Howard Buffett to succeed father Warren as Berkshire Hathaway chair Investing Berkshire Hathaway has named Howard Buffett as chair as his father Warren Buffett steps down after six decades at the helm of the conglomerate. Howard’s elevation comes as billionaire Warren moves into the role as chairman emeritus of the company, according to a letter published to shareholders on Friday. The elder Buffett will also remain [...]
Tracker funds are turning 50 – will they make it to 100? Markets Vanguard launched its first ever tracker fund 50 years ago this month. Since then, they have had an enormous impact on the way our capital markets function – and now make up more than half all fund-held assets. Ali Lyon asks: will they be as popular when they turn 100? The 1976 launch of the [...]
Google taps markets for $30bn AI cash call Tech Alphabet will raise up to $80bn (£59bn) from investors to fund its AI expansion, marking one of the largest equity fundraisings in history and a major shift for a company that has traditionally relied on its vast cash generation to finance growth. The Google parent said on Monday it would use the proceeds to expand [...]
NetJets: Losses spike at Warren Buffett’s private jet company October 10, 2025 Losses at the UK arm of NetJets, the private jet company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway more than doubled during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The division has posted a pre-tax loss of $11.2m (£8.4m) for 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The total comes after NetJets UK also [...]
I sold my business for £1.5bn – with great wealth comes great responsibility July 10, 2025 Those of us fortunate enough to thrive at the top must do more to support those struggling at the bottom, not out of guilt or obligation, but because it is the right thing to do and makes us richer in meaning, purpose and legacy, says John Caudwell This week I had the honour of speaking [...]
The post-Buffett era is an opportunity for UK small caps May 29, 2025 Undervalued, small UK companies are ripe for Warren Buffett-style investing, says Edmund Hill-Smith Warren Buffett’s decision to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway marks a historic turning point, not just for the company, but for global capital allocation more broadly. For over six decades, Buffett’s disciplined, value-oriented approach has steered billions into what he [...]
Gen Z investors reliant on LinkedIn and TikTok finfluencers for advice May 28, 2025 Gen Z has led the charge in a growing trend of using social media for investment advice, according to new data from Charles Schwab. Over 70 per cent of Gen Z use social media and financial influencers – dubbed finfluencers – when making investment decisions, the data suggests. LinkedIn was valued as the top social [...]
Billionaire Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square makes moves on Berkshire Hathaway aspirations May 6, 2025 FTSE 100 trust Pershing Square has made further steps towards billionaire manager Bill Ackman’s aspiration to emulate Berkshire Hathaway by building a diversified holding company. Pershing Square Capital Management, which runs the investment trust, has made a further $900m investment into property company Howard Hughes, bringing Ackman’s stake in the firm to 46.9 per cent. [...]
Warren Buffett set to resign as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway May 4, 2025 Warren Buffett is set to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year, marking a surprise ending to his 60 year career as the ‘Oracle of Omaha’. The famed American investor said he will recommend to the company’s board that Greg Abel, chair of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, should take over [...]
Who watches the Watches? February 19, 2025 As a newly minted Picture Editor and thus part of the management team of a then-popular left-wing national newspaper, I sat in on a discussion about why the poor ate so badly. Having only recently landed the job and as keen as mustard – and oh so naive – my feet were still planted firmly [...]