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
Billionaire investor George Soros has lost his appeal to have a 2002 conviction for insider trading of Société Générale shares thrown out, the Telegraph reports.
07 October 2011
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Investment
Hedge fund guru George Soros believes three bold steps need to be undertaken to stave off the threat of the world entering a second great depression.
30 September 2011
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US
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has retained second spot in Forbes latest list of America's richest people, despite seeing his personal wealth fall by $11bn.
22 September 2011
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Investment
Billionaire investor George Soros has warned the eurozone's debt problems could potentially be worse than the Lehman Brothers' collapse due to a lack of leadership on the Continent.
08 September 2011
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Economics
Veteran hedge fund manager George Soros announced today he will no longer manage other people's money. Investment Week looks back at his career...
26 July 2011
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Alternatives
George Soros is set to retire from managing money for outside investors after almost 40 years running hedge funds.
26 July 2011
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Alternatives
George Soros' $25.5.bn Quantum Endowment hedge fund is sitting on 75% cash after the portfolio pulled back from the market following a 6% loss last year, Bloomberg reports.
19 July 2011
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Europe
Billionaire investor George Soros has warned a Greek default is "inevitable", and EU leaders must adopt a plan B to stem contagion to the rest of Europe.
12 July 2011
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Commodities
George Soros, who called gold "the ultimate bubble", dumped almost his entire $800m stake in bullion in the first quarter.
17 May 2011
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Investment
Hedge fund guru George Soros has argued the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) must take control of Europe's banking system if it is to solve the sovereign debt crisis without causing another banking collapse.
24 March 2011
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