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Home Retail Group turns positive on takeover talk

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:14:56 GMT

Could suitors soon be circling for Home Retail Group? That was the question on traders� lips today, with both private-equity firms and trade buyers mooted as potential bidders

Crispin Odey has JJB Sports in his sites for another killing

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:22:47 GMT

Bank killer Crispin Odey is stalking a fresh target - he seems to have a hunger to feed on leisure stocks

City Spy: Guy Hands is still putting brave face on EMI

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:11:13 GMT

In his annual letter to friends and clients of Terra Firma, his private equity house, Guy Hands sets out his thoughts for 2010

US financier who bet on UK banks wins �1.5bn

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:48:48 GMT

An American financier has had a massive �1.55billion payday after betting on the recovery of bailed-out banks Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland

Hedge fund boss Crispin Odey's �30m windfall

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:30:59 GMT

Hedge fund boss Crispin Odey is to pay himself �30.4million after his firm cashed in betting on the near-collapse of the UK banking system last year

It's not all Greek for us yet, but much will hinge on post-election budget

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:21:50 GMT

These are anxious, strained times for those who manage Britain's finances. It's not the current figures that are causing the worry but where they might be heading

Banks bruised by break-up moves

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:18:01 GMT

The banks faced another harrowing sell-off session following weekend moves by the Government to start hiving off bits and pieces of Lloyds Banking Group, Northern Rock and Royal Bank of Scotland in order to appease the EU regulators

Playing hardball with Fraud Office

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:44:15 GMT

Sabre-rattling? Nichola Pease, wife of Crispin Odey

�Women wreck their careers by taking a year�s maternity leave�

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:46:07 GMT

Women are wrecking their chances of making it to the top by taking their full 12 months maternity leave, a high-flying female financier has warned

Odey gamble sells L&G short as shares take a battering

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:59:46 GMT

Millionaire hedge fund operator Crispin Odey is a big man who plays for big stakes. What�s more, he usually wins

Transport mess? Blame 11 ministers

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:38:12 GMT

Is it any wonder the railways are in a mess, given the turnover of Transport Secretaries? During the privatisation of the railways in the 1990s, the Tories managed to get through five Secretaries of State

Plans for tighter bank rules rubbish, says Crispin Odey

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:07:46 GMT

Crispin Odey, one of London's best-known hedge fund managers, lashed out at US and UK plans to introduce much tighter regulation for his industry

Crispin Odey stars in hedge fund fightback

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:20:07 GMT

The hedge fund industry enjoyed its best monthly performance for nine years during May as world stock markets rallied sharply

Hedge fund star Odey makes a bet on ethical food market

Fri, 15 May 2009 08:04:30 GMT

Organic food has lost some of its healthy lustre in the recession. After a boom in the past decade, consumers have suddenly stopped spending so freely on ethically sourced, high-quality ingredients

News is being strangled by the BBC�s web

Tue, 12 May 2009 07:40:25 GMT

When I first went into journalism it was a leisurely business steeped in tradition and alcohol

Brown�s �24bn Post Office windfall

Mon, 11 May 2009 07:11:35 GMT

John Ralfe, the pensions consultant, did a public service over the weekend when he blew the whistle on the Government�s plans for the Royal Mail pension fund

London's rich flee 50% tax regime

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:57:18 GMT

Financiers are planning to leave London en masse to avoid the new 50 per cent tax rate for high earners

Shares rally to highest in four months

Tue, 05 May 2009 13:39:19 GMT

Optimism was growing in the City as investors bet that the banking crisis is over and shares rallied

Odey says share rise heralds bull market

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:08:38 GMT

Crispin Odey, the highly rated London hedge fund manager, believes that the recent rally in shares across the globe could herald the start of a new bull market

Buying into banks a new winner for Odey

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:58:12 GMT

Crispin Odey, the London hedge-fund manager who made a fortune from shorting banks ahead of their takeover or nationalisation, looks to have made another one by buying into banks he believes will survive

This blip will not bring a policy change at the Bank

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:29:51 GMT

Bullish fund managers build up property sector

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:34:41 GMT

There are signs the property sector may be enjoying a spot of massage by fund managers as the month draws to a close.

Market round-up: L&G short-sellers put the Footsie on downward trail

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:47:39 GMT

Shares on the London stock market briefly dropped back below the important 4000 resistance level today for the first time since October, as the short-sellers appeared to regain the upper hand in Legal & General.

Short-selling king spoils L&G bid to calm market fears

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:14:42 GMT

Insurance: Legal & General�s plans to convince the stock market that its finances are sound were immediately undermined after it emerged that short-selling king Crispin Odey is targeting the company

The scaremongers selling us short

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:21:40 GMT

Feeling sick at Citigroup over hedge losses

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:58:14 GMT

Citigroup's Corporate Special Opportunities hedge fund is returning only three cents on the dollar to investors � underscoring the depths of the difficulties at the alternative investment unit once headed by the bank�s current chief executive, Vikram Pandit

Short sellers the winners as price fell

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:12:05 GMT

Not everyone lost money on the nationalisation of Bradford & Bingley. The short-sellers who have been blamed for the takeover of HBOS have made fortunes betting on B&B's falling share price

What's next for Next - in English, please

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:03:31 GMT

Fund boss Odey gives himself a �28m payday

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:11:51 GMT

Bumper payout comes after fund manager was outed as a short-seller during the recent banking crisis

Vince calls time on pub giants' raid on takings

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:05:42 GMT

Vince Power used to be called The Godfather of Gigs, and his enemy was boring music. As founder of Mean Fiddler, he promoted The Pogues and Billy Bragg back when no one else would, going on to build a £60 million empire that he has since sold.