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Buffett insurer partners with IAG

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
Warren Buffett-chaired Berkshire Hathaway has entered a strategic partnership with Insurance Australia Group (IAG). The partnership consists of a ten-year 20% quota share agreement, with Berkshire acquiring roughly 90 million IAG shares (for a total ...

PROFILE: PM Capital CIO Paul Moore

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... performance of those funds was really good." In those early days Moore modelled his investment philosophy on star manager Warren Buffett - who was far less well known back then - and he's stuck to the same principles ever since. Moore likes to keep his ...

Don't overlook culture and discipline: MFS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... company when it comes to placing importance on company culture. Investment guru and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett said at the company's recent AGM in Omaha, "Culture is everything at Berkshire." "Culture has to come from the top. ...

Buffett insurer gains Australia licence

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
Warren Buffett-owned global speciality insurer Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has received its licence to provide insurance to the Australian market. BHSI will commence Australia operations immediately in its Sydney office and has appointed ...

Buffett moves in on Australian insurers

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Warren Buffett-owned global speciality insurer Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) Australia and New Zealand has poached key senior executives from AIG and other insurers. BHSI doesn't yet have an Australian operating licence but AIG has already ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... investing and positioning ourselves for the longer term," said Ginni Rometty, IBM's chairman, president and chief executive. Warren Buffett's huge investment firm Berkshire Hathaway, the largest shareholder in IBM, took collateral damage, falling 1.0 ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... Elsewhere, in a recent letter to shareholders, one of the world's wealthiest and most widely-followed active managers, Warren Buffett, has emerged as a surprise proponent of passive investing. He explained that despite racking up a near 20% annualised ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... higher than expected US jobless claims sent major European indices briefly negative, before bouncing back on investor Warren Buffet's $US4.7 billion takeover of Duracell. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed on Thursday after a record-breaking rally ...

Buffett discloses new Verizon investment

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
Warren Buffett's company has disclosed a new investment of 11 million shares in Verizon Communications, and an increase in its stakes in Wal-Mart and IBM. Berkshire Hathaway on Thursday revealed the changes to its $US106 billion ($A114.69 billion) portfolio ...

Tens of thousands flock to Omaha

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... investors flocked to Omaha, Nebraska for the company's annual general meeting. Legendary investor and Berkshire chairman Warren Buffett, 83, sat with his 90-year old business partner Charlie Munger for more than five hours taking questions from shareholders ...