The downfall of a UK hedge fund titan

Behind the Money

Topher Forhecz

Markets, Investing, News, Banking, Finance, Business, Business News, Crypto

4.4 • 350 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

For decades, Crispin Odey sat atop the UK’s hedge fund scene. Lauded by many in financial circles as a charismatic maverick and known for taking high-risk bets on the market, he seemed untouchable. Until two weeks ago. The FT published a scathing investigation detailing the accounts of more than a dozen women accusing Odey of sexual misconduct. Madison Marriage and Antonia Cundy, from the FT’s special investigations team, look at the fallout from these allegations, and explain whether they think this is the start of a reckoning in UK finance.

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For further reading:

How Crispin Odey evaded sexual assault allegations for decades

The week the City ditched Crispin Odey

When it comes to harassment, the City must stop protecting its wallet

The fallout from the FT’s Crispin Odey investigation

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On Twitter, follow Madison Marriage (@miss_marriage), Antonia Cundy (@antoniacundy) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07). You can contact Madison and Antonia directly here: [email protected] and [email protected]

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0:29.8	For decades, if you worked in Britain's financial sector, you knew who Crispin Ode was.
0:38.0	You couldn't miss him.
0:39.5	He was just larger than my figure, loud booming voice,
0:43.1	wears very kind of smart suits with braces,
0:45.8	huge passion for art and for hunting.
0:49.1	He's an unusual character and one I think many people don't forget.
0:53.0	That's the FT's Madison Marriage from our special investigations team.
0:57.0	She tells me that Crispin Ode, who she's describing there,
1:00.0	founded a hedge fund called Odie Asset Management in 1991.
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