Berkshire to Take a Stake in Swiss Re
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Swiss Re clinched a deal with Warren Buffettâs Berkshire Hathaway, bolstering its beaten-down shares, but raising concerns the reinsurer was giving a rival too much access to its core business.
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In its second acquisition this week, Warren Buffettâs Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy the NRG reinsurance unit of ING, the Dutch financial services company.
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Standard & Poor's said on Wednesday that The Washington Post Co  will replace Temple-Inland Inc  in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Friday, December 28.
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LONDON (Dow Jones)--Goldman Sachs (GS) and private equity company Carlyle Group are considering a GBP1.6 billion-plus counter offer to halt the sale of Northern Ireland pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott (WCRX, WCRX.
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LONDON : Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH) underlined its determination to win the battle for Abbey National by announcing plans to sell part of its stake in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBoS).
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The developing biopharmaceutical company announces a share offering.
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Swisscom  has agreed to  repurchase a 25 percent stake in Swisscom Mobile from British  mobile phone company Vodafone  for 4.25 billion Swiss  francs ($3.48 billion), in a long-awaited deal.
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A historic name in mutual funds will soon vanish from Boston&#39;s investing scene, with BlackRock Inc.&#39;s agreement yesterday to acquire State Street Research &amp; Management
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General Re Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., acknowledged that it has received a request from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to provide documentation and information relating to non-traditional or
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Swiss-based insurer Zurich Financial Services AG has sold its reinsurance business because of the risk of losses associated with asbestos and other environmental risks, the company said Friday.
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UBS AG, the Swiss investment-management company, said Monday it agreed to buy Julius Baer Holding AG's wealth management operations in the United States for an undisclosed sum.
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the holding company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Thursday said its General Re insurance unit received a request from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to provide information on some insurance
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- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc   further increased its stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp  this week to about 17.6 percent.
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HARTFORD, Connecticut  - A transaction at a reinsurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc that federal prosecutors say defrauded American International Group Inc  investors was endorsed by Warren Buffett, a lawyer for one of five defendants on trial for fraud said on Monday.
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A Canadian banking group has reached an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the parent of Evergreen Bank of Glens Falls.
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the holding company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Thursday said its General Re insurance unit received a request from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to provide information on some insurance products.
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Investment bank Goldman Sachs  has  made a bid approach of about 700 million pounds ($1.4 billion)  for reinsurance broker Benfield , the Daily Telegraph  said on Friday.