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download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. A move away from big-time directional strategies is not a surprise. Plenty of funds that made their name on bold macro predictions have been humbled in the last 18 months. At Schonfeld, macro is still somewhat new for the firm. Several people familiar with the firm told Business Insider that he lost money while at the manager.
Persons: , Colin Lancaster, Brent Cook, Eisler, Igor Ninkovic, Jaime Valle, Jerome Saragoussi, Ben Melkman, Brevan Howard, Jordan Barnes, Rahul Mehra, Karthikeyan, Yasmin Sahin, Said Haidar's, Sharpe, Lancaster, Melkman, Marc Tishfield Organizations: Service, Business, United Arab Emirates, Schonfeld, Bridgewater, Barclays, Citi, Matador Investment Management, Millennium Locations: York, Europe, Dubai, London, Bridgewater, Melkman, Schonfeld, New York
Jerome Saragoussi, Schonfeld's top macro researcher, is set to join Bridgewater Associates. Saragoussi's exit follows the departure of macro trader Ben Melkman for Bridgewater. Schonfeld's top macro researcher is leaving after less than year to join hedge fund giant Bridgewater Associates. Jerome Saragoussi, head of macro research and strategy at Schonfeld Strategic Partners, is expected to join Bridgewater in June, according to people familiar with the matter, who weren't authorized to speak publicly about the move. The move reunites Saragoussi with macro trader Ben Melkman, who recently joined Bridgewater, the industry's largest hedge fund by assets, in a senior role after a brief spell at Schonfeld.
Persons: Jerome Saragoussi, Ben Melkman, Schonfeld, Colin Lancaster, Mitesh, weren't Organizations: Bridgewater Associates, Schonfeld Strategic Partners, Bridgewater, Business Locations: Bridgewater
Demand for macro portfolio managers remains white hot after a bounceback year in 2022. Millennium recently hired John Curtice from rival ExodusPoint, while Ben Melkman has been in talks to join another, Insider has learned. Millennium Management recently added another star to its stable, lifting a 32-year-old macro PM out of rival ExodusPoint, according to people familiar with the matter. Macro focused funds including BlueCrest, Brevan Howard, and Rokos produced stellar returns as most of the hedge fund industry — especially stock pickers — faltered. But even in late 2022 firms were scrambling to lift out macro PMs, recruiters working in the strategy told Insider.
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