Hedge fund boss John Paulson gives a record $400m donation to Harvard
The university’s school of engineering and applied science will be renamed after the financier, an alumnus who ‘wanted to say thank you for his education’
July 2013
Heidi Moore column
By prosecuting Fabrice Tourre but not Goldman Sachs, the SEC courts failure
Heidi Moore
Heidi Moore: The SEC already reached a 'no fault' settlement with Goldman Sachs, so how can it bring down Tourre for the same non-crime?
April 2013
John Paulson is no longer the man with the Midas touch
Dominic Rushe: US billionaire who lost $1bn in the gold slump is not the first hedge fund manager to fall victim to his own success
October 2012
Have superstar traders lost their magic?
Hedge fund maestro Greg Coffey is retiring at 41 after a glittering career. And, after a distinctly lacklustre performance recently, many of his contemporaries are following suit
December 2011
The Less Rich List 2011 - in pictures
Stockmarket turmoil this year has dented personal fortunes of several business tycoons, Nils Pratley reveals
October 2011
Nils Pratley on finance
What is John Paulson's investment strategy?
Some investors may regard this year's dreadful performance by many of Paulson's funds as a mere hiccup – but whatever happened to wealth protection?
June 2011
John Paulson's $9bn fund drops 20% as China and US bets turn sour
Goldman Sachs 'issued with subpoena' over actions during credit crisis
May 2011
Soros and Paulson move in opposite directions as gold declines
Billionaire traders offer investors clashing opinions over future of falling commodities market
April 2011
The Friday interview
Myth-breaker charts the tarnishing of the Goldman image
William Cohan, author of new book on Goldman Sachs, says bank will take years to reinstate its reputation. By Dominic Rushe
September 2010
Hedge fund Paulson & Co's bet on strong US recovery goes sour
Hedge fund that anticipated the housing collapse sees its $3bn Recovery Fund, set up to benefit from a strong economic bounceback, lose 9% of its value
April 2010
Richard Adams's blog
Selling fire insurance to arsonists
Richard Adams
Richard Adams: The real scandal involving Goldman Sachs isn't what's illegal but what's legal. This is a bank that is ethically overdrawn
Viewpoint column
Goldman's moral stance on Abacus doesn't add up
Nils Pratley
Goldman Sachs behaved unethically by not disclosing the full story to Abacus investors
Goldman Sachs investigation could put Wall Street under microscope
Bear Stearns turned down Goldman Sachs-type deal for failing ethics test
Tepper pips Paulson to hedge fund peak
March 2010
The Greatest Trade Ever: How John Paulson Bet Against the Markets and Made $20 Billion by Gregory Zuckerman
The story of one man's refusal to believe in the health of the housing boom tells us a great deal about the financial crisis but is not a gripping general read, says Heather Stewart
November 2009
Paulson raises Cadbury stake
Hedge fund billionaire spends £50m to increase holding in Cadbury, which faces a hostile takeover bid from US food group Kraft