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A significant number of high-performing young traders from major investment banks make the leap to hedge funds, according to a review by eFinancialCareers of 15 star traders who first rose to prominence back in 2016.
Brevan Howard has lost the services of long-tenured macro portfolio manager Mike Graham, who joined the firm as a graduate in 2007, despite a recent improvement in performance at the hedge fund, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Singapore-based hedge fund Dymon Asia Capital has added senior investment talent as it continues to expand following a strong performance year, with the appointment of Wissam Mezrani as a portfolio manager in Singapore, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Some of the world’s largest multi-strategy hedge funds including Citadel, DE Shaw, and Point72 are offering summer internships with base salaries and bonuses that can reach six figures, as competition intensifies for top quantitative and machine learning talent, according to a report by Financial News London.
Steve Cohen has claimed the top spot in Bloomberg’s annual ranking of the world’s best-paid hedge fund managers, earning an estimated $3.4bn in 2025 from strong performance at his  firm Point72 Asset Management, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Balyasny Asset Management has hired Bank of America’s global head of fixed income, commodities and currencies (FICC) technology, as the hedge fund continues to strengthen its senior technology leadership following a strong year of performance, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Employee compensation remained a significant cost drag at Citadel last year, even as returns moderated, highlighting the structural pressures facing large multi-strategy hedge funds competing aggressively for talent, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Multi-strategy hedge fund Schonfeld Strategic Advisors has strengthened its volatility trading platform by hiring Arthur Goossens, formerly co-head of commodities trading at BNP Paribas, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ken Griffin’s multi-strategy hedge fund major Citadel has appointed AJ Bolduc, formerly of Goldman Sachs, to head Asia trading and equity capital markets within its International Equities team in Hong Kong, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Lone Pine Capital has promoted long-time investor Rahul Anne to portfolio manager, marking the first such appointment at the $19bn hedge fund founded by Stephen Mandel Jr in more than a decade, according to a report by Business Insider.
