Blair lines up Mayfair hedge fund speeches
February 1, 2010 by Rob Powell
FORMER Prime Minister Tony Blair will give a number of speeches to senior executives at a Mayfair hedge fund, it has been reported.
Blair will give private speeches giving a “macro view on geopolitics” to employees of the hedge fund based in Davies Street, Mayfair, but will not be taking on a formal role with the firm.
The former Prime Minister who left office in 2007 returned to the public glare on Friday when he gave evidence to the Chilcott Inquiry into the war in Iraq. Since leaving office it is thought that Mr Blair has earned millions through advisory jobs and speeches around the world.
Mayfair’s Hedge Funds Feeling The Credit Squeeze?
March 18, 2008 by Rob Powell
The UK’s Hedge Fund sector had made its home in Mayfair, and according to reports, they could be facing a wave of closures and job losses as the global credit crunch takes its toll.
The Evening Standard speculates that a double whammy of lenders tightening their credit facilities, and nervous investors seeking to get their money back could have a potentially disastrous effect on many funds.