Munro Named CEO of Aviva Investors
Euan Munro has been appointed CEO of Aviva Investors, the UK based manager with some £274bn in AUM as of the end of 2012, and which focuses on fixed income, real estate and multi-asset funds. Munro is...
View ArticlePioneer Investments Adds Portfolio Managers
Yerlan Syzdykov has taken over as head of Emerging Markets, Bond & High Yield at Pioneer Investments, as part of a number of people moves affecting the manager. Syzdykov remains lead portfolio...
View ArticleBrannan Joins Stenham Asset Management as Managing Director
Stenham Asset Management has hired Damian Brannan to the position of managing director. Brannan, who has been head of hedge fund advisory, UK and Asia, at Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) since 2009 will...
View ArticleHall Named CIO of Vanderbilt University’s $4B Endowment
After a national search, Anders W. Hall has been named Vanderbilt University’s new vice chancellor for investments and chief investment officer, effective Sept. 3 and pending Board of Trust approval....
View ArticleBurns Joins Cheyne Capital
Robert Burns leaves Gottex Brokers just two weeks after firm’s London office launch…
View ArticleMillennium Management Hires Keller as Head of European Business Development
Millennium Management, the $18.5 billion U.S. hedge fund manager run by Izzy Englander, has hired a head of European business development as the firm continues to capitalize on a strong environment for...
View ArticleTannenbaum Joins AllianceBernstein’s Alternatives Sales Team
AllianceBernstein L.P. (AllianceBernstein), announced today that Nina Tannenbaum has joined the firm as Managing Director of Alternatives sales and client services. Tannenbaum will work with...
View ArticleKovtuneko Joins Acadian Asset Management as Portfolio Manager
Boris Kovtunenko was named a senior vice president and portfolio manager at quantitative equity manager Acadian Asset Management. The position is new, said Katherine McMillan, spokeswoman; Mr....
View ArticleCahoon Joins Hutchin Hill Capital as Managing Director
Hutchin Hill Capital, Neil Chriss’ $1 billion hedge fund firm, is expanding its credit team. Jeff Cahoon is set to join the multistrategy firm in August as a managing director and head of high yield...
View ArticleOntario Retirement System’s Carmichael Retires
Ted Carmichael, managing director of multistrategy portfolio at the C$60.8 billion (US$59.2 billion) Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, Toronto, retired last week, confirmed John Pierce,...
View ArticleModi Joins Cube Capital as COO
Shailen Modi joins London firm, replacing Steve Kirk who leaves after six years..
View ArticleEton Park Capital Partner Irom Leaves Firm
Dan Irom, a senior managing director and partner at Eton Park Capital Management, has left the firm. Irom had been with Eric Mindich’s multistrategy shop since 2007. He worked on the long/short equity...
View ArticleGlickenhaus Vet Kleinberg Joins Ion Asset Management’s Marketing Team
Andrew Kleinberg recently joined Ion Asset Management as the Cayman-based hedge fund’s exclusive marketer in the U.S. Ion Asset Management, founded in 2006, manages a long/short, value hedge fund...
View ArticleDebt Trader Gold Joining Marathon Asset Management
Marathon Asset Management LP, a hedge-fund operator that oversees more than $10.5 billion of assets, hired JPMorgan (JPM) Chase & Co.’s Jason Gold as it bolsters its emerging-markets trading...
View ArticleEx Bridgewater Lawyer Confirmed as FBI Director
The Senate has confirmed James Comey as the new director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation by a 93 to 1 margin. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) had placed a hold on Comey’s nomination over questions about...
View ArticlePedicini Joins Harvard Management Copmany
Harvard University has hired a senior executive at its investment management arm to review how environmental, social and corporate governance aspects affect the holdings in its $30 billion endowment,...
View ArticleStaveley Joins Majedie to Run Equity Fund
Majedie has poached Richard Staveley from River & Mercantile (R&M) to join the team running its flagship £1.8bn UK Equity fund. At R&M Mr Staveley ran the firm’s UK Income and UK Smaller...
View ArticleZaske Rejoins Silver Creek as Director of Alternative Credit
Art Zaske rejoins FoHF and credit specialist as director of alternative credit…
View ArticleKazmierczak Joins Axonic Capital as MBS-Focused Portfolio Manager
Agency mortgage backed securities may have caused steep losses at some hedge funds earlier this year, but at least one firm is expanding its capabilities in the sector. Craig Kazmierczak started this...
View ArticleWende Joins Voltex Asia as COO
The founder of HK-based hedge fund Voltex Asia has hired Ingo Wende – a former colleague from Nomura Holding’s proprietary desk – to be the COO of the firm. ** Voltex was launched last year by...
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