Hitesh Mittal, the head of trading at AQR Capital Management, is voluntarily taking a leave of absence amid a regulatory investigation of his former employer, Investment Technology Group Inc.
ITG revealed July 29 that it was in talks to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into possible wrongdoing at its dark pool. Although ITG didn’t identify anyone involved by name, Mittal is a key figure in that inquiry, according to two people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the investigation is private.
“This investigation relates to alleged misconduct that occurred in 2010 and 2011 ...
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