Hugh Hendry
Eclectica Asset Management founder
Hugh Hendry is the founding partner of Eclectica Asset Management and, at various times, its chief investment officer, chief executive officer and chief portfolio manager.
He reputation as a contrarian investor arose after his fund achieved a 31.2% positive return in 2008 during the financial crisis, and outspoken media appearances have brought him wider renown.
Hendry's career began at Edinburgh investment management firm Baillie Gifford in 1991, before a stint at Credit Suisse Asset Management. Following a chance meeting with Crispin Odey, Hendry joined Odey Asset Management in 1999.
Eclectica was founded in 2005 when Hendry and colleague Simon Batten purchased the management contract of the Eclectica fund from Odey. He closed the fund in 2017 due to consistently poor annual performances since 2009.
Emerging markets
Fund manager heavyweights Hugh Hendry and Anthony Bolton have clashed on the outlook for China.
10 January 2011
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Investment
A momentous 2010 saw the euro rocked as Ireland followed Greece to the brink of oblivion, a change of government in the UK and the BP oil spill. But what were the stories that grabbed Investment Week readers? These were the ten most read stories of 2010....
23 December 2010
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Alternatives
Hugh Hendry's Eclectica has been referenced in a bitter lawsuit between BHP Billiton and $40bn hostile target Potash.
06 October 2010
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