St Louis-based wealth management firm Stifel is looking to strengthen its alternatives research capabilities with the appointment of a gatekeeper focused on hedge funds and liquid alternative strategies, according top a report by CityWire.

Millennium Management has recruited a former Goldman Sachs energy trading executive as a senior commodities portfolio manager in Jersey, adding to the hedge fund’s presence on the Channel Island as it continues to build out its energy trading capabilities, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

Balyasny Asset Management is continuing to expand its London operation, adding specialist roles focused on integrating and supporting portfolio managers as the hedge fund recruits across commodities, quantitative strategies and other areas, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

Brazilian hedge fund SPX Capital has lost its two main portfolio managers in Singapore as the firm continues to reshape its global operations following a period of weaker performance and investor outflows, according tp a report by Bloomberg.

Amsterdam-based electronic trading firm Optiver has hired Alexis Le Montagner as a global strategy manager in London, bringing in an executive with experience expanding financial businesses across international markets, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

Citadel has hired a former Citi psychotherapist as the multi-strategy hedge fund major continues to build out an in-house healthcare operation for its employees, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

Phil King, one of Australia’s best-known hedge fund managers, is preparing to retire from Regal Partners, sending shares in the listed investment firm sharply lower, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Deutsche Bank is rebuilding its energy trading franchise with a series of senior appointments, marking a significant expansion of its commodities capabilities more than a decade after the German lender largely retreated from the sector, according top a report by Bloomberg.

Capula Investment Management has hired two experienced energy traders as the hedge fund expands its presence in energy and commodities markets amid heightened volatility across the sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Balyasny Asset Management has hired Daniel Chen from BlackRock to lead a new team specialising in US investment-grade corporate credit, according to a report by Bloomberg citing an unnamed person familiar with the move.