Crispin Odey

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Robin Crispin William Odey (born January 1959 in Yorkshire ) is a British hedge fund manager. He became known, among other things, through speculation on Brexit and against the Wirecard share .

Life

Odey studied history and economics at Christ Church College , Oxford . He graduated in 1980. He also trained as a barrister , but never did the job. In 1983 he started at Framlington, which he left in 1985 to join Barings International. In 1991, he founded his own fund company, Odey Asset Management, with $ 150 million from George Soros , among others .

He was married to Rupert Murdoch's eldest daughter , Prudence. The couple separated after a year. In 1991 he married Nichola Pease from one of the founding families of Barclays Bank . He has two children with her.

He keeps chickens on his country estate.

Odey was charged by UK prosecutors on May 14, 2020, of indecently assaulting a woman in 1998. He denied this to the Reuters news agency . The first court hearing will take place on September 28, 2020.

Investments

After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , Odey made a profit, speculating that people would buy more insurance.

Odey first became known to a wider public when he recognized the weakness of the banks before the world financial crisis and speculated against them. For this he paid a total of £ 28 million in 2008. The Brexit advocate also correctly bet on the British decision to leave the EU , among other things because he had commissioned his own surveys. Nevertheless, his fund lost double-digit percentages in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

When Wirecard got caught up in a fraud and money laundering scandal in February 2019, Odey speculated on a fall in the company's share price.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Robin Crispin William ODEY - Personnel Appointments (free information from Companies House). Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Robin Crispin William ODEY - Personnel Appointments (free information from Companies House). Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
  3. ^ The MT Interview: Crispin Odey of Odey Asset Management. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Odey: Our People. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
  5. ^ The MT Interview: Crispin Odey of Odey Asset Management. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
  6. ^ Wolff Michael: The Secrets of His Succession. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Person Page. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Victor Gojdka: This hedge fund manager bets against Wirecard . In: sueddeutsche.de . February 20, 2019, ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed on February 22, 2019]).
  9. ↑ UK hedge fund manager Odey charged with assaulting a woman. In: Reuters. July 31, 2020, accessed on July 31, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Victor Gojdka: This hedge fund manager bets against Wirecard . In: sueddeutsche.de . February 20, 2019, ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed on February 22, 2019]).
  11. ↑ David Teather: Crispin Odey: Hedge fund manager pays himself £ 28m after thriving during credit crunch . In: The Guardian . August 4, 2008, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed February 22, 2019]).
  12. ↑ Victor Gojdka: This hedge fund manager bets against Wirecard . In: sueddeutsche.de . February 20, 2019, ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed on February 22, 2019]).
  13. ↑ After three years of losses: his bets on falling prices are paying off - hedge fund manager is making a comeback. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Victor Gojdka: This hedge fund manager bets against Wirecard . In: sueddeutsche.de . February 20, 2019, ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed on February 22, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Odey, Crispin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Odey, Robin Crispin William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British hedge fund manager
DATE OF BIRTH January 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Yorkshire