Hedge fund manager was discharged from psychiatric hospital shortly before he killed himself dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Polar fund manager Guy Rushton took his own life following extreme stress
Inquest hears how fund manager was ‘extremely stressed’ about his health, work pressures and dwindling fund
Polar Capital fund manager Guy Rushton took his own life in May last year having been “uncertain about the future” and “extremely stressed” about his health, the pressures of work and the dwindling size of his fund, a coroner’s court has heard.
Rushton, 36, was found dead in a barn near his home in Wiltshire shortly after he went missing on 22 May, 2020. Two weeks before his death, he had been discharged from a psychiatric hospital and had been prescribed antidepressants following a previous suicide attempt.
An award winning hedge fund manager hanged himself after becoming stressed about the financial implications of coronavirus, an inquest has heard.
Guy Rushton, 36, who was married with children, was found in a barn near his £3.5million Wiltshire home less than two weeks after he was discharged from a psychiatric hospital.
The £292million hedge fund he managed had lost around £180million in value due to the effect the global pandemic was having on the stock market, according to reports.
His wife told an inquest that as a result he was feeling uncertain about the future and extremely stressed .
He had previously suffered with high blood pressure whic his family attributed to pressure of being sole manager of the high-stakes fund.