Scale of bullying and harassment of women in City ‘shocks and alarms’ MPs Cross-party Treasury committee says its private hearings suggest there has been no improvement in 20 years The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023
Crispin Odey faces driving ban just weeks after hedge fund collapsed amid sex assault claims Odey was caught speeding through London in a Range Rover twice in the space of six weeks Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023
Harriett Baldwin: the fund manager turned Tory MP fighting sexism in the City The fund manager turned politician is gunning for an industry that has not crawled out of the sexist dark ages. She may then turn her fire on Westminster The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2023
Odey Asset Management to shut after sexual misconduct allegations against founder Financial institutions have cut ties with hedge fund set up by Brexiter and Conservative party donor The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023
Wealth management arm of Crispin Odey group to be wound down Odey Asset Management was thrown into turmoil after allegations of sexual misconduct against its founder The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023
FCA draws up tougher rules to protect women from workplace abuse Watchdog thought to be including guidance on its ‘fit and proper’ test for non-financial misconduct The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023
Thursday briefing: What we know about the sudden exit of BP’s Bernard Looney In today’s newsletter: The CEO quit after admitting he had not been ‘fully transparent’ about relationships he had with employees – is this just the start of a new era of corporate accountability? The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023
Polluters, tax avoiders, misfits: forget Labour’s pals, Tory donors are in a different class Claiming the moral high ground over taking cash from an eco-zealot seems just a little hypocritical The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023
Parliament launches new inquiry into sexism and misogyny in the City Treasury committee requests evidence from women in business to determine whether progress has been made since its 2018 investigation The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023
FCA investigates Crispin Odey over fitness to work in financial services Regulator’s investigation of hedge fund manager follows allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denies The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023
City firms that tolerate harassment are a bad risk says watchdog A quarter of complaints per quarter to the FCA are about sexual misconduct Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2023
#MeToo has got men quaking in the corridors of power. That’s something to celebrate Toppling the mightiest abusers matters – it tells schoolchildren that our culture will no longer condone sexual aggression, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023
Odey Asset Management forced to suspend funds as investors demand money back Odey faces allegations from 13 women Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2023
OPINION - The Standard View: Renters have long felt the pain hitting homeowners As interest and mortgage rates soar, London’s renters would be forgiven for thinking “welcome to our world”. Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2023
The Week · Jun 16, 2023 The ousting of Crispin Odey After making hundreds of millions of pounds “betting on Brexit” in 2016, Crispin Odey took to the BBC to boast of his accomplishments. “I still think tomorrow they’re gonna take it all away from me,” he said with a laugh. His fears may now be realised, said the Financial Times…
The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2023 Crispin Odey's hedge fund moves to break itself up after harassment accusations The scandal-hit hedge fund set up by Crispin Odey is being broken up as it confirmed talks to transfer some of its funds to rival firms amid an…
Birmingham Post · Jun 16, 2023 Mike Ashley's Frasers Group increases stake in AO The original deal saw Frasers Group acquire a stake of just under 19% in AO for £75m
Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2023 The FCA is tying itself in knots on non-financial misconduct The FCA should pull back and let the police and courts do their work
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023 Crispin Odey’s hedge fund disbanding after sexual misconduct allegations Odey Asset Management forced into move by investors pulling funds in response to claims against Tory donor
Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2023 Odey Asset Management gates funds as investors rush to exits after sexual assault allegations JPMorgan has also reportedly become the last major bank to cut ties with the firm
Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2023 Allegra Stratton takes aim at Boris in defence of her husband James Forsyth ‘Have we got O Patz sorted?’: Stratton on Johnson’s time as PM
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023 Crispin Odey’s name to be removed from hedge fund he founded Odey Asset Management plans complete rebrand after Tory donor forced out over misconduct claims
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2023 Does Angela kiss Tories now? Labour’s Rayner grins with Toff at festival Rayner previously called Conservatives “scum” in 2021
Manchester Evening News · Jun 12, 2023 Mike Ashley's retail empire buys £75m stake in electricals giant AO Frasers Group has snapped up a number of Manchester companies over the last year or so
Birmingham Post · Jun 12, 2023 Mike Ashley's Frasers Group buys £75m stake in AO The shares had been held by hedge fund Odey Asset Management