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Goldman's Special Situations Group Names New Global Head
By Reuters
05/01/2013 3:26:04 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters)—Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has named Julian Salisbury to become head of its Global Special Situations Group, as current head Jason Brown retires, according to memos sent on Wednesday [May 1] that were obtained by Reuters.
Noble Hires Evans to Bolster Base Metals Operations
By Reuters
04/29/2013 3:07:01 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters)—Goldman Sachs' former senior physical metals trader Scott Evans will join Noble Group as the Hong Kong-based commodity trading house expands its base metals operations.
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Zames' Star Ascends in Latest JPMorgan Shakeup
By Reuters
04/29/2013 11:00:34 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters)—JPMorgan Chase & Co. said on Sunday [April 28] Matt Zames will fully assume the role of chief operating officer as his former partner in the job leaves, which was part of the latest management shakeup at the biggest U.
Ex-UBS Credit Trading Head Sets Up New Hedge Fund
By Reuters
04/22/2013 11:29:49 AM ET
LONDON (IFR)—The former head of European credit flow trading at UBS, Yassir Benjelloun-Touimi, has left the Swiss bank to set up a new hedge fund, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday [April 22].
The new fund, Arcade Capital Partners, is expected to be $150 million in size and will focus on the most liquid part of the market, one of the sources said.
Ricci Exit Ends Diamond Era at Barclays
By Reuters
04/18/2013 12:26:03 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters)—Rich Ricci, the boss of Barclays' investment bank who collected $26 million in deferred bonuses last month, is leaving the scandal-hit bank as its new chief executive seeks to cut back executive pay and repair its image.
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SAC Capital Loses Staff in Hong Kong at Challenging Time
By Reuters
04/15/2013 10:48:39 AM ET
HONG KONG (Reuters)—SAC Capital Advisors, run by hedge fund titan Steven Cohen, has lost seven staff in Hong Kong and relocated five others there to New York and London, according to regulatory filings and people familiar with the matter.
The departures come at a challenging time for the firm, with investors in February submitting redemption notices to pull around $1.
Citigroup Taps Chang to Head Asia Pacific Prime Finance
By Reuters
04/15/2013 10:22:29 AM ET
HONG KONG (Reuters)—Citigroup Inc. has named Joseph Chang as head of prime finance in Asia Pacific, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters on Monday [April 15].
Maverick Capital Partner Pausic to Launch Own Firm
By Reuters
04/04/2013 11:14:54 AM ET
BOSTON (Reuters)—Maverick Capital's Michael Pausic, who oversees media and telecommunications investments at the $9 billion hedge fund, will be starting his own hedge fund, two people familiar with the matter said.
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BofA Taps Ex-Morgan Stanley Exec as Asia Pacific Cap Intro Chief
By Reuters
04/02/2013 2:31:34 PM ET
HONG KONG (Reuters)—The prime brokerage unit of Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired former Morgan Stanley executive Deepak Abraham as head of capital strategy in Asia Pacific, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.
Bank of America's spokesman Mark Tsang confirmed the contents of the memo.
Goldman Senior Metals Trader Evans Leaves Bank
By Reuters
04/02/2013 11:49:02 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters)—Goldman Sachs' senior physical metals trader Scott Evans has left the U.S. investment bank in New York, becoming the second high-profile member of the physical base metals team to depart since mid-March, sources told Reuters.
BlackRock Bolsters Hedge Fund Unit With Credit Suisse Exec
By Reuters
03/22/2013 5:33:34 PM ET
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated throughout.
NEW YORK (Reuters)—BlackRock, the world's largest money manager, hired Andy Stewart, the head of one of Credit Suisse's hedge fund units, to bolster its own alternatives business.
Goldman Metals Sales Head David Freeland Quits
By Reuters
03/14/2013 11:05:19 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters)—Goldman Sachs' head of metals sales David Freeland has left the U.S. investment bank just over a year after being hired to build its physical copper book in London, market sources said.
Merrill Loses Head of Structured Products For Ultra-Wealthy
By Reuters
03/11/2013 3:14:17 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters)—The head of structured solutions for ultra-wealthy clients at Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch, Raphael Zagury, has resigned from his New York-based post, a source familiar with his departure said on Monday [March 11].
D.E. Shaw Hires Sack From N.Y. Fed, Ubide From Tudor
By Reuters
03/07/2013 11:16:00 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters)—D.E. Shaw & Co., a $28 billion hedge fund firm, known for its quantitative modeling, has hired a former top official from the Federal Reserve Bank and an economist from a rival hedge fund, to work in its macro investing unit, the firm said on Thursday [March 7].
Portman Square Scales Back, CEO Steps Down
By Reuters
03/06/2013 4:36:26 PM ET
LONDON/ZÜRICH, Switzerland (Reuters)—The chief executive of one of Europe's most talked-about new hedge fund firms has stepped down in a bid to save costs after a big investor pulled its support, people familiar with the situation said.
London-based Portman Square Capital was founded by Citigroup's former head of proprietary trading Sutesh Sharma last year but is yet to start trading.
Bank of New York's Pershing Reorganizes Top Management
By Reuters
03/06/2013 2:45:32 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters)—Former MetLife broker-dealer executive John Brett has joined Pershing LLC to run its managed investment business, the latest in a series of top management changes at Bank of New York Mellon Corp.'s securities services subsidiary.
Goldman Taps Brazil Investment Bank Co-Heads as Wainstein Quits
By Reuters
03/06/2013 11:40:48 AM ET
SÃO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters)—Goldman Sachs Group Inc. named bankers Fabio Bicudo and Antonio Pereira as co-heads of investment banking in Brazil, where the U.
Double Haven Hires Expedition's COO Bahra
By Reuters
03/04/2013 10:17:14 AM ET
HONG KONG (Reuters)—Double Haven Capital, one of the best performing Hong Kong-based hedge funds last year, has hired Expedition Advisors' chief operating officer Kam Bahra to help support growing investor interest in its credit funds, two sources said.
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Morgan Stanley's Fund-of-Funds Head Moving to Carlyle
By Reuters
02/25/2013 2:13:30 PM ET
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated throughout.
NEW YORK (Reuters)—The head of Morgan Stanley's fund-of-hedge-funds business, Jacques Chappuis, will leave the firm in May and join Carlyle Group LP as a managing director, according to an internal memo from the bank and a statement from Carlyle.
Ex-Soros CIO Begins Courting Capital For New Fund
By Reuters
02/20/2013 4:18:35 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters)—Keith Anderson, the former chief investment officer for billionaire trader George Soros' money management firm, is raising money for a new macro hedge fund, according to a person familiar with the firm.
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