Category Archives: People Moves
Michael Burry Deregisters His Hedge Fund, Signals New Chapter
(HedgeCo.Net). Legendary contrarian investor Michael Burry — known for his prescient bets ahead of the 2008 housing-crisis and later popularised in the film The Big Short — has formally deregistered his hedge fund Scion Asset Management, according to a filing […]
Talent Power Shift: Hedge Funds in a Hiring Crunch
(HedgeCo.Net) The global hedge fund industry is undergoing a notable shift in its talent strategy: employees are gaining the upper hand. According to recent reporting, hedge funds increasingly face a challenge in hiring, retention and loyalty, even as capital remains […]
Changing Talent Landscape Reflects Broader Market Regime Shift
(HedgeCo.Net) Another lens on the hiring story: the evolving talent landscape in hedge funds is not just HR-driven — it signals a broader change in how the industry views investment strategy, infrastructure and behaviour. Financial Content The recalibration Hedge funds are […]
Talent Exodus at Citadel LLC Highlights Intensifying Hedge-Fund Recruitment War
(HedgeCo.Net) The hedge-fund industry’s “talent war” is intensifying, with Citadel LLC — led by Ken Griffin and managing about USD 69 billion in AUM — experiencing a stream of high-profile departures in its business development (BD) and trading teams. Business Insider […]
Top Hedge Fund Talent Movement: Brevan?Howard Hires Prominent Rates Trader
(HedgeCo.Net) In the competitive world of hedge funds, talent acquisition remains a strategic differentiator. Recently, the major hedge fund Brevan Howard announced it had hired Robbie Anderson, former Head of Flow Rates Sales at Nomura, as portfolio manager. FNLondon Details of […]
Co-Founder Of Blackstone’s Hedge Fund Arm To Step Down To Start A Family Office
New York (HedgeCo.net) – One of the founders of Blackstone’s alternative credit platform, GSO, is leaving the company to found a family office to invest capital and work alongside management teams. Doug Ostrover will step down as a Senior Managing […]
29 Hedge Funds opened in Florida in 2015
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Miami and South Florida is back in the news as the area continues to attract hedge funds and financial companies. In a column named “Hedge funds eye Florida’s ‘New Manhattan’“, CNBC’s hedge and private equity funds […]
The Revolving Door: Fed Chief Bernanke To Advise At Hedge Fund Citadel
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Citadel Investment, the hedge fund founded by billionaire Ken Griffin and one of the largest on Wall Street with over $25 billion in assets under management, has hired former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke […]
Hedge Fund People: Jennifer Cahill Joins Investcorp
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Investcorp, a leading provider and manager of alternative investment products with approximately $11 billion in assets under management, today announced that Jennifer Cahill has joined the firm’s Hedge Funds business as a Managing Director within its […]
David Burnett Appointed as Head of Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services in Europe, Middle East and Africa
To support the continued momentum of Northern Trust’s hedge fund administration business, Northern Trust (Nasdaq:NTRS) has appointed David Burnett as head of Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Based in London, Burnett will lead […]
Former Federal Reserve Governor Joins NY Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Former Federal Reserve governor Jeremy C. Stein has agreed to consult at $20 billion hedge fund BlueMountain Capital Management, the Wall Street Journal reports. Stein is also a Harvard economics professor. The WSJ says: “Hedge funds, […]
Hedge Fund People: Rothschild Asset Management Appoints New CEO
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Michael Woods has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Rothschild Asset Management Inc., the US asset management business of the Rothschild Group Most recently, Woods was Head of the Americas, Global Client Group for Deutsche […]