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Portugal's constitutional court has ruled against the country's planned austerity programme, putting its £78bn bailout package in jeopardy and creating a fresh crisis for the eurozone.

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has warned of the continuing negative outlook for the UK economy, but reaffirmed its triple A rating for the country.

HM Revenue & Customs's (HMRC's) decision to tax unit and cash rebates could violate UK case law on competition, according to a platform consultancy.

Prudential paid its chief executive officer Tidjane Thiam £7.8m last year despite him being reprimanded by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over a bid for AIA Group.

The FTSE 100 has shed almost 2% after US employment numbers for March came in well below expectations.

J.P. Morgan (JPM) Asset Management is adding to its 21 strong range of investment companies with the launch of a Global Convertibles Income trust.

The management team of Indian equity specialist Ocean Dial Group (ODG) have agreed to buy out the business from its parent company Caledonia Investments.

The FTSE Small Cap index has risen sharply for ten consecutive months, but is there still value in the UK small cap space or should investors take profits and look elsewhere?

Skandia is to add clean share classes to its platform following HM Revenue & Customs' decision that rebates to customers are taxable.

Gold and resources funds continued to struggle in the first quarter of 2013, as investors remained in risk-on mode and opted for equities over safe havens such as the precious metal.