Robert Miller left Vanguard after five and a half years to join Kepler Cheuvreux’s (KCx) execution leadership team as head of market structure and liquidity solutions. He was previously head of international trading analytics and strategy at Vanguard, having joined in 2019.
Miller replaces Byron Griffin in the role following his departure in May for ODDO BHF as head of execution sales and microstructure. Byron Griffin had been with Kepler for eight and a half years, assuming the role of head of market structure and liquidity solutions in 2022.
His new role will see Robert take charge of the firm’s market structure content and “provide key regulatory insights to assist clients in navigating the complexities of the equities trading ecosystem”.
Citadel appointed Oscar Bird as a new global fixed income (GFI) and macro trader, based in London. Bird joins the firm from JB Drax Honore, where he served as a relative value (RV) sales and execution trader.
His appointment follows that of Robert Whelan, who joined Citadel as an equity trader in July. Whelan previously served as an equity trader at Pictet Asset Management.
Morgan Stanley appointed Faousi Batouche as equity derivatives trader, based in New York. Batouche joins from BNP Paribas, having most recently served as a vice president, focused on equity derivatives structuring.
Prior to this, Batouche spent three and a half years at Goldman Sachs, joining as a senior analyst before being promoted to associate, focused on market risk.
Previous experience also includes a stint at BlackRock, working with the emerging market allocation team within the multi-asset strategies group.