Jonathan Hiscock

Jonathan Hiscock (born April 1974)[1] is a British hedge fund manager and founder of GSA Capital Partners, a London-based investment firm.[2][3]

Jonathan Hiscock
BornApril 1974 (age 46)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of GSA Capital Partners
Net worth GB£350 million (Sunday Times Rich List, 2019)

According to The Sunday Times Rich List, Hiscock has a net worth of £350 million as of 2019.[3]

Early life and career

Hiscock studied mathematics at the University of Oxford.[3] He previously worked for Deutsche Bank in proprietary trading.[4] Jonathan is from North west England.

Career

In 2005, Hiscock founded GSA Capital Partners, which is based in London. It launched with two funds with $500 million under management.[5] Hiscock launched GSA Capital Partners after carving out the Global Statistical Arbitrage unit at Deutsche Bank.[4] When he set up the company, 15 employees from Deutsche Bank left at the same time to join Hiscock's firm.[4]

According to The Independent, Hiscock modelled GSA Capital Partners "on idiosyncratic tech outfits such as Google rather than traditional finance houses".[4]

In the year ending March 2015, GSA Capital Partner's revenues increased by 25 per cent to £146 million.[4][6] Eighteen of the company's partners shared profits of £112.3 million.[4][6]

In 2017, GSA Capital Partners held stakes in Majestic Wine and Sirius Minerals. Hiscock is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the company, managing research, trading, and risk for all of GSA's funds. In 2018, GSA Capital Partners managed £9 billion of assets.[4]

References
  1. "Jonathan Michael HISCOCK - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  2. "GSA Capital Partners LLP - An award winning, global, quantitative investment manager". www.gsacapital.com. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. Times, The Sunday (2019-05-12). "Rich List 2019: profiles 351-399=, featuring the Queen, Elton John and David Beckham". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  4. "GSA hedge fund bucks the trend with £110m payday". The Independent. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  5. "Hedge Fund Team To Break Loose". www.globalcapital.com. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  6. "Hedge fund GSA rides tech wave as managers share £110 million pot". Evening Standard. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
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