The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has hired June Kim as its new Deputy Chief Investment Officer for Public Markets, effective December 1, according to a press release. Kim will report to Chief Investment Officer Stephen Gilmore and work closely with the agency’s managing investment directors to lead decision-making across the portfolio. Kim has nearly three decades of investing experience, most recently as senior investment director of total fund management at the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS). Before joining CalSTRS, Kim served as head of equities for the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. She also worked as an investment officer for the City of Los Angeles.
David Myers has joined ClearBridge Investments as a senior trader on the global trading team, Global Trading reported. Based in Edinburgh, he reports to head of trading Patrick Collier. He will lead the firm’s global emerging markets portfolios and cover European trading in partnership with fellow trader Anthony Lucas. Prior to this, he was a trader at single-manager hedge fund O’Connor – sold to Cantor Fitzgerald by UBS earlier this year.
Berenberg has promoted Peter Kraus to head of portfolio management for equities, Global Trading reported. Based in Switzerland, Kraus has been head of small cap equities at the firm since 2017. Kraus has 25 years of industry experience, having spent more than a decade as a portfolio manager at Allianz Global Investors before joining Berenberg. Prior to this, he was a research manager at German advisor Deka Investment.
Northern Trust Asset Management has appointed Slava Malkin as senior portfolio manager to develop and manage Northern Trust Asset Management’s long/short offerings, according to a press release. Based in New York, he reports to Global Co-Chief Investment Officer Anwiti Bahuguna. Malkin is an accomplished investment professional with 25 years of experience managing quantitative active portfolio strategies, including tax-advantaged long/short equity, designed for high-net-worth and institutional investors. Prior to joining Northern Trust Asset Management, Malkin was a director at Aperio/BlackRock, leading research and portfolio management for tax-aware long/short equity strategies.
Blue Ocean Technologies has promoted John Willock to Chief Revenue Officer, according to a press statement. He joined Blue Ocean Technologies in 2023 as Head of Strategy overseeing the market data business and business planning for the organization. In his new expanded role, Willock will oversee all revenue aspects of sales, business development, client success, and market data.
FINBOURNE Technology has appointed Gareth Evans as Chief Product Officer (CPO), according to a press release. He will be responsible for driving the company’s product vision and accelerating innovation across its investment management technology platform. Evans brings over two decades of experience in financial technology, having held senior roles at Mosaic Smart Data, UBS, Deutsche Bank, ION, and Morgan Stanley.
Thomas Pluta, former President of TradeWeb, and long-time JP Morgan executive where he managed Rates and FX trading in Fixed Income products, has joined XSY’s Advisory Board. According to a press statement, he brings a wealth of experience and perspective to XSY’s team in the areas of fixed income markets and technology, electronic trading, strategic investments, and market structure and regulation. He has also served on the CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC), the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Treasury Markets Practices Group (TMPG), and SIFMA’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee, including a year as Board Chair. He currently serves on SIFMA’s Advisory Council.
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