1994 to 2003
Barclays Wealth and Investment Management
Equity trading in London, where market discipline, evidence and accountability became the foundation of his approach.
Leadership
Matthew
Hewett
Founder of Hudson Hedge Capital, with a career in markets, investment management, private-company funding and high-net-worth advisory extending from London to Dubai.
A career built around decisions
Markets first.
People always.
Matthew began his financial career in 1994 as an equity trader with Barclays Wealth and Investment Management in London. The trading floor demanded discipline, attention to evidence and the ability to make considered decisions under pressure.
He later joined Rowan Dartington as an investment trader before moving into private wealth, executive and founder-led roles with Globaleye, LifePlus Insurance Brokers and WWH Investments. His career in Dubai broadened from listed markets and bond trading into private-company funding, capital formation and advice for investors with more complex financial lives.
He also studied Investments and Securities at Royal Holloway, University of London, complementing the practical market experience that has defined his career.
That range shapes Hudson today. A portfolio is never treated as an isolated collection of assets. It sits alongside a client’s business interests, family priorities, liquidity needs, appetite for risk and plans for the years ahead.
Career timeline
London to Dubai.
Four chapters in a career spanning trading, private wealth, executive leadership and founder-led investment work.
2003 to 2006
Rowan Dartington
Investment trading in Bath, extending his experience across portfolios, execution and investor decision-making.
Dubai advisory
Private wealth and executive roles
Senior private wealth work at Globaleye followed by an Executive Director role with LifePlus Insurance Brokers.
2010 onwards
Founder and partner-led work
Investment, advisory and private-company work in Dubai, including WWH Investments and the founding of Hudson Hedge Capital in 2015.
Leadership in practice
Independence is only useful when it leads to clearer choices.
Matthew’s experience includes raising equity and bond capital for corporate entities and coordinating funding for private companies from inception toward exit. Across 20 years, he has raised in excess of a quarter of a billion dollars.
At Hudson, the principle is simpler: understand the whole situation before recommending the next move. Matthew remains directly involved in conversations spanning wealth strategy, portfolio development, risk analysis, private markets and capital formation.
The aim is not more activity. It is a considered course of action, explained plainly and built for a long-term relationship.
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