Hoang Joins Scotia as Senior Derivatives Strategist
The asset management arm of Bank of Nova Scotia has hired Damian Hoang as a senior derivatives strategist to assist some of its well-known money managers.
The asset management arm of Bank of Nova Scotia has hired Damian Hoang as a senior derivatives strategist to assist some of its well-known money managers.
Moore Capital Management LP, the hedge fund founded by Louis Bacon, hired former Morgan Stanley executive Patrick Lynch as a credit portfolio manager at the $15 billion firm, according to an investor.
Sir David Cooksey, the former chairman of UK Financial Investments, the vehicle that holds the government’s stake in bailed-out banks, has joined the advisory board of Strategic Value Partners (SVP), a hedge fund, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Oak Hill Advisors (OHA), an over $13bn manager of credit hedge funds and distressed funds, has hired former UBS employee Declan Tiernan as managing director in the client coverage group, according to an announcement Thursday by the New York-headquartered firm.
Two Sigma Investments, which runs approximately $9 billion in hedge fund investments, has hired Wray Thorn, who was until recently a senior managing director at Marathon Asset Management, as chief investment officer for “private markets investments” for its Two Sigma Holdings division, a new position.
Eric Evans, a portfolio manager focused on healthcare at Steve Cohen’s $14bn hedge fund titan SAC Capital, has departed the firm, HFMWeek can exclusively reveal.
Agecroft Partners, a global hedge fund consulting and third party marketing firm, has hired hedge fund veteran Cara Fleckenstein as a Managing Director.
The global head of mergers and acquisitions at Credit Suisse, Boon Sim, is leaving to take a senior position at Temasek, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund.
SAC Capital has hired a veteran public-affairs professional to help shape the image of a firm that has grown to nearly 1,000 employees.
Ravi Singh has resigned from his job as global head of Credit Suisse’s alternative-investment business.