Balyasny Asset Management, Millennium Management and Point72 Asset Management are among the hedge fund majors that have seen an increase in both AUM and headcount over the past year, according to a report by Pensions & Investments.

Steve Barbo is leaving his position as Treasurer at ExodusPoint, the $12bn hedge fund firm founded by Michael Gelband and Hyung Lee, having been with the business since before its debut as the largest ever hedge fund launch in 2018, according to a report by Business Insider.

Dymon Asia Capital, the Singapore-based hedge fund firm founded by Danny Yong and Keith Tan in 2008, has added to its team in the firm’s headquarters in the city state, as well as making appointments in its Hong Kong and Mumbai offices, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

Abacus Group, a managed services provider to hedge funds and other alternative investment firms, has appointed Anthony J D’Ambrosi as its new Chief Executive Officer, replacing Chris Grandi, who has transitioned to the post of Chairperson.

Millennium Management, the multi-strategy hedge fund major founded by Izzy Englander, has tapped another Goldman Sachs executive – the bank’s Global Treasurer, Philip Berlinski – for a senior management role at the New York-based firm.

Financial services tech provider Iress has appointed Rob Kirby as Head of Sales and Business Development for the EMEA region at QuantHouse, part of Iress and a provider of API data feeds to hedge funds, investment banks, brokers, market makers, financial technology providers and trading venues.

Nomura has appointed hedge fund veteran David Seif as Managing Director and Chief Economist for Developed Markets. Based in New York, Seif reports to Rob Subbaraman, Head of Global Macro Research, and Paul Nikodem, Head of US Fixed Income Research.

Global fintech specialist Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Frank Troise as President of Broadridge Trading & Connectivity Solutions and Vice Chairman of Broadridge Capital Markets, effective 29 April 2024.

Patrick Dowd, Head of Credit at Viking Global Investors, a US-based hedge fund firm focused on early and late stage venture investments, has left the company after three years, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Brevan Howard, the Jersey-headquartered global macro hedge fund firm co-founded by Alan Howard, has added to its digital assets arm with the appointment of Dmitrii Mylnev from London-based digital bank Revolut as a Senior Software Engineer.