JPMorgan, Autonomy Capital Alumni Plan to Launch Hedge Fund

Former JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Investment Officer Matt Cherwin and Derek Goodman, an alumnus of Autonomy Capital, are teaming up to start a multistrategy hedge fund.

Marek Capital — a mash-up of the founders’ first names — will wager across strategies including fixed income, structured and corporate credit, and equities, according to a person familiar with the matter. The firm is expected to start trading in the second half of the year.

A spokesman for New York-based Marek declined to comment.

The duo are launching their multimanager firm during an especially difficult fundraising environment. Investors are cautious ...