John A. Curry was hired as vice president and fixed-income portfolio manager for
Fred Alger Management, according to Jeffery Taufield, Fred Alger spokesman. Mr. Curry will manage the fixed-income portion of Alger's balanced funds and the Alger Money Market Fund and the Castle Convertible Fund; he assumed the portfolio management responsibilities from Steven Thumm, who remains senior fixed-income trader for Fred Alger. Mr. Curry reports to CIO Daniel Chung.
Mr. Curry was a vice president at Janney Montgomery Scott.
