Soros to close Quantum fund to outsiders
George Soros, the billionaire hedge fund manager, is closing his Quantum fund to outside investors and returning their money, the FT reports. Quantum, which will continue to manage about $24.5bn of...
View ArticleSoros shift signals wider fears among rich
The decision by George Soros to convert his hedge fund into a family office casts light on to efforts by rich families to avoid disclosure under new financial regulation, the FT says. Soros will hand...
View ArticlePaulson’s BofA-Citi-Wells switcheroo
John Paulson’s quarterly 13F filing was released late on Monday and the headlines make for interesting reading. We may go through it in more detail later but we thought this portfolio change-up was...
View ArticleSoros fails to quash insider trading conviction
George Soros, the billionaire hedge fund manager, has lost a case at the European Court of Human Rights to have his criminal conviction for insider dealing quashed, the FT reports. The failed appeal at...
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We, concerned Europeans…
… That’s George Soros and 95 others calling for a common treasury, supervision, regulation and deposit insurance in the eurozone. Continue reading: We, concerned Europeans…
View ArticleThe ECB is not here to save the world
Oct 25 (Reuters) – Euro zone leaders will call on the European Central Bank to go on buying bonds in the secondary market to support the likes of Italy and Spain, according to draft conclusions...
View ArticleSoros bought MF Global’s leftover euro debt
The family fund managed by George Soros bought up $2bn of MF Global’s eurozone government bonds after the broker’s collapse, according to the WSJ. MF Global had positioned $6.3bn of Italian, Spanish...
View ArticleLet’s all play a game of “Soros says”
(Alternate Game of Thrones title: A Storm of Soros) It’s got a lot of attention so we thought we should throw it up so… here, in its summarised glory, is George Soros’ speech from the Festival of...
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Man U, a stake for Soros
Hat-tip to Sam Jones — it’s a 7.85 per cent stake (in the ordinary class A shares) by George Soros. Continue reading: Man U, a stake for Soros
View ArticleSoros vs Sinn
Hans-Werner Sinn — he of Target2 imbalance fame — had a piece on Project Syndicate last week in which he stood firm against George Soros and his demands for Germany to leave the euro if it continues to...
View Article‘erbalite
Much excitement on Wednesday on alleged news (via CNBC) that George Soros has taken a big stake in the much discussed food supplement business Herbalife. Here’s the auto-update chart on Wednesday. At...
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