People Moves

James Staley, the head of JPMorgan Chase’s asset management division and the driving force behind the firm’s acquisition of Highbridge Capital Management, has been named CEO of its investment bank.

Australian hedge fund shop HFA Asset Management is losing its chief investment strategist to the world on online publishing.

South Africa’s Investec Asset Management has acquired De Fay Asset Management with plans to hand over management of one of its hedge funds to that firm’s namesake and founder.

Swiss fund of hedge funds manager GAM, which is preparing to spin off from parent Julius Baer, is has completed it preparations for the departure of one of its fund managers.

Pine Brook Road Partners, a New York-based private equity firm that focuses on energy and financial services industries, has tapped Oliver Goldstein as a managing director.

Hedge fund and private equity veteran Stephan Wilcke has been charged with leading Britain’s toxic asset insurance program.

A new Hong Kong-based hedge fund platform founded by Morgan Stanley’s former Asia prime brokerage chief is adding an Elliott Advisors executive as chief operating officer.

Hedge fund consulting boutique Atrato Advisors has tapped Hyacinth Chu, an 11-year veteran of the prime brokerage businesses of Morgan Stanley and UBS, as a managing director.

Intelysis Corp., which provides corporate investigations, background checks and fraud detection services, has added to its team of cyber sleuths.

New York-based broker-dealer Lighthouse Financial has expanded its institutional sales and trading operations by launching a global portfolio trading platform.