Key Takeaways
- • Brevan Howard is adding senior macro trading talent, including rates traders Jonas Klink, Mickael Sabban and Ning Guo, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
- • Sabban (from Citadel Securities' New York rates team) and Guo (formerly of Verition Fund Management and Citadel) are understood to have joined the firm during May 2026.
- • Klink, formerly of UBS and specialising in sovereign, supranational and agency bonds, is believed to be on gardening leave.
- • The hiring comes as the firm's Master Fund reportedly posted uneven 2026 performance, with a modest early-year gain followed by a notable March drawdown amid Middle East geopolitical volatility.
- • Brevan Howard reportedly employs more than 150 investment professionals, though headcount estimates have fluctuated, and the firm declined to comment on its hiring.
Summary
Brevan Howard is expanding its macro trading team and potentially its wider investment headcount, according to a report by eFinancial Careers, even as its flagship macro strategy has faced a difficult trading environment in 2026. The firm's Master Fund, its primary macro vehicle, reportedly recorded a modest gain earlier in the year followed by a notable drawdown in March, a period marked by heightened geopolitical volatility linked to conflict in the Middle East. Recent performance has not been fully disclosed.
The firm has recently recruited several portfolio managers from major trading firms. Former UBS rates trader Jonas Klink, who specialised in sovereign, supranational and agency bond markets, is currently believed to be on gardening leave. Brevan Howard has also hired Mickael Sabban from Citadel Securities' rates trading team in New York, as well as Ning Guo, previously a rates trader at Verition Fund Management who later worked at Citadel. Both Sabban and Guo are understood to have joined during May.
The new hires suggest a continued commitment to interest rate, FX and global macro trading strategies, even as performance across the sector has been affected by volatile macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions. Brevan Howard is believed to employ more than 150 investment professionals, although headcount estimates have fluctuated in recent years as the firm adjusts its risk-taking capacity and trading structure. The firm reportedly declined to comment on its hiring activity.
The firm has recently recruited several portfolio managers from major trading firms. Former UBS rates trader Jonas Klink, who specialised in sovereign, supranational and agency bond markets, is currently believed to be on gardening leave. Brevan Howard has also hired Mickael Sabban from Citadel Securities' rates trading team in New York, as well as Ning Guo, previously a rates trader at Verition Fund Management who later worked at Citadel. Both Sabban and Guo are understood to have joined during May.
The new hires suggest a continued commitment to interest rate, FX and global macro trading strategies, even as performance across the sector has been affected by volatile macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions. Brevan Howard is believed to employ more than 150 investment professionals, although headcount estimates have fluctuated in recent years as the firm adjusts its risk-taking capacity and trading structure. The firm reportedly declined to comment on its hiring activity.
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