100 SIR MICHAEL HINTZE Hedge fund £1.38bn ▲£100m Former Australian army captain Hintze, 64, is a world-leading hedge fund manager. His London-based CQS operation has £9bn under its wing and in 2016 saw its main fund rise by 30.5%, making it one of the best performing vehicles globally. Profits surged to £88.6m on £181.3m turnover in the same period, when almost £50m of dividends were paid out, the bulk of them received by majority owner Hintze. The China-born financier is on a mission to convert the hedge fund industry to philanthropy, having established the Hintze Family Charitable Foundation and poured tens of millions into good causes. Last year he gave £1m to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and a hefty sum to the

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