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The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, is consulting with business leaders on refining capital gains tax proposals with an announcement on the final tax structure expected before the Budget in March.

Vince Cable, Shadow Chancellor and acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats, has branded the Government's capital gains tax (CGT) changes clumsy and says they have not been fully consulted upon.

Recent market volatility presents a longer-term buying opportunity for investors, according to Baring Asset Management.

BANKS WILL relax their grip on the first claim for collapsed companies' assets, says this morning's Times, in an attempt to ensure workers and pensioners do not lose their retirement savings.