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Neil Weller, formerly of Citadel, has joined political risk consultancy Eurasia Group, taking on the role of director of fixed income strategy in the firm’s London office, according to a report by Financial News London.
Mountain Point Credit Management LLC (Mountain Point), a systematic loan manager, has launched a US broadly syndicated loan investment platform with over $1.3bn in assets under management. The firm is led by Founder and CEO Kelly Byrne, who brings two decades of experience in the credit markets, and was previously senior portfolio manager and head of capital markets at Voya Investment Management.
London-headquartered multi-strategy hedge fund Eisler Capital is shutting its New York office and laying off 79 staff by December 28, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a recent filing with the New York State Department of Labor.
Multi-strategy hedge fund firm Balyasny Asset Management has bolstered its New York team by hiring Bernard Yiu, a mortgage-backed securities portfolio manager formerly at Verition, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Point72 Asset Management, the hedge fund firm founded by Steve Cohen has hired Bobby Previti, formerly a Bank of America managing director, as a macro portfolio manager in London, according to a report by Financial News London.
Verition Fund Management is expanding its energy trading platform in a year when many commodity specialists have struggled to generate returns hiring around 10 senior energy traders across London and Dubai over the past year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Macro specialist Capula Investment Management has added Point72 veteran rates trader Vinay Dhanuka to its London operation, as competition for top-tier portfolio managers intensifies across the hedge fund industry, according to a report by Financial News London.
Walleye Capital, the New York-headquartered multi-strategy hedge fund firm, has brought in former Eisler Capital Portfolio Manager Greg Bugaj while parting ways with Nomura alumnus Gunnar Tyler Henning, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Executive search firm Bay Street Advisors has expanded its hedge fund and alternatives practice with the appointment of Dominique Lawrence, who joins from joins from Jackson Lucas, as a director, according to a report by Hunt Scanlon Media.
Many senior New York hedge fund professionals are planning eventual relocations to Miami once their children leave for college, according to a report by eFinancial Careers citing veteran hedge fund recruiter Claude Schwab.
