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.
Economics
Billionaire investor George Soros has urged Western nations to support revolutions in the Middle East to gain allegiance with new-found democracies.
04 March 2011
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Alternatives
Investors in the top 10 hedge funds reaped returns of $28bn (£17.2bn) in the second half of last year alone, according to new data.
02 March 2011
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UK
Hedge fund guru George Soros has bought a 3.5% stake in boutique MAM Funds through his company Quantum Partners.
17 February 2011
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UK
The coalition government's emergency budget and harsh spending cuts risk driving the UK economy back into recession, warns veteran hedge fund manager George Soros.
27 January 2011
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UK
A vehicle linked to hedge fund manager John Zwaanstra, a former protégé of George Soros, has emerged as the mystery buyer of a 5% stake in Gartmore.
24 November 2010
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Global
George Soros, who has described gold's spike as the "ultimate asset bubble", has cut his holdings in the SPDR Gold Trust for a third quarter.
16 November 2010
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US
Billionaire investor George Soros has donated $1m in support of legalising marijuana in the stricken US state of California.
27 October 2010
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UK
Investment guru Jim Rogers warns stock markets could collapse if the global recovery fails to reignite and is urging investors to turn to commodities.
28 September 2010
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Alternatives
The top 10 global hedge fund managers have earned more than $153bn for investors since they were founded, a third of the 7,000-strong industry's returns.
13 September 2010
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Global
Billionaire investor George Soros donated $100m to Human Rights Watch, his largest ever gift to charity.
07 September 2010
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