George Soros
Renowned global investor
Hungarian-American George Soros is one of the world's most successful investors, a business magnate, philanthropist, political activist and author. He heads Soros Fund Management, which boasts $26bn in assets.
The legendary former hedge fund manager and investing heavyweight managed client money in New York from 1969 to 2011.
In 1992, Soros became famous for shorting the British pound (and making $1bn from it) and forcing the government to pull out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism on 'Black Wednesday'. Many have since dubbed him "The man who broke the Bank of England".
As of February 2018, Soros had a net worth of $8bn, after donating $18bn to his philanthropic agency, Open Society Foundations. Born in Budapest, he survived Nazi Germany-occupied Hungary before initially emigrating to England in 1947.
Alternatives
Billionaire investor George Soros is finally retiring from fund management at the age of 84 to focus on political philanthropy.
23 January 2015
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Global
George Soros has sold down all his gold holdings and has stocked up on unloved retailer JC Penney, nutrition supplement firm Herbalife, and tech giant Apple.
15 August 2013
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Global
George Soros has reportedly made £40m in a day through a short position on the Australian dollar.
09 May 2013
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Investment
Jim Leaviss, head of retail fixed income at M&G, has removed his short position on the yen in his £688m Global Macro Bond fund following the dramatic sell-off in the Japanese currency.
16 April 2013
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Wealth managers
Lord Adair Turner, chairman of the now-disbanded Financial Services Authority (FSA), has joined the economics thinktank founded by billionaire George Soros.
01 April 2013
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Economics
Gold has suffered the longest run of monthly falls since 1997 after the metal declined for the fifth month in a row in February.
01 March 2013
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