Financier donates £466m to charity

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Chris Hohn, a hedge fund manager who runs The Children's Investment Fund (TCI), donated £466 million to a foundation benefiting projects across the developing world.

The Hohns, who live in north London, have earned the titles of Britain's most generous philanthropists after giving nearly £800 million in just four years.

His donation dwarfs others in the UK, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Sir Tom Hunter, the Scottish billionaire, reportedly promised to give £1 billion to charity but that was spread over his life-time.

David and Heather Stevens, founders of the insurance company Admiral, gave away £100 million.

Mr Hohn set up TCI in 2003 so that a percentage of the earnings could go directly to its charitable arm, the Children's Investment Fund Foundation.

His wife, Jamie Cooper-Hohn, said she runs the charity using the business model of her husband's fund.

The foundation has given money to the Clinton Foundation for the treatment of HIV and Aids, to a scheme to help orphans in Malawi and to emergency aid projects in Darfur.

In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, Mrs Cooper-Hohn said: "One of the things that attracted Chris and I was the shared sense of something that is larger than ourselves and the thrill that we can have a positive impact."