Speculation rife about which companies Buffett will choose

Original article by Jonathan Shapiro
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 & 24 : 18-Jun-15

US investment guru Warren Buffett plans to reinvest Berkshire Hathaway’s allocation of Insurance Australia Group’s annual gross written premium in local stocks. Australia’s four major banks satisfy many of Buffett’s strict investment criteria, while other stocks that could potentially comply with his investment standards include BHP Billiton, Woodside Petroleum, Oil Search, GPT Group and Trade Me Group.

CORPORATES
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INCORPORATED. INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX IAG. BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP. WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL. OIL SEARCH LIMITED – ASX OSH. GPT GROUP – ASX GPT. TRADE ME GROUP LIMITED – ASX TME. BENDIGO AND ADELAIDE BANK LIMITED – ASX BEN. WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC. BT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED – ASX BTT. JP MORGAN AND COMPANY INCORPORATED. WELLS FARGO BANK. THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCORPORATED. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION. EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION. BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTE FE CORPORATION. AURIZON HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX AZJ. MEDIBANK PRIVATE LIMITED – ASX MPL. TESCO PLC. ALDI EINKAUF GMBH & CO OHG. LIDL GMBH & CO KG. WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW. APPLE INCORPORATED. GOOGLE INCORPORATED

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