Fortress hedge fund exec departs firm. Stuart Bohart, president of the firm’s hedge fund unit, is leaving the firm after five years. Fortress’ macro trading business has suffered recently from disappointing performance and outflows. Bohart previously worked as co-head of Morgan Stanley’s asset management unit. Wall Street Journal
Credit Suisse hedge fund arm hires former Stanford Management CEO. John Powers, former president and CEO, is leaving the Stanford University endowment to lead Credit Suisse Asset Management’s new hedge fund initiative. Powers will be launching a strategy that invests in the equity of hedge fund managers. Institutional Investor
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