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How new rules around ISA investing aid IHT planning

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has for the first time withdrawn the venture capital trust (VCT) status of a company, after Oxford Technology breached one of its investment rules.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has won its battle against two unauthorised investment schemes after the High Court ruled they were to be classed as collectives and therefore must be regulated.

How an IFA uncovered a multi-million pound trading scandal

Matthew Ames, son of troubled overseas property company Harlequin's chairman David Ames, has been found guilty of two counts of defrauding investors.

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The £1bn UK Commercial Property trust run by Ignis Asset Management has cut both its fees and its dividend in a move to a 'more sustainable policy'.

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Economist and founder of Capital Economics Roger Bootle has said that quantitative easing (QE) is not the "inflation danger" people should be worried about - the focus should be on the intentions of the government.