Tom Winnifrith

Thomas John Zacchaeus Winnifrith (born 1968) is a British journalist, share tipster and former fund manager.

Early life

Tom Winnifrith was born in 1968.[1] He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford (1987–90), graduating with a lower second degree.[2]

Career

He was at one stage chief executive and founder[3] of former ISDX listed Rivington Street Holdings (RSH)[4] before stepping down in 2011.[5][6]

He has formerly worked as a financial journalist for Investors Chronicle and the London Evening Standard. Winnifrith was the resident investment expert on the Channel 4 game show Show Me The Money.[6]

Controversy

Winnifrith was expelled from the Liberal Democrat Party by Paddy Ashdown in 1993 for "pandering to racism". He was subject to an investigation by Metropolitan Police Service at the request of the Attorney General at the time, Sir Nicholas Lyell, and then Shadow Cabinet Minister Jack Straw.[7] As a free speech advocate, Winnifrith has been known to use the N-word on his personal blog.[8][9]

In September 2017, Winnifrith authored an article which claimed that the FCA would not be shutting down Beaufort Securities.[10] In March 2018, Beaufort Securities was shut down, declared insolvent, and charged with fraud, following a joint FCA, FBI, SEC and DOJ investigation.[11][12][13][14][15]

References

  1. ↑ MR THOMAS JOHN ZACCHAEUS WINNIFRITH. Companies in the U.K. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. ↑ tom winnifrith. LinkedIn. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Real Man Tom slices up his empire in tasty pizza sell-off." Anna White, The Telegraph, 2 May 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Hero-to-zero RSH may have done too much, too soon." Derek Pain, The Independent, 2 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Comeback for Peter Webb as T1PS review prompts Winnifrith exit. Gavin Lumsden, citywiremoney, 29 May 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Tom Winnifrith quits". IOM Today, 11 July 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Lib Dems accused of 'whitewash' over racism expulsions". The Independent. 1993-12-18. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  8. ↑ "Fake news maestro Matt Frei of C4 gets to nail that black Trump supporting vicar for backing racism again". Tomwinnifrith.com, 31 January 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Video: Uber PC BBC elitist Evan Davis utterly crushed by black Trump voters Diamond & Silk - surely they must be racist?". Tomwinnifrith.com, 7 March 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Beaufort Securities - alarming email? Panic not the FCA is not shutting it down". Shareprophets.com. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Beaufort Securities charged with fraud by US prosecutors". Citywire.co.uk. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018
  12. ↑ "Six Individuals And Four Corporate Defendants Indicted In $50 Million International Securities Fraud And Money Laundering Schemes" Justice.gov. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018
  13. ↑ "FCA kept Beaufort Securities alive for FBI fraud probe" Citywire.co.uk. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018
  14. ↑ "SEC Charges U.K. Brokerage Firm, Investment Manager, CEO, and Others for Manipulative Trading in U.S. Microcap Stocks" sec.gov, 16 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018
  15. ↑ "Share pumping and Picassos: $50m scam that killed a London brokerage" ft.com. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018


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