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BTIG, a specialist in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services, has promoted Jennifer Mermel to the newly-created role of Chief Strategy Officer and appointed Kyle Czepiel as Chief Operating Officer.
Sean Gallagher, a Goldman Sachs Group veteran of some 18 years, has joined Lazard Ltd’s asset management unit to run a roughly $3bn business after shutting down his hedge fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Eastspring Investments and Barings have both reduced headcount in their China hedge fund operations as they battle to gain traction in the RMB6tn ($840bn) local market, according to a report by Bloomberg
Samuel Tisch, a grandson of the late billionaire Larry Tisch, has ended a ten-year stint at family friend Izzy Englander’s Millennium Management, to set up his own hedge fund firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Less than 0.3% of the applicants for the internship programme at Citadel and its market-making affiliate Citadel Securities in Sydney, Australia have been successful in securing a place, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ogier’s corporate, fiduciary and fund administration services business Ogier Global has appointed David Fowler as European Head of Fund Administration, as the business continues to expand its broad range of services for international fund managers.
Hazeltree, a provider of treasury and liquidity management solutions for the alternative asset management industry, has  appointed Scott Metro as its Chief Information Security Officer.
TT International, the hedge fund founded by Tim Tacchi in 1988 and acquired by SMBC in 2020 has continued to expand despite poor performance, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.Â
DWS has appointment  Dan Robinson as EMEA head of alternative credit to accelerate its private credit footprint. This appointment comes as DWS delivers on an initiative to grow its €114b Alternatives franchise. DWS’s Alternatives business has a 50-year plus track record including particular strength in real estate, infrastructure and liquid real assets.
TOP STORY: Multi-strategy major Millennium Management is continuing to add talent to its team in Hong Kong with three recent appointments – Jingo Hing, Alexander Wilton, and Vinay Srinivas, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
