Key Takeaways
- • Lyxor Asset Management has appointed Fabien Pavlowsky as head of quantitative strategies within its hedge fund research team in New York.
- • Pavlowsky joins from Financial Risk Management in New York, where he spent eight years and most recently handled manager selection in directional trading strategies.
- • The hire follows the recent appointment of Francis Chu as head of discretionary trading strategies in the same New York hedge fund research team.
- • Lyxor is a subsidiary of Societe Generale, established in 1998.
Summary
Lyxor Asset Management, the Societe Generale subsidiary established in 1998, has strengthened its hedge fund research team in New York with the appointment of Fabien Pavlowsky as head of quantitative strategies, according to Hedgeweek.
Pavlowsky joins Lyxor from Financial Risk Management, also based in New York, where he worked for eight years. At Financial Risk Management, he was most recently responsible for manager selection in directional trading strategies, a role that aligns with the hedge fund research function he now leads on the quantitative side.
The announcement follows the recent hire of Francis Chu as head of discretionary trading strategies in the same hedge fund research team in New York. Taken together, the two appointments indicate a build-out of both quantitative and discretionary capabilities within Lyxor's New York research group, which allocators conducting manager due diligence may find relevant when assessing the firm's research coverage.
The primary source does not disclose assets under management, mandate details, or any performance figures associated with the appointments.
Pavlowsky joins Lyxor from Financial Risk Management, also based in New York, where he worked for eight years. At Financial Risk Management, he was most recently responsible for manager selection in directional trading strategies, a role that aligns with the hedge fund research function he now leads on the quantitative side.
The announcement follows the recent hire of Francis Chu as head of discretionary trading strategies in the same hedge fund research team in New York. Taken together, the two appointments indicate a build-out of both quantitative and discretionary capabilities within Lyxor's New York research group, which allocators conducting manager due diligence may find relevant when assessing the firm's research coverage.
The primary source does not disclose assets under management, mandate details, or any performance figures associated with the appointments.
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