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BlueCrest, the hedge fund-turned-family office, founded by Mike Platt, has appointed Mahdi Besri, currently Head of MENA Rates and FX trading at HSBC in Dubai, as a Portfolio Manager, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Shashank Vij, Head of Operations and Engineering at crypto investment products fintech Menai Financial Group has joined macro hedge fund firm Rokos Capital Management as a Software Developer with a found on research technology, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
The transfer of funds from Odey Asset Management, in the wake of multiple allegations of sexual assault against the founder Crispin Odey, is continuing, with the firm confirming that the Odey Opportunity Fund and manager Geoffrey Marson have moved to Cannacord Genuity.
Derivatives and securities exchange network Cboe Global Markets has made changes and new appointments to its senior leadership team, including the appointment of Catherine Clay to the new role of Global Head of Derivatives.
Multi-strategy hedge fund major Millennium Management has appointed Gideon Mann as its new Global Head of AI, Technology, with responsibility for building out a new team to help the firm “navigate the AI space”.
Propellant.digital, an analytics FinTech that captures and analyses global trading activity to drive business decisions, has made a senior addition to its team with the appointment of Oliver Haste as Head of EMEA Product.
Polaris Capital Management has promoted Jason Crawshaw to Executive Vice President. He will now serve in an executive management position while retaining his existing role as a Portfolio Manager at the firm.
BlueCrest Capital Management, the Mike Platt-founded hedge fund firm-turned family office, has added trading talent to its staff roster in Asia with a particular focus on Singapore, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Health reasons have prompted Jos Shaver, the founder of $3bn New York-based hedge fund firm Electron Capital Partners, to step-down from his role as Chief Investment officer and Managing Partner of the business, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Two Sigma, a quant hedge fund with nearly $60bn in AUM, has put one of its researchers on leave after the employee tampered with the firm’s investment models, resulting in some clients losing money, according to a report by Bloomberg.
