Category Archives: People Moves
Leadership and Tech Transitions Shake Up Citadel:
(HedgeCo.Net) The hedge fund technology stack and executive leadership are undergoing notable transitions at some of the biggest U.S. players, with implications for strategy execution, quant capabilities, and risk infrastructure. Even as hedge fund performance posted robust figures in 2025, […]
Hedge Funds Battle for Human Capital
(HedgeCo.Net) In 2025 and into 2026, hedge funds are confronting an intensifying hiring battle. With market performance rebounds and expanded strategy scopes, employee demand — especially among elite traders, data scientists, and portfolio architects — now outstrips supply. Employees Hold […]
BlackRock Secures Citi Mandate, Expands Wealth Management Footprint
(HedgeCo.Net) — In one of the most consequential moves in the alternative asset space this week, BlackRock has announced the appointment of Rob Jasminski, previously head of Citi Investment Management (CIM), to lead a newly expanded business overseeing roughly $80 billion in Citi wealth assets under […]
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 […]