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Warren Buffett has put himself on the eBay auction block, offering his words of wisdom over lunch to the highest bidder.

Franklin Templeton's emerging markets specialist Mark Mobius says the global economy will avoid a double-dip recession.

Prudential's top executives are in the firing line at the company's AGM today as they face down shareholders angry over the insurer's failed bid for Asian insurer AIA.

Ex-New Star managers Phil Roantree and Stephen Whittaker are to launch an income fund through their new venture, Querns Asset Managers, seeding it with £5m of their own money.

Aviva Investors has hired Justin Craib-Cox from M&G as a fund manager for its convertible bond team.

Liontrust has appointed former Artemis stalwart Nick Wells as a business development consultant.

Lloyds shareholders have made a £14bn claim against the Treasury and bosses at the banking giant over its controversial takeover of HBOS in 2008.

First State's global resources team says analysts are significantly underestimating earnings for the sector.

Majedie Asset Management has poached Odey duo Simon Todd and Michael Nickson to run the group's new global equity business.

Mega-cap oil companies have failed to benefit fully from the long-term rising oil price because of large investments they have made in tangential areas, says the manager of the Junior Oils Trust.