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Miners fell sharply this morning on news the Australian government plans to introduce a new 40% tax on resource projects from July 2012.

iShares, the ETF arm of BlackRock, has released an ETF in London providing US equity exposure by tracking the respective MSCI benchmark.

Bosera Asset Management has licensed the S&P 500 index to underlie an ETF in China.

Andrew Wilkins, executive director of Catalyst Investment Group, says retail investors should make the most of investment choices previously only available to their institutional peers.

Bryce Sanders, president of Perceptive Business Solutions, looks at how to keep in favour with potential clients.

US stock markets opened sharply lower in early trading following negative consumer and house price data.

Blue Sky Asset Management has relaunched its Capital Accumulator Autocall Dual Index plan.

US stocks reached 15-month highs on Monday, with both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 up at least 1.5% on the first trading day of 2010.

The FTSE 100 has climbed to a fresh 15-month high of 5,451.79 this morning, with the 0.72% rise continuing the strong gains posted over the festive period.

Barclays Capital has unveiled two iPath exchange-traded notes in Europe, providing exposure to volatility for investors in the UK, Germany and Italy.