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Winton: A $3tn hedge fund industry does not exist

Review by the data-crunching gurus at David Harding's firm could challenge the widely-used industry figure

David Harding, chief executive officer of Winton Group
David Harding, chief executive officer of Winton Group Photo: Getty Images

A top London hedge fund — run by a champion of mathematical analysis — is on a mission to discover the true size of the industry, which it suspects could be much smaller than people think.

Executives at Winton Group, the $30bn hedge fund firm run by David Harding, have launched a review into the collective assets managed by the world’s hedge funds in a move that could challenge widely-used industry figures.

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