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Brevan Howard hired Gurpreet Singh as CTO of its Alpha Strategies fund.
Singh is the former CTO of Point72 s quant-trading group Cubist.
Brevan Howard has been ramping up hiring amid a strong streak of returns.
Brevan Howard has hired a chief technology officer for one of its largest strategies as the $13 billion hedge fund ramps up hiring amid a streak of strong returns.
Gurpreet Singh, formerly the CTO at Point72 Asset Management s Cubist unit, is set to join Brevan Howard s Alpha Strategies fund next week as CTO, according to sources familiar with the matter. Singh departed last summer after more than a decade at Point72.