Point72 taps JPMorgan exec to lead Japan expansion

Point72 taps JPMorgan exec to lead Japan expansion

Point72 Asset Management has hired Shinji Ogawa, a senior equities executive from JPMorgan, as its new Head of Japan amid intensifying competition for talent in one of the world’s most active hedge fund markets, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites an internal memo as revealing that Ogawa, who led Japan cash equity sales at JPMorgan Securities, will join in November and report to Marc Desmidt, Point72’s Head of Asia-Pacific. He r…