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NEW YORK, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Hedge fund Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) has hired two senior energy traders, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The firm hired Mike Grigsby, former senior managing director and head of proprietary crude oil trading at commodities merchant Castleton Commodities International, the sources said.
BAM also hired Maxim Zaraisky, formerly global head of gas and power at investment management firm Squarepoint Capital, sources said. He joined BAM as a portfolio manager in January, according to his LinkedIn profile.
A spokesperson for BAM declined to comment. Grigsby did not respond to a request for comment.
Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: James Simons, Carrhae Capital, Silver Lake Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, CF Bankshares Inc (CFBK), Landec Corporation (LNDC), and More
Investing pioneer James Simons is stepping back from his quant hedge fund,
Renaissance Technologies LLC. Several weeks ago, Mr. Simons – a former math professor and codebreaker who built Renaissance into one of the most successful investment firms in history – told clients he was stepping down as chairman of the firm’s board of directors as of Jan. 1. Mr. Simons, who will turn 83 in April, resigned as Renaissance’s chief executive in 2010, but continued to lead the board.
Oregon lawmakers hear flood of testimony on extended eviction moratorium, new landlord compensation fund
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
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Oregon lawmakers heard fervent public testimony Thursday night as they continued to refine proposals meant to help landlords and tenants, restaurants and school districts ahead of Monday’s one-day special session.
A legislative committee took three hours of input on three proposed bills during a virtual public hearing. The vast majority of it focused on a proposal to extend the state’s residential eviction moratorium until the end of June for renters facing financial hardships, allocate $150 million to a new compensation fund for landlords whose tenants have fallen behind on payments and dedicate an additional $50 million to existing rental relief programs.
Eviction in Oregon: Is There A Solution?
December 9, 2020
A deadly plague has infected almost as many people in the last 30 days as were infected in the rest of 2020. People sit trapped in their homes, unable to earn a living. Landlords grow desperate for their own living, which depends on people being able to pay their rent.
The Oregon State Legislature imposed a moratorium on evictions to expire at the end of the year. The State Senate is prepared to gather virtually to take up a bill which might be able to stave off mass evictions, but with December 31 just weeks away, some people are wondering if that special session will ever happen.