Note on my feedback; I'm no native English speaker (Dutch) but I read your words as being very condescending. In Dutch if you refer to a third person like you did, it's considered quite offensive. I like to think that I'm quite good at English but I might have mistaken your answer there (if so please let me know).
I am a native English speaker. I have interpreted Dr Greg's comments as being somewhat formal but not impolite, consistent with what you'd expect from someone running a hedge fund. I guess you'd call it "maintaining a professional distance". My impression is he does not want to appear to be on intimate terms with any of his investors for fear of appearing partial (we'd be disappointed to find out he'd been dispensing hot tips to certain favored individuals, for example).
My 2 cents.