{{Short description|British hedge fund manager (born 1974)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Jonathan Hiscock | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1974|04}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | education = | alma_mater = University of Oxford | occupation = Businessman | known_for = Founder of GSA Capital | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | boards = | spouse = | children = | parents = | relatives = | website = }}
'''Jonathan Hiscock''' (born April 1974)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/oB3L-QCVeauIzz4x_BVp4th-90s/appointments|title=Jonathan Michael HISCOCK – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref> is a British hedge fund manager and founder of GSA Capital, a London-based hedge fund.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gsacapital.com/|title=GSA Capital Partners LLP – An award winning, global, quantitative investment manager|website=www.gsacapital.com|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/sunday-times-rich-list-2019-profiles-351-399-queen-elton-john-david-beckham-tfs5wbck9|title=Rich List 2019: profiles 351–399=, featuring the Queen, Elton John and David Beckham|last=Times|first=The Sunday| newspaper=The Times |date=12 May 2019|access-date=27 September 2019|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
According to The ''Sunday Times Rich List'', Hiscock has a net worth of £350 million as of 2019.<ref name=":0" />
== Early life and career ==
Hiscock studied mathematics at the University of Oxford.<ref name=":0" /> He previously worked for Deutsche Bank in proprietary trading.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/gsa-hedge-fund-bucks-the-trend-with-110m-payday-a6811241.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/gsa-hedge-fund-bucks-the-trend-with-110m-payday-a6811241.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=GSA hedge fund bucks the trend with £110m payday|date=14 January 2016|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref>
== Career == In 2005, Hiscock founded GSA Capital Partners, which is based in London. It launched with two funds with $500 million under management.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalcapital.com/article/k65bf845nm3g/hedge-fund-team-to-break-loose|title=Hedge Fund Team To Break Loose|website=www.globalcapital.com|date=7 January 2005 |language=en|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref> Hiscock launched GSA Capital Partners after carving out the Global Statistical Arbitrage unit at Deutsche Bank.<ref name=":1" /> When he set up the company, 15 employees from Deutsche Bank left at the same time to join Hiscock's firm.<ref name=":1" />
According to ''The Independent'', Hiscock modelled GSA Capital Partners "on idiosyncratic tech outfits such as Google rather than traditional finance houses".<ref name=":1" />
In the year ending March 2015, GSA Capital Partner's revenues increased by 25 per cent to £146 million.<ref name=":1"/> Eighteen of the company's partners shared profits of £112.3 million.<ref name=":1" />
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