Hedge fund Brevan Howard has added another in-house talent scout as it continues its London recruitment drive, according to a report by eFinancial Careers. New recruit Harry Simons, a former headhunter at Heidrick & Struggles, has been given a mandate to hire portfolio managers across global macro. He will reportedly be working alongside other recruitment focused staff including head of business development Tim Williams, who joined the firm in 2019 to recruit portfolio managers across Europe, and Angela Tovey-Stewart who joined in May 2022, with a remit to fill non-PM roles in London. Brevan Howard which, according to its website,

Ashley Wilson, head of the prime brokerage division at BNP Paribas, has quit the firm to join rival company UBS Group AG, according to a report by Bloomberg. Wilson, who joined BNP Paribas as part of a 2019 deal that saw the firm acquire clients and technology from Deutsche Bank AG, is a veteran of the prime brokerage business which lends cash and securities to hedge fund clients and executes their trades. Before joining Deutsche Bank and then BNP Paribas, Wilson worked at Morgan Stanley and Barclays Plc. At Deutsche Bank he  elped oversee large trades that allowed them firm

Man Group has named chief operating officer (COO), head of ESG, and general counsel Robyn Grew as its new president. Grew succeeds Shanta Puchtler, who is retiring, according to a report by Pension and Investments. The report cites an internal memo signed by Man Group CEO Luke Ellis for the information. As part of her appointment, New York-based Grew will assume responsibility for both Man Solutions, which creates and runs customised cross-engine investment programmes across the group’s five investment units, as well as Man FRM, Man Group’s hedge fund investment business. Central trading and bank relationships, including those with prime

Following its recent Annual General Meeting (8 July), the Jersey Funds Association (JFA) has elected a new-look committee as it continues to champion Jersey’s ecosystem for alternative funds.

Alter Domus, a provider of integrated solutions for the alternative investment industry, has appointed Gus Harris, head of AD data & analytics, to its Group Executive Board (GEB) where he will continue to report to Doug Hart, chief executive officer.

Vida Capital (Vida), a portfolio company of RedBird Capital Partners and Reverence Capital Partners, has appointed David Shapiro as a managing director. He will be based in New York and report to David Gussmann, senior managing director. In this role, Shapiro will be responsible for continuing to grow Vida’s alternative asset strategies across the capital spectrum and asset types.   Shapiro joins Vida from Monarch Alternative Capital, a special situations hedge fund, where he was a vice president focused on investments in financials, structured credit, and real estate across the capital structure in both the United States and Europe. At

MSCI Inc, a provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, has appointed Cristina Bondolowski as chief marketing officer and as a member of MSCI’s Executive Committee. Bondolowski will be responsible for the strategic development and execution of MSCI’s global marketing and communications programs in support of the firm’s global growth initiatives and client focus areas, including ESG and climate. She will oversee integrated marketing campaigns across multiple channels and deliver content-driven thought leadership to build awareness and engagement across MSCI’s tools, solutions, and global client base of institutional investors. She will be based in

Ballybunion Capital Limited (Ballybunion) has appointed Orla Philippon as chief executive officer following approval from the Central Bank of Ireland. An experienced funds industry specialist, Philippon takes over from Ballybunion founder Patrick O’Sullivan, who will continue as non-executive director for the firm as well as sit on client boards. Philippon joined Ballybunion in 2018, having previously worked for prominent financial institutions, and has been instrumental in successfully driving the integration project forward following the acquisition of the firm by JTC in 2021. Ballybunion is an independent boutique asset manager focusing on the premium end of the market. It provides independent

Forge Global Holdings, a global private securities marketplace, hired Johnathan H Short as its chief legal officer and promoted Jose Cobos, Forge’s current chief operating officer, to president.

FXCM Group (FXCM Group), an international provider of online foreign exchange and CFD trading services has appointed Paul Gyles as chief marketing officer (CMO). Gyles, a senior, strategic and transformational leader based in London, brings over 15 years of experience in director level marketing positions to FXCM. He previously held marketing director roles at online trading provider, IG as well as Sony and, most recently, M&G.   Gyles will be responsible for driving the branding and marketing strategy for FXCM, ensuring the leading provider of online FX and CFD trading continues to be client first, trader driven.   FXCM, recently