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Revealed: Odey AM quietly rebrands £1.3bn of funds as Crispin Odey’s next trial date looms
Funds managed by Crispin Odey himself have retained the ‘Odey’ moniker
Odey Asset Management has quietly rebranded £1.3bn worth of funds as founder Crispin Odey prepares for his next date in court later this week,
Portfolio Adviser has learned.
Seven out of the hedge fund boutique’s existing 19 funds have changed their name from ‘Odey’ to ‘Brook’, referring to the new subsidiary business, Brook Asset Management, created by Odey AM last November.
Odey AM swipes second EM manager from Newton for new funds business
Sophia Whitbread reunited with long-time Newton colleague Rob Marshall-Lee who was poached for Brook AM last November
Odey Asset Management has swiped emerging markets manager Sophia Whitbread from Newton Investment Management for its newly created funds business.
Whitbread (pictured) will join Brook Asset Management, launched by Crispin Odey’s eponymous funds business, in June as an assistant portfolio manager on its Global Emerging Markets strategy.
There she will be reunited with long-time Newton IM colleague Rob Marshall-Lee who was poached by Odey last November to head up its brand-new emerging markets business.