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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".

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.