About Asset Management
Asset management refers to systematic approach to the governance and realization of value from the things that a group or entity is responsible for, over their whole life cycles. It may apply both to tangible assets and to intangible assets.
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Crispin Odey: City boss quits firm after sexual misconduct claims
By Marc Ashdown, Business Correspondent & Thomas Mackintosh in LondonBBC News
A City financier is leaving The Company he founded after sexual harassment allegations.
Crispin Odey 's departure from Odey Asset Management follows a Financial Times report that 13 women accused him of sexual harassment or assault over 25 years.
Mr Odey strenuously denies the claims and told The Paper they were " rubbish".
In a statement the hedge fund said it took " all allegations of misconduct extremely seriously".
For More Than three decades Mr Odey had been at the helm of the hedge fund he founded in 1991 - at its peak The Firm managed More Than £10bn worth of investments.
Mr Odey, a prominent Brexit backer, claimed to have made hundreds of millions of pounds as sterling plummeted in The Aftermath of the referendum vote.
On Thursday, the Financial Times reported that the allegations dated back to 1998 and the latest alleged incident was in December 2021.
Mr Odey said This Week that " none of the allegations have been stood up in a courtroom or an investigation".
A statement from Odey Asset Management executive on Saturday confirmed that Mr Odey would be leaving.
" As from today, he will no longer have any economic or personal involvement in the partnership, " it said.
" Odey Asset Management Group Ltd will also cease to be a member and the partnership will now be owned and controlled by The Remaining partners and managed as an independent legal entity. "
The executive committee said The Firm 's policies and procedures " have been followed at all times".
" The Firm has been investigating allegations concerning Mr Odey, but The Firm cannot comment in detail as it is bound by legal obligations of confidentiality. "
Odey Asset Management said it had been " fully transparent" with the regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and would contact clients over the weekend.
Source of news: bbc.com
