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Nagaraj Pangal, Nomura’s former Co-Global Head of FX and Emerging Markets, has resurfaced at multi-strategy hedge fund Verition, where he will run an emerging markets macro strategy as a Portfolio Manager in Singapore, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Ning Jin, the former CIO of Viking Global Investors, is preparing to debut his long-awaited hedge fund spin-out, Avantyr Capital, with a team of nearly 20 professionals and more than $1bn in anticipated launch capital, according to a report by Business Insider.
Point72 Asset Management has hired Shinji Ogawa, a senior equities executive from JPMorgan, as its new Head of Japan amid intensifying competition for talent in one of the world’s most active hedge fund markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
New York-based hedge fund firm Walleye Capital has appointed Portfolio Managers Jared Baker and Conor McDonnell to lead a new financial sector equities investment strategy as the $8bn manager continues to refine its multi-strategy platform, according to a report by Bloomberg.
ExodusPoint Capital has appointed Sridhar Nimmagadda as its new Head of AI Transformation, marking another high-profile move in the hedge fund industry’s push to embed generative AI into trading and operations, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Sona Asset Management is preparing to appoint Cheyne Capital’s David Hill as its new Chief Financial Officer, replacing departing CFO Iain Colquhoun, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
Joe Arcadi, a former Portfolio Manager in hedge fund Walleye’s now disbanded credit team in its Stamford, Connecticut office, has joined Bank of America in New York as a Macro Credit Trader, according to a report by eFinancial Careers citing a LinkedIn post.
Bobby Jain’s $5.3bn hedge fund Jain Global has hired Gregoire Thomas, a former Millennium Management portfolio manager, as a Portfolio Manager in Hong Kong as it continues to scale its global platform, according to a report by Financial News.
Ken Griffin’s $68bn hedge fund firm Citadel is pushing deeper into Asia-Pacific commodities markets with the launch of an Australian trading desk, anchored by the hire of Keith Handbury, a senior trader from Shell, according to a report by Bloomberg.
One of Deutsche Bank’s top hedge fund salespeople, Ryan Bouchikhi, is set to leave the German lender for a hedge fund. While his new employer hasn’t been confirmed, a report by eFinancial Careers has suggested it could be Balyasny Asset Management.
