role of Executive Managing Director – UK.

Shiprock Capital Management Limited, a London-based alternative investment management firm focused on Global Distressed and Special Situations, has appointed Fiona Stockings as Investor Relations and Business Manager.

Clear Street, a cloud-native financial technology firm and independent prime broker, has appointed Edward Tilly to the firm as President. Tilly joins Clear Street after a successful decade-long tenure as Chief Executive Officer at CBOE Global Markets.

Zurich-headquartered asset management group GAM has appointed Randel Freeman as Co-Head/Co-CIO of its new alternative investments unit – GAM Alternatives. Last year, Freeman was a candidate for CEO but withdrew for personal reasons.

Pirum, a provider of securities finance automation and connectivity solutions, has appointed Richard Marquis as its Director of Sales for North America.