Carl Icahn

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  Top 10 Mega-Wealthy Donors in 2012

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 11, 2013

  The donors on The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s 2013 Philanthropy 50 committed a total of $7.4 billion to charity in 2012. Three of the top five philanthropists were couples under 40.

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  Buffett’s Gift Tops 13 Biggest Donations of 2012

  By Michael S. Fischer, AdvisorOne  |  January 4, 2013

  Warren Buffett pledged more than $3 billion in 2012, making him the most generous donor among America’s biggest philanthropists, according to a survey released by The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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  New Foundation Center Tool Tracks ‘Giving Pledge’ Donors

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  August 3, 2012

  A new tool on Foundation Center's website monitors Giving Pledgers' activities as part of its 2020 strategic plan to encourage greater transparency in philanthropy.

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  George Soros’ 8 Bold Predictions From the ‘Tiger Den’

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 9, 2012

  At Tiger 21 event, Soros was asked for his predictions on everything from Jon Corzine going to jail to Obama's re-election chances.

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  ‘Soros Won’t Be Last’ to Quit Over Dodd-Frank: Deloitte Manager

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  August 4, 2011

  George Soros’ recent announcement that he would henceforth manage only his family’s money did not surprise Ellen Schubert, chief advisor to Deloitte’s hedge fund practice. Schubert, in an interview with AdvisorOne, says others will follow.

• Icahn to Return Hedge Fund Investors’ Money

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 9, 2011

  Carl Icahn, billionaire hedge fund manager, has headed for the exits, along with other managers who have decided that the headaches of risking other people’s money are not worth it.

• Give It Away Today

  By Lewis Schiff  |  February 1, 2011

  Advisors to affluent families have often used anecdotes about well-known individuals as a more memorable and persuasive way to discuss different aspects of financial planning.

• Getting Active

  By Elaine Robertson Demby  |  January 1, 2008

  Early in 2007, HSBC took a $6.3 billion charge because of exposure in the sub-prime mortgage market. Shortly thereafter Knight Vinke Asset Management announced it...

• Moon's Orbit Defined by Gravity

  By Staff Writer  |  April 3, 2006

  NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--John W. Moon evidently hopes to join Carl Icahn in the small club of U.S. hedge fund managers shaking up the established ways of doing business in South Korea. Mr. Moon is the prime mover behind the Gravity Committee for Fair Treatment of Minority Shareholders, formed in hopes...

• Perry Plans to Sell Stake in Mylan

  By Staff Writer  |  March 29, 2005

  Richard C. Perry, a hedge fund manager whose funds control 9.89% of the voting shares of Mylan Laboratories Inc., Canonsburg, Penn., said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that he plans to sell his entire stake on the open market.