Citadel hedge fund expands Global Fixed Income and Macro By Reuters team

By Nell Mackenzie

LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge fund Citadel said on Monday it had hired London-based portfolio managers for its fixed income and macro businesses, adding three new hires that will start from November through next year.

The $63 billion hedge fund said it hired Bernard Singer as a portfolio manager and Ravi Vinda as an associate portfolio manager, both joining from hedge fund Brevan Howard. Both will start from mid-2025.

The investment manager also said in a statement that it had hired Christine Boykiw as an associate portfolio manager, who will take up her new role in November from UK bank Barclays.

The hires are part of a larger push behind the hedge fund’s bond and economic trading program, a person familiar with the matter said.

Two of the employees, Vinda and Boykiw, will be part of Sam Finkelstein’s portfolio development program.

Reuters reported in February that Finkelstein was hired from Goldman Sachs Asset Management to lead a program in its fixed income and macro businesses to develop portfolio managers.

Citadel, unlike some multi-strategy hedge funds, does not operate in so-called “pods” that are not allowed to communicate, but rather in collaborative teams.

“Attracting exceptional talent and investing in their professional success has been a key driver of Citadel’s long-term performance, and we look forward to welcoming Bernard, Ravi and Christine to our growing fixed income and macro team.” says the Citadel press release.

Multi-managers such as Citadel have continued to expand their headcount this year. Over the past 12 months, these hedge funds have added about 2,400 new employees, an increase of nearly 15 percent, Goldman Sachs said in a note earlier this month.

The new hires were not immediately available for comment when contacted by Reuters.