Citadel LLChired 17 money managers from VisiumAsset Management LP, Bloomberg News reported, citing "a personwith knowledge of the matter."

Most of the executives were related to Visium Asset's VisiumGlobal Fund, which the company intendedto sell to AllianceBernsteinLP after three current and former company employees were chargedwith insider trading.However, the company now reportedly plans to liquidate the multisectorlong/short equity fund, according to the report.