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Buffett fires back at Trump tax claims

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... by the Republican nominee. During the debate with Hillary Clinton, Trump called out the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway in defending his own $916 million loss in 1995 to avoid paying federal income tax. The property mogul turned politician claimed ...

Robeco Boston Partners finding value in the "three circles"

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... businesses which are mispriced by the market." The portfolio balances high quality large-caps like Google, Berkshire Hathaway, Samsung and Siemens with smaller international stocks that are "statistically cheap but have good fundamentals and good momentum." ...

Fund managers must offer genuine partnerships

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... volatile earnings stream are offering much more attractive valuations. He highlights that the Warren Buffett-owned Berkshire Hathaway is trading on a lower multiple than Campbell's Soup as the market has bid up consumer staples. Other stocks held across ...

Flat markets impact IAG profit

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... relatively strong with an underlying margin of 14.0% (FY15: 13.1%), which included a 250bps benefit from the Berkshire Hathaway quota share arrangement. A final fully franked dividend of 13 cents per share was declared. Full year payout 26 cents per ...

PROFILE: Vanguard Australia managing director Colin Kelton

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... a very low-cost S&P 500 index fund (I suggest Vanguard's)." This endorsement prompted Bogle to declare the Berkshire Hathaway chairman and chief executive the company's best salesman that year. "The structure means that there is nobody else to pay except ...

Berkshire-owned Gen Re to close Melbourne office

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Berkshire Hathaway Insurance's Gen Re will close its Melbourne office and several other operations as part of a global property and casualty business restructure. Gen Re's statement said that "smaller" business operations - including the Melbourne office ...

IAG appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... acquisition of AMI in New Zealand, Wesfarmers insurance underwriting business, and the strategic relationship with Berkshire Hathaway. "I am proud to be chosen to fill his role and I look forward to working closely with my fellow directors and management ...

Vanguard notches fourth successive year of record inflows

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... rise could be explained by comments made by the industry's most famous active managers, Warren Buffett. The Berkshire Hathaway chairman and chief executive was called Vanguard's best salesman by the company's founder, Jack Bogle, after he recommended ...

Buffett brings adviser PI products to Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) has announced it is introducing professional indemnity products in Australia, including one for financial planners. The new policies are Executive First Directors & Officers Liability ...

Five minutes of commodity sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... happy, Europe happy, Wall Street happy - the S&P 500 up 1.3% -- happier still courtesy of Warren. Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway is reportedly buying Precision Castparts' scripts - reviving market focus on M&A deals. Gotta get in before funding costs become ...