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Hong Kong-based hedge fund Trafalgar Capital Management has strengthened its investment team with the appointment of Michael Rothlin as chief investment officer responsible for its macro trading strategies, according to a report by FX Markets.
Brevan Howard has seen several senior departures from its commodities investment business over the past year, as experienced portfolio managers and strategists have moved to rival firms, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
A former senior recruitment executive at Bridgewater Associates has revealed the unconventional interview questions he used to identify candidates he believed had the conviction, resilience and independence needed to succeed at the hedge fund, according top a report by Fortune.
A former senior partner at Davidson Kempner Capital Management has claimed that the hedge fund still owes him $80m following his departure from the firm, in a legal dispute that has exposed allegations of internal tensions at they firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund managers and other alternative investment firms are increasingly considering moving employees and operations from Singapore to Hong Kong and other financial centres offering more favourable tax regimes, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association.
Fasanara Capital, led by Francesco Filia (pictured) has appointed former Man Group executive James Hylands to lead a newly established artificial intelligence lab as the alternative investment firm looks to embed AI across its investment and operational infrastructure.
ExodusPoint is giving senior positions to a group of traders and investment professionals from Hong Kong hedge fund Ovata Capital as the US multi-manager expands its Asian operations, according to a report by eFinancial Careers
Bill Ackman’s (featured) investment vehicle Pershing Square Holdings has appointed Ranjani Kearsley, an investment executive at B-FLEXION and a board member of Twelve Securis, as an independent non-executive director, according to a report by ArtemisBM.
US hedge fund North Rock Capital Management has hired Pierre Doulcet as a systematic equity portfolio manager in London, in what appears to be the first step in an expansion of its quantitative equities platform in Europe, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Cinctive Capital Management is expanding its multi-manager hedge fund platform with a new office in West Palm Beach and the appointment of two veteran portfolio managers who will focus on investments in the healthcare and technology sectors.
