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Majedie Asset Management's Adam Parker is standing by a weighting in miners almost double the FTSE All Share despite Australia's proposed supertax on miners' profits hitting the sector.

Octopus is planning to add a new product to its IM Octopus multi-manager fund range in the autumn.

GAM is preparing to soft-close two of its most recently launched funds, Star Global Rates and Star Discretionary FX.

Quality Capital Management (QCM) is pushing into the retail market with the launch of a Ucits III version of its managed futures hedge fund.

Investment Week Conjecture

Japan's Nikkei 225 plunged by the most in 13 months today as global markets continue to be spooked by concerns Greece's debt crisis could spill over into Europe.

The proposed new tax on ‘super-profits' generated by Australian mining companies has seen the mining sector fall heavily again today.

On Saturday, close to 40,000 enthusiastic shareholders made the pilgrimage to Omaha, coming from all over the world to attend the "Woodstock for capitalists".

Warren Buffett has hinted his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate will pay a dividend in the future.

Warren Buffett has outlined concerns about significant global inflation, while the legendary investor also believes the Greek debt crisis has the potential for "high drama".