Japan

Warren Buffett has emerged as one of the biggest investors to be affected by Japan's earthquake and tsunami, with estimated paper losses of $150m from his investments in reinsurers Swiss Re and Munich Re.

A natural disaster, national outrage and a slanging match in Parliament between the FSA and MPs. Seven days is a long time in finance.

Japan's credit rating has been cut to ‘negative' by Moody's on debt level concerns.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 11 February.

OBSR's Amaya Assan and Richard Whitehall reveal their top fund picks.

Japanese police are investigating a man they believe hid the corpse of his father in a cupboard in order to keep receiving his pension cheques.

The Bank of Japan has kept interest rates static at between 0% and 0.1% in a bid to boost the nation's economy and rein in inflation.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has completed the preparations necessary to begin buying ETFs as part of its asset purchase strategy.

Witan has handed Veritas an £80m global equity mandate after reallocating funds from the US and Japan.

Nikko Asset Management has unveiled three ETFs on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, providing investors with exposure to the US and emerging markets.