Hedge Funds

BlueCrest boss Michael Platt tops list of 19 hedge fund managers among UK’s richest

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Michael Platt has a fortune of £11.5bn, up £1.5bn from a year earlier
Michael Platt has a fortune of £11.5bn, up £1.5bn from a year earlier

Michael Platt, the British co-founder of BlueCrest Capital Management, has made the top 10 of The Sunday Times’ latest ranking of the UK’s 350 wealthiest individuals.

Platt, whose stock-picking career was launched on the back of a £500 gift from his grandmother when he turned 14, has a fortune of £11.5bn. This is up £1.5bn from a year earlier as BlueCrest profited from rising interest rates.

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