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George Osborne has widened the investment universe for venture capital trusts (VCTs), removing the £1m investment limit per company rule, it was announced in today's Autumn Statement.

Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled a new enterprise investment scheme (EIS), giving investors 50% tax relief for investing in business start-ups.

House prices will increase by 15% over the next five years due to a shortage of available properties, according to economists.

A Poole-based IFA has expressed anger at lawyers for the FSCS for apparently mistakenly including the name of his firm on a list of businesses the scheme may pursue for money it paid out to Keydata investors.

Lawyers hired by the FSCS to pursue claims against IFAs who recommended Keydata yesterday sent out letters with the names and addresses of every firm it is chasing. IFAonline can now exclusively reveal the full list.

The FSA has banned a hedge fund manager and fined him £14,000 for failing to spot attempts by an employee to hide huge losses caused by the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

Joe McTaggart, managing director of asset management company Walls & Futures, on why residential property is seldom invited to the asset allocation ball...

Five individuals suspected of being involved in land banking by way of an unauthorised collective investment scheme have been arrested.

Steve Latto discusses the role esoteric investments can play in a SIPP

A tree-mendous way to prepare for retirement is to focus on alternative investments such as forestry, as Edward Daniels explains