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Warren Buffett plans to visit Japan and India next year and believes Berkshire Hathaway could make a significant acquisition in the countries.

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Allianz Global Investors is to launch a Brazil fund, the UK's first actively-managed onshore Oeic focused on the country.

The Bank of Ireland announced a €3.4bn (£3bn) capital raising last week to shore up its balance sheet, as the Irish Government prepares to increase its stake in the bank.

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J.P. Morgan has raised £46.7m for its Brazil investment trust, the first UK closed-ended company focused on the Latin American country.

Paul Brain plans to increase his allocation to developed market sovereign debt in his Newton Global Dynamic Bond fund from 5% to 30% over the next few months.

River and Mercantile (R&M) launches its Global High Income fund this week for manager Alex O'Reilly.

Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford is one of a trio of highly regarded managers appointed to run balanced managed unit trusts for St. James's Place.