BUFFETT GIVES AWAY HIS BILLIONS
US billionaire Warren Buffett has pledged to give away 99 per cent of his wealth – around $1.93bn (£1.27bn) in shares of his company Berkshire Hathaway – to five charitable groups, financial filings showed. In notifications to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Buffett showed the donations included $1.6bn to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and over 2m shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation.