Country's richest hedge fund manager is Lancashire-born Michael

Star fund manager Michael Platt has been named the City's richest hedgie for the fourth year in a row after he grew his wealth by £600m.
Lancashire-born Michael Platt is the UK's richest hedge fund managerLancashire-born Michael Platt is the UK's richest hedge fund manager
Lancashire-born Michael Platt is the UK's richest hedge fund manager

Mr Platt, co-founder of BlueCrest Capital Management, bumped up his wealth by 25 per cent to £3bn last year.

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CQS' Sir Michael Hinze, a Conservative party donor and former captain in the Australian army, came in third, making net gains of around £100m to bring his wealth to £1.38bn.

In contrast, David Harding oversaw a halving of profits at Winton Capital during 2017, with a currency hedge between the dollar and sterling costing the firm £20.9m.

Harding's personal wealth subsequently fell by £300m to £1bn, putting him in joint fifth place with Sir Chris Hohn of TCI Fund Holdings, who has grown his wealth by £180m amid high-profile fights with the London Stock Exchange.

Robert Watts, compiler of The Sunday Times Rich List, said: "The recent volatility of global stock markets have provided opportunities for the City's richest hedgies to gild their wealth.

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"But life as a billionaire hedge fund manager is not a one-way bet. Four big names of the hedge fund world have seen big falls in their wealth over the past year.

"Managers tend to invest heavily in their funds so if their fund bombs so does their own wealth."

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