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AIC figures for 2006 have revealed fund managers are increasing cash weightings after struggling to ...

Capital gains tax is payable when you dispose of assets and this can include a gift as well as a sale, but there are a number of strategies for mitigating this tax

Although some advisers feel that they can add value by selecting and monitoring managers, using multi-manager allows more time to be spent on giving advice to clients

The pre-Budget report has brought about improvements to Isas including a guarantee of the £7,000 investment allowance and the possibility for child trust funds to roll over into Isas

The changes in last year's Budget which prevented trusts from being defined as potentially exempt transfers might be followed up with further legislation making IHT mitigation harder

High Chinese stock market valuations are leading to speculation on the position of the Asian giant b...

Free Government consumer advice could be compromised by pressured financial distributors, advisers w...

Speculation on the impact of last week's interest rate rise led most weekend money pages. The Da...

Investment bonds can be more tax efficient than deposit accounts for higher-rate taxpayers but should be avoided by non- and starting-rate payers as tax automatically deducted cannot be reclaimed

Light green funds allow managers to engage with companies and effect change, a course of action not available to dark green managers who exclude these companies from their portfolios