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Brevan Howard cuts 7% of trading staff after poor performance

Brevan Howard cuts jobs after funds fail to deliver

Brevan Howard cut jobs in London, New York and Abu Dhabi Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Brevan Howard cut jobs in London, New York and Abu Dhabi Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Brevan Howard has cut jobs on its trading team after poor performance at some of its key funds.

The macro hedge fund underperformed in some of its key units last year. Its UK business, Brevan Howard Asset Management posted a 13% fee income drop to £370m in the year to 31 March.

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