Billionaire ‘Bond King,’ Erotic Sneezing Enthusiast, Quits Job Just Ahead of Firing
One of the most powerful, and definitely the most eccentric, bond traders on the planet was moments away from being fired before announcing his resignation on Friday.
Bill Gross — a billionaire money manager and infamous author of at least one cat obituary and a rapturous ode to the orgasmic pleasures of sneezing — reportedly knew he was about to be fired from Pimco, the firm he co-founded and helped turn into the world’s biggest manager of bond mutual funds.
Instead of taking severance and quietly walking away, Gross, known to some fanboys as the “bond king,” resigned.
The New York Times reports that firm insiders were fed up with Gross’s increasingly odd behavior.
Something weird is going on with Bill Gross
— Scott Patterson (@pattersonscott) June 19, 2014
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