Stanley Fink, Baron Fink, (born 15 September 1957), is a

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and

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arian, who was formerly CEO of

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plc. Created a

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in 2011, Lord Fink sits on the Conservative Party benches in the

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Early life

The son of Louis Fink and Janet ''née'' Stone, he was born in 1957 at

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, where his father ran a

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.Candice Krieger
Interview: Stanley Fink
''The Jewish Chronicle'', 18 September 2009 Fink was educated at

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before going up to read Law at

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(graduating MA).Finance and philanthropy: The acceptable face of Capitalism – Business Analysis & Features, Business
''The Independent'' (8 September 2006). Retrieved 19 November 2010.

Business career

Fink started his career at the accountancy firm,

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, qualifying as FCA before briefly working for

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, then joining

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. He served as chief executive officer of

, a hedge fund, from 2000 to 2007. Described as the "godfather" of the UK

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, he is credited with building the Man Group up to its

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public company status, the largest listed hedge fund company in the world. In September 2008, Fink came out of retirement to serve as chief executive of International Standard Asset Management (ISAM) in partnership with

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. Appointed chairman of ISAM in 2015, he retired from its board in December 2018. In 2013, Fink featured on web reality TV show '' HF Lions' Den'', when Lord Fink interviewed three emerging hedge fund managers, and allocated $25 million in investment between the three

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. Fink served on the board of Marex until 2023 and was Chairman and the largest shareholder of Zenith Hygiene Group for 10 years, which was sold to

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in 2018. Fink is a seed investor in Ecometrica, a leading environmental software business which, headquartered in

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, operates globally. An early investor in New Forests Company, among the largest

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businesses in

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operating in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, the company has become a market leader in the provision of sustainable wood and FSC-certified transmission poles throughout East Africa. In July 2018, Fink was appointed as Global Special Advisor to

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. Later that year, the Fink family office was formed, which invests predominantly in PropTech, FinTech and EdTech ventures, and includes: * British Pearl – property investment platform: also chairman; * Farillio – speedy, easy law; * Bud – leaders in open banking; * Seneca Learning – a leading education platform; * PiTops – a leading STEM, creative learning company; * Blackbullion – helping teach students financial literacy; * Project Etopia – leading modular building company, also chairman; ** part owner of hotel group, K2, with 2 leading luxury hotels in Courchevel.

Political career

In January 2009, Fink was appointed co-treasurer of the Conservative Party. Created a

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on 18 January 2011, he took the

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of Baron Fink, ''of Northwood in the

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''; Lord and Lady Fink were regular guests of

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and, after the resignation of

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over a cash-for-access controversy, Lord Fink returned as

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of the Conservative Party, to which he had previously given £2.62m: he is among the top 20 biggest donors to the Conservative Party. In February 2015, Fink was erroneously accused by the

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of undertaking "

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activities". In reply, he stated simply that not only he avoided tax, but that "everyone does tax avoidance at some level".

Philanthropy

Lord Fink is Chairman of Governors at Ark Burlington Danes Academy,

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and serves on the

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of the

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. In September 2009, he was appointed Chairman of

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. In 2010, he and

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attended a fundraiser for learning difficulties charity Norwood, of which he is a benefactor.A large crowd raises £3.3m for Norwood's services
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'', 23 November 2010

Personal life

Interviewed by ''

'' Fink said, "Being Jewish is part of what I am and it is an inheritance I am proud to pass on to my children" but also added, "I have accepted that, as we live in multi-cultural Britain, one of my children might not marry someone Jewish." According to the ''

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'', Fink is worth an estimated £70 million. In 1981 Fink married Barbara Paskin, by whom he has two sons, Jordan and Alex, and a daughter, Gabriella.www.burkespeerage.com
/ref> Lord and Lady Fink live in

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as well as owning properties in

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and

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Arms

References

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