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.
Investment
Hedge fund veteran George Soros has made $1bn betting against the yen since November, profiting from the Bank of Japan (BoJ)'s moves to weaken its currency.
14 February 2013
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UK
Investment Week rounds up the most memorable quotes from our favourite (and most outspoken) industry commentators throughout 2012.
12 December 2012
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Investment
Bill Gates has been named the wealthiest American for the 19th year in a row, according to Forbes' rich list.
20 September 2012
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Economics
Billionaire investor George Soros has said the eurozone crisis will only be resolved when Germany "wakes up" and realises it is to blame for introducing a single currency in the first place.
14 September 2012
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Economics
George Soros has urged Germany to "lead or leave the euro" just days before a key ruling on the eurozone's bailout fund by Germany's constitutional court.
10 September 2012
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UK
Billionaire investor George Soros has become one the biggest backers of Manchester United Football Club after buying a near 8% stake in its listed shares.
21 August 2012
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Commodities
Billionaire investors George Soros and John Paulson have upped their stakes in the largest exchange-traded fund backed by gold as the commodity posted the largest quarterly drop since 2008.
15 August 2012
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Europe
Billionaire investor George Soros has called on Europe to start a fund to buy Italian and Spanish bonds, or risk the demise of the euro.
25 June 2012
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Investment
Billionaire investor George Soros has told European leaders they only have three months to rescue the single currency.
06 June 2012
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Investment
Billionaire investor George Soros sold out of Google in the first quarter of the year but built positions in US financials, latest filings reveal.
16 May 2012
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