Crispin Odey

FCA fines and bans Crispin Odey

Regulator sanctions fallen hedge fund star for blocking ‘efforts to hold him to account’

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Crispin Odey’s hedge fund says ‘hunting, trapping’ now its principal activities

Odey Asset Management has updated its principal activities to ‘hunting, trapping and related service activities’

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Crispin Odey deliberately obstructed investigation into sexual assault claims, FCA says

Regulator claims Odey’s actions were ‘deliberately designed to frustrate ongoing disciplinary process into his conduct’

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Crispin Odey launches libel claim against the Financial Times

The hedge fund manager has denied allegations of sexual harassment made by the newspaper

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Sophia Whitbread helped launch Odey subsidiary Brook Asset Management in 2021

Odey’s sole female fund manager resurfaces at Ninety One

Sophia Whitbread's Brook Global Emerging Markets fund closed last year

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Profit at the Mayfair hedge fund more than tripled last year as fees hit £94m

Odey AM partners raked in £64m before sexual assault claims hit

Odey AM ended its 2023 financial year on a high before allegations emerged against its founder

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The Odey Asset Management name has been removed from the brass plate outside the firm's Mayfair office

FCA drops Odey Asset Management investigation with no action

Odey Asset Management faced a probe from the watchdog after reports of a toxic culture

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Brook has suffered heavy redemptions following sexual assault allegations against Crispin Odey, and could soon fold

Odey Asset Management set to shut another subsidiary

Brook Asset Management will be dissolved unless creditors object in the next two months

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Odey Asset Management has moved into new Mayfair offices since claims against its founder emerged. Now its wealth arm is closing

Odey to wind down wealth business

Odey Wealth is to close its doors in Guernsey and the UK following sexual misconduct allegations against founder Crispin Odey

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Hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey has been distancing himself from his business interests in the wake of sexual misconduct claims

Crispin Odey’s hedge fund vacates Mayfair headquarters for ‘luxury’ WeWork

Odey Asset Management has moved out of 18 Upper Brook Street to serviced offices just up the road in Mayfair

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Odey European and OEI Mac are in talks to be rehoused at Landseer Asset Management

Crispin Odey’s flagship hedge fund to transfer to Landseer

Odey European and OEI Mac are latest funds to move to a rival London investment boutique

Pessimism has persisted despite contingency plans to transfer Odey AM’s portfolio managers and their mandates to rival firms

Redemptions at Odey AM persist two months after sexual assault claims

Investors have pulled £548m since the City hedge fund giant was hit by sexual misconduct allegations

Treasury Committee chair Harriett Baldwin wrote to the FCA in June, asking it to clarify the 'nature and intensity' of its engagement with Odey Asset Management after sexual assault allegations against its eponymous founder (pictured)

FCA pledges to continue sexual harassment crackdown

'I would not want this committee to have any doubt about our resolve to be proactive in taking on these types of complicated cases,' FCA boss says as Odey grilling continues

ACD says 'it would currently not be possible for the fund to be managed in line with its investment objectives' after a host of claims against Odey AM's founder sparked liquidity issues

Odey fund stays shut to investors one month on

James Hanbury-run fund has been suspended since 12 June

Odey has consistently denied all allegations against him

FCA asked to ring-fence Odey AM’s assets ahead of legal action

To date, 19 women have come forward with claims the hedge fund founder harassed or sexually assaulted them

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Crispin Odey is at the centre of allegations of sexual harassment and assault which span five decades

Crispin Odey scandal: All you need to know about the fallout for the hedge fund

Odey AM, which is in talks to transfer four portfolio managers to rivals, has suspended and liquidated a handful of funds and is being investigated by the FCA

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The Financial Conduct Authority began an investigation in mid-2021, with a focus on allegations that Crispin Odey dismissed the firm’s executive committee 'for an improper purpose'

Crispin Odey hit with six more allegations of harassment

The claims from the six women indicate allegations of harassment or sexual assault by Crispin Odey that started in 1985

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Investor letter suggests another fund is due to leave the crisis-hit firm

Odey AM looks to transfer another fund as fallout from sexual assault claims continues

Green Ash Partners could potentially take on Special Situations fund as Odey AM discusses moving another vehicle

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