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The talent war between Citadel and Balyasny Asset Management has flared up again with Ken Griffin’s Miami-based firm alleging that several Citadel employees misappropriated confidential information before leaving to join Balyasny, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Amir Fais, a former Goldman Sachs managing director and head of EMEA emerging markets rates trading who joined Eisler Capital as a macro and emerging market focused Portfolio Manager, in May, has left after just three months, according to a report by eFinancial careers.
Multi-strategy hedge fund Balyasny Asset Management saw four portfolio managers depart its stock-picking business in early August, with two known to be heading to rival multi-manager firms, according to a report by Business Insider.
Alex Ginsburg, a 21-year veteran of Two Sigma, the New York-based, tech-driven hedge fund firm founded by John Overdeck and David Siegel, has taken medical leave from his role as Chief Investment Officer for equities research, according to a report by Business Insider.
Hazeltree, a New York-headquartered provider of treasury and liquidity management solutions for the alternative asset management industry, has appointed Vlad Berson as the company’s new Chief Marketing Officer.Â
Multi-strategy hedge fund major Balyasny Asset Management has continued its global recruitment drive with the addition of four portfolio managers in four different cities, Miami, London, New York, and Dubai, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Anders Helgesen has joined the exodus of salespeople and traders from Credit Suisse moving from the bank to take up the position of portfolio manager at hedge fund Millennium, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Cboe Global Markets, a major derivatives and securities exchange network, has appointed Mandy Xu as Vice President and Head of Derivatives Market Intelligence with a remit to produce insights and analysis on derivatives market themes and flows.
Abacus Life, a buyer of life insurance policies and alternative asset manager specialising in specialty insurance products serving hedge fund and other investment managers, has appointed Seth Miller as the firm’s new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
CJ Lanktree, who ran distressed debt trading for Deutsche Bank between 2003 and 2012, is back in a similar role at the bank, running its US distressed business, after parting company with hedge fund Solus Alternative Asset Management, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
