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An IFA based in Plymouth has hired a head of advisory services from industry giant Fidelity.

John MacDougall, manager of the Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon fund, explains how Japan's old corporate structure is being replaced with a new era of entrepreneurialism and high-growth focused start-ups

PIMCO's CIO Mihir Worah has labelled shorting UK RPI 'the carry trade of the decade', as he sees inflation in the UK remaining below current expectations.

Ex- Gartmore manager Nigel Kennett, whose Canlife UK Equity portfolio has one of the industry's largest overweights to BG Group, is considering buying Jupiter to replace the natural gas giant.

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Britain's foreign secretary Philip Hammond has echoed Bank of England Governor Mark Carney's calls for a 'fast' referendum on Britain's place in the EU.

Inflation: The elephant in the room

Economist and creator of the term 'BRICs' Jim O'Neill is to become a Treasury minister in the new government.

Neptune has promoted James Dowey to the role of chief investment officer.