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Gregory Galimberti, the Head of Americas Gasoline at TotalEnergies’ US trading arm, Atlantic Trading & Marketing Inc, has departed the energy major to join multi-strategy hedge fund Verition Fund Management, according to a report by Reuters citing three people familiar with the matter.
Citigroup is expanding its Asia rates and prime brokerage teams by up to 10% over the next year, as booming activity from hedge fund clients fuels growth across the region, according a report by Bloomberg citing to Paul Smith, the bank’s Head of Markets for Japan, North Asia, and Australia.
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, a multi-manager hedge fund with $14bn in AUM, has appointed Michael Grad, the former global head of business development at BlueCrest Capital, as its Chief Investment Initiatives Officer, according to a report by Business Insider.
Global law firm K&L Gates has expanded its hedge fund advisory capabilities with the hire of Robert Leonard, a seasoned attorney from Dechert LLP, as a Partner in its Asset Management and Investment Funds (AMIF) practice in New York.
Brevan Howard Asset Management is strengthening its digital asset ambitions with the hire of David Kalk, a former trader at Peter Thiel’s family office, to manage a new portfolio within its $1bn BH Digital Multi-Strategy Fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Balyasny Asset Management has tapped former Segantii trader Benoit Pedrono as a Portfolio Manager focused on equities and delta one strategies, marking a notable hire in its continued Asia expansion, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Fourier Asset Management LLP, a new London-based global credit long-short hedge fund firm, which employs a data-driven, quantitative trading strategy to focus on global relative value opportunities, has appointed Mark A Rieder as a Senior Advisor.
Qube Research & Technologies, the quantitative hedge fund spun out of Credit Suisse, is continuing its strategic pivot beyond pure quant by poaching top-ranked equity researchers from the sell side, including veterans from Barclays, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Alex Blanchard, a veteran short-term interest rate (STIR) trader and former Goldman Sachs executive, has joined hedge fund giant Millennium Management as a portfolio manager in Dubai – his second hedge fund role in the city this year, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Neville Shah, co-founder of shuttered hedge fund Kodai Capital Management, has joined $77bn multi-strategy powerhouse Millennium Management as a senior member of its equities management team, according to a report by Bloomberg citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
