Und plötzlich ist Griechenland attraktiver als London: Der Hedge-Fund-Milliardär Chris Rokos verlässt Grossbritannien – aus Steuergründen
Er ist einer der erfolgreichsten Trader der Welt und ein brillanter Mathematiker. Nun folgt er dem Beispiel anderer Spitzenverdiener und kehrt London den Rücken. Ob es sich dabei um einen gefährlichen Exodus handelt oder um verschmerzbare Einzelfälle, wird in Grossbritannien heftig debattiert.
Hedge-fund billionaire Chris Rokos has moved from London to Greece, citing tax reasons. Rokos, the founder of Rokos Capital Management, is a global macro-hedge fund manager who specializes in large economic trends. His company employs 370 people worldwide and has assets under management of at least two billion Swiss francs. According to the source, Rokos paid 330 million pounds in taxes last year, making him the third largest individual taxpayer in the UK.
The move to Greece is believed to be related to the taxation of hedge-fund profits, particularly the reduction of the Carried Interest tax. The Carried Interest is a percentage of fund manager profits and has been gradually increased in recent years. In April 2025, the non-dom status, which allowed non-residents to avoid UK taxes on foreign income, will expire for new arrivals.
Many wealthy individuals, including the founder of Revolut and former Goldman Sachs executive Richard Gnodde, have moved from the UK in recent years. Rokos, a self-made millionaire from a middle-class London family, attended a state school and earned a first-class degree in mathematics from Oxford University. He previously worked at UBS, Goldman Sachs, and Credit Suisse, before founding Brevan Howard Asset Management in 2002, where he achieved astronomical returns.
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