Odey Asset Management is a London-based hedge fund investment firm managing assets on behalf of institutional investors, private banks, private families and individual investors across global and European strategies.
The firm was established in 1991 by Crispin Odey. It has 100 employees, more than half of which are investment professionals, and the partners also invest in the business.
In 2008, it launched Odey Wealth Management to deliver a portfolio management service in addition to its investment funds.
Odey Asset Management is to pass its £217m Continental European fund to ex-Waverton manager Oliver Kelton.
Odey Asset Management has blasted a bid for trading platform Plus500, the second largest holding on James Hanbury's CF Odey Absolute Return fund, calling the move "opportunistic".
Crispin Odey's flagship portfolio sustained heavy losses last month after the manager appeared to be caught out by a move in the Australian dollar.
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Crispin Odey has warned of a bubble in European equities, saying ECB QE has left investors with no option but to buy the asset class - similar to the dynamic now visible in China.
Odey's Tim Bond has joined the board of Law Debenture investment trust, after being voted in at its 2015 AGM.
Crispin Odey has likened his portfolios to a "hot curry", as equities' serene progression puts markets at odds with the manager's bearish views.
Global macro funds could receive a performance boost following a difficult year, as divergent central bank policies create a favourable environment for top-down investing, according to GAM's Charles Hepworth.
Former Odey chief executive David Stewart has joined the board of Hargreave Hale as a non-executive director.
Major Sports Direct shareholder Crispin Odey has criticised the FTSE 100 firm's 14-month delay in appointing a finance director as a "big concern".