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The property rollercoaster

This week: Ross Henderson, fund manager at OPM Fund Management, gets excited about quality property opportunities at deep discounts

F&C is launching its first open-end ended real estate fund as its faces losing the mandate for its £617m F&C Commercial Property trust (FCPT).

The Government is to introduce the final changes to VCTs which were agreed with the European Union.

VCT and EIS funds offer a good route into enterprise investing and have the added attraction of offering tax relief, writes Julian Hickman, partner, Longbow Capital LLP.

The re-creation of true mutual funds is without doubt an unintended consequence of RDR, but one advisers should embrace, writes David Norman, managing director and co-founder of TCF Investment

Piers Denne from Future Capital Partners looks at the implications of the 50% tax regime for investors.

The latest Legal & General Fundamentals video, exclusive to IFAonline, examines the outlook for the commercial property sector.

Investec Structured Products has raised £3.8m for its first VCT launch.

Having seen significant yield contraction since the summer of 2009, yields on prime properties now appear to be stabilising.