Sunday, October 21, 2012

Have superstar traders lost their magic?



From the Guardian: Hedge fund maestro Greg Coffey is retiring at 41 after a glittering career. And, after a distinctly lacklustre performance recently, many of his contemporaries are following suit
The Wizard of Oz, Greg Coffey, has clicked his heels together and said there's no place like home. He is bowing out of the London hedge fund world, retiring to his native Australia at the ripe old age of 41.  One of the city's best-known traders, the slick-haired investor who famously left his employer, GLG Partners, in 2008 after turning down a £156m "golden handcuffs" offer to stay, is the latest superstar hedge fund manager to leave the industry this year…..

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