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Soros leads the world’s richest hedge fund managers

The renowned investor last year returned to managing money with a series of bearish bets

George Soros, founder and chairman of Soros Fund Management
George Soros, founder and chairman of Soros Fund Management Photo: Getty Images

George Soros, the renowned investor who last year returned to managing money, is the world's wealthiest hedge fund manager with a net worth of $25.2 billion.

This is according to the 2017 ranking of the world's billionaire financiers and investors by Forbes.

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