The UK’s Richest Hedge Fund Managers – 2019 Edition

by Hedge Fund Insight staff   Michael Platt, the co-founder of BlueCrest Capital Management, not only remains the richest hedge fund manager in Britain he has extended the gap to the rest of the pack. With a net worth of £3.7 billion, according to the Sunday Times,  he is £2bn wealthier than the next hedgie,  having been £1.6bn […] Read more »

Graphics Of The Day – Odey European Fund’s Balance Sheet

From Hedge Fund Insight staff                 Net short of equity exposure by over 100% of balance sheet.                     Top 10 positions include 6 short positions. The sizing of the JGB/Australian Govt. Bond positions make it look like one relative […] Read more »

Odey Is Big Riser In Hedge Fund Rich List

From Hedge Fund Insight staff   Alan Howard, co-founder of Brevan Howard, and Michael Platt, of BlueCrest Capital, jointly head the list of Britain’s wealthiest hedge fund managers, each with £1.5bn fortunes, in The 2015 Sunday Times Rich List, to be published this Sunday, April 26. The 128-page special edition of The Sunday Times Magazine […] Read more »