Crispin Odey has lost his appeal against a lifetime ban from the financial services industry and a £1.8m fine imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority due to historical sexual assault allegations.

UK · 2026-09-14

1. Step 1 · The triggerthe FCA upholds a lifetime ban and £1.8m fine against Crispin Odey, removing the founder from the industry
2. Step 2 · Knock-onreputational and key-person risk deepens at Odey Asset Management, prompting investor and counterparty caution
3. Step 3 · Knock-onclient assets and mandates are reallocated to competing UK asset managers with stronger compliance reputations
4. Step 4 · Reaches youSMEs with mandates at affected firms face onboarding reviews or need to re-tender, impacting treasury and pension operations

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Source: City A.M.

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