Global multi-strategy investment firm Palliser Capital has appointed former Elliott Management Equity Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager, Steve Kasoff, as Chairman of Palliser Capital US, with effect from 1 March 2024.

Former Millennium Management money manager Sameer Garg has joined Caxton Associates to work in macro and cross asset volatility trading in Dubai, as part of the global macro hedge fund firm’s expansion plans in the emirate, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Yuriy Podoshev, a former Goldman Sachs MD who left the bank to join hedge fund giant Bridgewater Associates as an Engineering Director in late 2022, is returning to his former employer, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

DTCC, a post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has appointed Sharon Biran as a Managing Director and Chief Client Officer as of 25 March, succeeding Timothy Keady, who is set to leave the firm at the end of the month.

Taula Capital, a new hedge fund backed by Millennium Management which is set to launch with as much as $5bn in assets, has hired Ilana Kaufman, a Sales & Trading Vice President at Bank of America, as a Portfolio Manager in its fixed income team, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Balyasny Asset Management has added Peter Anderson, previously a Senior Research Scientist at Google, as a Senior AI Researcher to its applied artificial intelligence team, led by Charlie Flanagan, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

Law firm Ogier has relocated Ridhiima Kapoor, a Senior Transactional Specialist in its investment funds and corporate teams in the Cayman Islands, to Dubai. She will continue to advise on the establishment, launch and maintenance of investment funds including hedge funds and private equity funds.