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Hedge fund maestro Hintze voices concern over regulation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... definition. Hedge funds are trying for absolute returns firstly, but that can mean such different things. "Someone like Soros is very directional. The fund which I run is also a very directional fund - I'm going for it. I'm trying to be long and short ...

China's rebalancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... "We haven't forgotten what happened to the BOE," - referring to the pound's forced devaluation back in 1992 when George Soros bet against the BOE - "I don't think anyone can break the Fed". For those who've forgotten. This was the same tactic employed ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... 4.3% this year - not too far from the A$'s own performance 'ey? And then there's the case of the shorts with Druckenmiller/Soros talking up their own bet by announcing to the world that they think the A$ will "come down and come down hard". It could ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... Governor Stevens' promise to do more "should that be necessary to support demand" that did it? Was it the Druckenmiller/Soros effect? They bet against the A$ versus the big one with Druckenmiller -- known to have made a cool US$1 billion for George Soros ...

Soros family office buys into Man United

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
George Soros has taken a 7.85% stake in Manchester United through his family office investment arm, Quantum Partners. News of the purchase surfaced yesterday after the Financial Times cited a filing with the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). ...

Dressing the windows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... "make or break" summit (again) - and it won't be a stretch to come to this conclusion. In particular, if you've read George Soros' interview with "Der Spiegel" magazine, blaming Germany for this on-going crisis. "Germany could leave, but it would be ...

Autumn Angst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... British pound plunged by more than 4.2% on 16 September 1992 and by another 4.9% four days later. But it wasn't only George Soros - who reportedly made a cool bil sterling -- betting against the pound that profited, UK's economy also resumed growing ...

Willing America into a dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... ultimately give one and all the double-dip in the US and Europe that one and all fear. This was the same message George Soros, founder and manager of Quantum Fund, conveyed during his interview with Germany's Der Spiegel magazine last week. Asked if ...

Silver bullet downs market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... billionaire Carlos Slim is rumoured to be selling silver futures. Also, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that George Soros and other investors are unloading their gold and silver holdings. But hang on for a moment, isn't this - lower commodity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... been following a fall in precious metals. "Apparently, there are some comments from one of the big global investors, George Soros, about him selling off gold and silver investments and that's putting a fair bit of pressure on the commodity currencies ...