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The government has launched a review of how it calculates business rates, saying it wants to modernise the tax which is collected from businesses across England, including financial advisers.

Troy Asset Management has renamed its Trojan Capital fund to reflect the portfolio's increasingly global remit.

Artemis is to soft launch its first fund focusing on emerging market equities next month as it extends its SmartGARP range.

Changes to regulatory authorisation procedures is to affect the acquisition-led strategy of wealth firm consolidator AFH Financial, the company has said.

Hedge fund Elliott Advisors has said it is "surprised and disappointed" by Alliance Trust's response to its proposals for a shake-up of the trust's board.

Chancellor George Osborne will further relax pension rules in his Budget on Wednesday to allow the sale of annuity contracts.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dropped its suggestion firms should be using #ad in financial promotions on Twitter, following industry concerns about its appropriateness.

F&C is to launch an ex-UK version of its offshore European smaller companies fund for Sam Cosh.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Stephen Bell, the former compliance director of network Financial, for "systemic weaknesses" in the business' compliance process, and fined him £33,800.

A decision by the regulator to ban the former CEO of a stockbroking firm from the industry and fine him £450,000 for high-pressure mis-selling has been upheld.