Odey Asset Management

Crispin Odey has received planning permission for a £100,000 luxury chicken coop which will sit in the grounds of his country pile in rural Gloucestershire.

European equities reached their nadir in 2011 and the market will improve from here, says Odey's Feras Al-Chalabi.

Odey Asset Management founder Crispin Odey has been picking up shares in Barclays Bank after the share price fell more than 15% in a single day.

Feras Al Chalabi, partner & portfolio manager at Odey Asset Management, will be dicussing the opportunities in Europe at our Global Fund Manager Forum on 5 July. Opportunities in European Ex-UK Equities

GOSLING'S GROUSE

Since its creation in 2008, the absolute return sector has been a bone of contention for intermediaries.

Hargreaves Services, a core holding of James Hanbury's Odey UK Absolute Return fund, fell 30% earlier this week following a profits warning.

Hedge fund veteran Crispin Odey has given his take on the "depressing story" playing out in the eurozone, suggesting beleaguered Europe and the resilient US could move in very different directions.

A group of hedge funds, including those run by Odey Asset Management, had a combined $1bn invested in JP Morgan Chase which suffered a near 10% drop in its share price on Friday.