sopher

American  

[soh-fer, saw-fer, soh-fer] / ˈsoʊ fər, sɔˈfɛr, ˈsoʊ fɛr /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

plural

sopherim

1. scribe.

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Etymology

Origin of sopher

From the Hebrew word sōphēr

Example Sentences

The chair of LCH, Rick Sopher, pointed out that the money-weighted return of the top 20 fund managers was 15.7%, which outperformed the rest of the hedge-fund universe last year.

From MarketWatch

Sopher notes: “most managers in the top 20 either limited inflows or returned capital to investors, thereby limiting the size of their assets under management.”

From MarketWatch

Hohn’s achievements at TCI are remarkable with Sopher also pointing out that TCI has made $40 billion, net of fees, for investors over the last three years.

From MarketWatch

“Everything worked last year and very little went wrong for managers,” said Rick Sopher, a senior adviser at Edmond de Rothschild, which also invests in hedge funds itself.

From The Wall Street Journal

Among the factors Sopher said helped drive performance at some of the biggest funds: Higher-than-average fees that allow them to attract and retain top portfolio managers and have more sophisticated risk-management systems.

From The Wall Street Journal