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Crispin Odey cuts ties with family firms in further retreat from business life

Hedge fund tycoon has taken a marked step back from corporate roles following sexual harrassment allegations

Crispin Odey, 64, resigned this month as a director of three UK companies that oversee assets for his adult children, according to registry filings. Picture: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg

Crispin Odey has stepped back from several companies connected to his family, marking the hedge fund founder’s latest retreat from business activities following sexual harassment allegations.

Odey, 64, resigned this month as a director of three UK companies that oversee assets for his adult children, according to registry filings. One of the firms holds an investment in UK asset manager Ruffer.

Nichola Pease, 62, a onetime chief executive officer of JO Hambro Capital Management and ...