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The FTSE 100 has hit a fresh record high after the US Federal Reserve signalled renewed caution on its path towards raising interest rates from their record lows.

Global macro funds could receive a performance boost following a difficult year, as divergent central bank policies create a favourable environment for top-down investing, according to GAM's Charles Hepworth.

Commentators have warned Chancellor George Osborne's new rules for VCT,EIS and SEIS investments, announced in today's Budget, could create confusion and crowding in certain parts of the market.

The government is considering making regulated financial advice a requirement for people looking to sell their annuity contracts, Budget documents reveal.

The government has announced a number of changes to the tax it collects from UK-based businesses, including financial advisers.

The government expects to collect an extra £3.1bn from those found to have avoided or evaded tax payments - and those professionals who help them - Chancellor George Osborne said in his Budget speech today.

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed retirees will be allowed to sell their annuity contracts for cash from April 2016 without facing "punitive tax charges".

Chancellor George Osborne has announced a 'radically more flexible' ISA system in his 2015 Budget, as part of a savings overhaul seen as being beneficial to the investment industry.

The government will scrutinise the use of legal loopholes that help people avoid inheritance tax (IHT), Chancellor George Osborne has said.

The lifetime pension saving allowance has been cut from £1.25m to £1m in the Budget today.