Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
We watched the video, so you don’t have to…
In the July issue of Vanity Fair, legendary hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen tells special correspondent Bryan Burrough that he might be ready to walk away from active trading. How big would that be? Well, says Burrough, it’s “a little like saying that God is ready to walk away from Earth.” In this video, Burrough takes the measure of Cohen’s controversial careeer—and offers his theory on why the reclusive banker granted the second in-depth interview of his 30-year career to Vanity Fair.
Answer: Burrough reckons Stevie spoke on condition that his wife could get snapped by Annie Leibovitz.
(PS: Like God ready to walk away from Earth? Awesome.)
Related links:
How hedge fund manager Steve Cohen averaged 30% returns for 18 years – Bloomberg
Divorced, Never Separated – New York Magazine
Subprime short, from the beginning – FT Alphaville
The beautiful and the damned, Madoff feeder fund edition – FT Alphaville
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