How odd: fomer LSE boss Xavier Rolet is stepping down as chief executive of Sir Michael Hintze's hedge fund CQS after just one year.
Now, readers might recall that Betaville was the first to unveil the timing of Xavier Rolet's appointment as the boss of Sir Michael Hintze's hedge fund CQS in late 2018 after learning about the story down the pub. See the link below:..
Oh look - CQS has now confirmed Betaville's snippet from last night. Below is a report based on the confirmation:
https://www.ft.com/content/63570b46-0518-11e9-9d01-cd4d49afbbe3
It just goes to show old school journalism is alive and well as this scoopette was obtained down the pub after one too many!..
It never ceases to amaze little old Betaville how one stumbles across jackanories about bigwigs in the City.
The latest whisper is that CQS, the $17 billion hedge fund run by Tory donor Sir Michael Hintze, is today expected to make a major "corporate announcement".
One can only presume that it's connected to the past reports that Xavier Rolet, former boss of the London Stock Exchange, has been approached about running the mega fund...