News category: People Moves
HSBC Makes Senior Equity Derivatives Hires
Sep 9, 2024
HSBC has hired former cross asset solutions heads from Societe Generale and Credit Suisse to bulk out its equity derivatives sales team.
Continue readingAPG Commodities PM To Join Quant Hedge Fund
Sep 5, 2024
Gillis Björk Danielsen, expert portfolio manager and research lead of commodities, will leave USD595 billion asset manager APG in Amsterdam in October. He will join the multi-strategy quantitative hedge fund…
Continue readingSimplify Adds To QIS Team
Sep 4, 2024
Raina Mathur, ex-managing director and head of institutional solutions and cross asset sales at Barclays in New York, has joined USD5.7 billion Simplify Asset Management as head of business development,quantitative investment strategies.
Continue readingHong Kong Exchange Head Joins G.H. Financials
Sep 3, 2024
Raymond Wong, previously head of EMEA business development at Hong Exchange in London, joined derivatives clearing house G.H. Financials on September 2 as a managing director. He is based in Hong Kong and is responsible for executing the firm’s growth strategy and enhancing operations in the Asia Pacific region.
Continue readingEx-Velliv Chief Joins Danish Pension Fund For Academics
Aug 23, 2024
John Hydeskov, former deputy chief investment officer at USD40 billion Danish pension plan Velliv, has joined Denmark’s pension fund for academics AkademikerPension, with USD20 billion in assets under management, as head of investment risk and strategy. He will start on September 18 and will remain based in Copenhagen.
Continue reading36 South Principal Departs
Aug 7, 2024
Diego Parrilla, principal and portfolio manager at 36 South Capital Advisors in London, has left.
Continue readingCiti QIS Structurer Joins Eastspring To Boost Systematic Offering
Jul 29, 2024
Tushar Subhra Mandal, previously a director responsible for quantitative investments structuring at Citi in Singapore, has joined USD237 billion Eastspring Investments as director, multi-asset portfolio manager. Mandal said that there is a growing need and intention for adopting a systematic investing approach and he will…
Continue readingPeople Move Roundup: Campbell & Company, MerQube, Cbus Super Fund
Jul 11, 2024
In this week’s EQDerivatives People Move Roundup, we report on the latest buyside and sellside moves, including new additions at Campbell & Company, Société Générale and more.
Continue readingVeritas’ New CIO Likes Hedge Fund, Systematic Strategies
Jul 2, 2024
Laura Wickström has been promoted to chief investment officer at EUR4.6 billion Veritas Pension Insurance Company.
Continue readingPeople Move Roundup: Société Générale, Millennium, Brevan Howard
Jun 26, 2024
In this week’s EQDerivatives People Move Roundup, we report on the latest buyside and sellside moves, including new additions at Brevan Howard, Natixis CIB, and more.
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