Without Saying a Word, Warren Buffett Successor Greg Abel Just Taught a Powerful Lesson in Leadership

Berkshire Hathaway bet $4.5 billion on its own continued growth.

Berkshire Hathaway bet $4.5 billion on its own continued growth.
It suggests the market has moved past a period of suspended decision-making and into one where fundamentals — rather than external shocks — are increasingly driving allocation choices. Quality as the central investment thesis The report identifies asset quality as the clearest differentiator in the current environment. High-quality, value-add premises are attracting the most attention…
Ask any wealth management firm what a new advisor recruit can expect in the first 90 days, and you’ll likely get a tidy answer that includes compliance training, licensing paperwork and an introduction to the team. Ask what happens after that in the age of AI, the answers get murky. Processing Content Day 91 once…
Listen to the article 13 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. For years, many CFOs built their reputations solely by delivering results. Success in their role and the perception of it among their peers was measured by financial performance. That type of strong track record opened the door…
The operating assumption in card issuing is that better technology should produce better economics. Card issuers have largely won the technology-access battle. Instant issuance, mobile wallet provisioning, real-time fraud controls and personalized offers are no longer reserved for the largest banks. However, broader access has not produced better economics. “A Practical Guide to Growing Customer…
The size of the gap varies by province but has generally narrowed over time, the authors wrote, with the clearest improvement in pension-related assets. Outside Quebec, where fewer institutional and policy mechanisms deal explicitly with wealth sharing, the disparities stay less visible in both data and public discussion, as per the paper. Co-author Mamadou Diallo, a PhD candidate…
Morgan Stanley bought back $1.5bn of its common stock during the quarter under its share repurchase programme. Credit: PJ McDonnell / Shutterstock.com Morgan Stanley has posted net attributable income of $5.6bn for the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, a 60% increase compared with $3.5bn a year earlier. The US-based financial giant’s net revenue increased by…