US hedge fund Schonfeld which increased its London footprint by 50% in 2021, and continued building out its team in the UK capital with the appointment of women to several key positions, according to a report by eFinancialCareers. The appointment of Niamh Taylor, a former managing director in prime and alternative sales at JPMorgan, as head of EMEA in June this year, was described as a “milestone” by chief strategy officer Danielle Pizza, and further notable female appointments have followed. Katie Tester, has joined Schonfeld from Eisler as director of business development, having previously spent eight years at Goldman Sachs,

Strix Leviathan, a quantitative investment firm providing investors with actively managed exposure to the digital asset ecosystem, has appointed Matthew McBrady, PhD, as head of strategy. McBrady will advise on the firm’s trading and investment strategies and oversee future growth plans. McBrady brings nearly 25 years of experience as an investor, academic, and economic policy advisor. As an investor, he most recently served as CIO of BlackRock’s multi-strategy hedge fund, a $1.5 billion fund he helped build and run beginning in 2014.  Prior to that, he served as Managing Director and Head of Investment Strategy and Risk Management at alternative

Ultimus LeverPoint Private Fund Solutions, a tech-driven private fund administrator, has appointed Scott Trimble as Senior Vice President of Business Development. 

Hedge fund Citadel and market maker Citadel Securities have doubled their combined headcount in Europe to roughly 750 since the start of 2019, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites a spokesman for the company as confirming that London, with about 700 staff, remains Citadel’s biggest European hub but that its centres in both Dublin and Zurich are also expanding. Citadel’s office in Paris is also reported to be on the actively searching for new talent. Citadel, headed by billionaire investor Ken Griffin, currently employs about 4,200 people globally and is benefiting from the recent trend of trading

Izzy Englander’s Millennium has added to its EMEA middle office team this month with the appointment of Karl Hopper as its new middle office head for the region, and Simon Lodder as the new head of advisory compliance for EMEA, according to a report by eFinancialCareers.

Dechert LLP has appointed Matthias Kerbusch as a partner in the firm’s financial services group on Luxembourg.

LPA, a financial markets software and advisory firm, has appointed Matthias Schulz as chief technology officer (CTO) to oversee the development of LPA’s technology stack. Schulz joins LPA with a wealth of experience, having previously held positions at ITERGO, Solera, Ingenico and ING.  Having led large technology teams and transformational projects, Schulz will lead all of LPA’s engineering efforts going forward, and play a key role in helping LPA  accelerate the transformation of financial markets through next-generation technology.  

Invast Global has appointed Stephen Tudjman as Global Head of Legal and Compliance. Tudjman joins from AUSIEX, where he was Head of Legal and Governance. Prior to this role, Tudjman held senior legal positions across the financial services industry including General Counsel, MLC and NAB Wealth and as Senior Legal Counsel for AMP. Tudjman was also a consultant for Ashurst, where he advised a range of key Australian financial services institutions on compliance, regulatory obligations and management of regulators. Tudjman joins the Legal and Compliance team in Sydney effective immediately.