Nicknamed "The Wizard of Oz" during his time at GLG Partners and Moore Capital Management, in 2012 he declared retirement at the age of 41 and returned to Sydney.
Industry sources estimated that Coffey had been responsible for two-thirds of GLG's performance fees during his time there.
They also own a ski chalet in Switzerland, a house in London's Chelsea,[16] and, in 2022, acquired a 18-hectare (45-acre) estate in Southampton, New York for US$105 million;[17] previously owned by Anne McDonnell, the first wife of Henry Ford II.
[19] The purchase attracted controversy and concern over Coffey's decision to close the estate's public gardens, whose 2,500 visitors a year formed a significant source of income for Jura.
[24] As of May 2023[update], the Financial Review assessed Coffey's net worth as A$989 million on the 2023 Rich List.