Warren Buffett

Do derivatives still have a place within the investment world and can they be used within fixed income portfolios to more effectively manage the risks associated with bond investing?

Swiss Re has sold part of its US life insurance business to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for 1.3bn Swiss francs (£778m).

Warren Buffett has weighed into Kraft's hostile takeover bid for Cadbury, warning the US giant not to use too much of its stock to finance the proposed £10.4bn deal.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway suffered its worst return against the stock market for a decade in 2009 - a year which saw indices around the world rally.

Warren Buffett's investment firm Berkshire Hathaway has revealed it owns new stakes in Nestle and Exxon Mobil.

The Employees Retirement System of the City of New Orleans (NOERS) has sued Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) alleging Berkshire's planned acquisition of BNSF discriminated other investors.

The oracle has spoken. Last week's BBC interview with Warren Buffett made for compelling watching, as much for finding out about the sage's living arrangements and lack of technology in his private office as for his views on how to run an investment portfolio....