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Chancellor George Osborne has announced a clampdown on venture capital trusts (VCTs) and enterprise investment schemes (EIS') purely set-up to access tax reliefs.

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Business secretary Vince Cable has signalled that the Liberal Democrats are willing to scrap the 50p tax rate, in exchange for a "mansion tax" on high value property.

The price of oil could rocket to $200 a barrel this year, triggering a flash crash in stock markets, according to Rathbones' David Coombs.

Crude oil prices hit a 43-month high on Thursday following reports a Saudi Arabian pipeline had exploded.

Daniel Kiernan, director of Intelligent Partnership, explains the case for including some directly held tangible assets in your clients' portfolios.

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The Treasury has again rejected calls to allow more alternative investment market (AIM) shares in individual savings accounts (ISAs).