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Freddie Sizer, the former Head of European Physical Gas Trading at Freepoint Commodities, is launching a new hedge fund aimed at capitalising on heightened volatility in Europe’s energy markets, according to a report Bloomberg.
Abra, a global platform for digital asset prime services and wealth management, has appointed David Streltsoff as Global Head of Institutional Sales. He will report directly to Bill Barhydt, the company’s Founder and CEO.
Multi-manager hedge fund firm Cinctive Capital Management has seen the departure of several key figures, including its Deputy Chief Investment Officer Michale Haddad and Head of Macro Giles Coppel, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Former Tribeca Investment Partners star hedge fund manager Jun Bei Liu has made the first key hire for her upcoming long-short fund, scheduled to launch next year, with the appointment of Jason Todd as Chief Executive Officer and Head of Distribution, according to a report by Bloomberg.
More than half of the Hong Kong-licensed employees who have left Segantii Capital Management since May have landed new roles at rival hedge funds including Jain Global and Qube Research & Technologies, as the firm grapples with insider trading allegations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Eugene Tang is the latest hedge fund quant to avoid a period of gardening leave by opting to join a tech company rather than a rival firm with a switch to artificial intelligence leader OpenAI as a “member of technical staff”, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Kayenta, a technology firm focused on hedge fund treasury solutions, has appointment of Vince Gerosa as Managing Director, Americas Head of Product to lead the firm’s product strategy and development in the region.
Activist Gatemore Capital Management has appointed Casey Herren as its new Director of Business Development to lead partner relations and capital formation efforts, and support its turnaround, recovery, and growth opportunity-focused equities strategy across UK and US public markets.
Multi-strategy hedge fund major Millennium Inc has added to its trading team with the appointment of Ziad Kerbage, a former equity derivatives trader at JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, as a Senior Portfolio Manager, according to a report by Financial Careers.
Three former Portfolio Managers in Brevan Howard’s systematic macro team, who left the $35bn Jersey-headquartered global macro hedge fund firm earlier this year, have now all found new homes, according to a report by eFinancial careers.
