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Tom Dobell, manager of the £7.2bn M&G Recovery fund has rejigged his portfolio extensively since the financial crisis to take advantage of opportunities as they emerge.

Almost a third of discretionary fund managers (DFM) cannot deal with direct investments into structured products, according to an analysis of the market.

The Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) has welcomed Treasury proposals whih will give investors affected by the failure of financial firms the opportunity to use compensation payouts to top up their ISAs beyond the current subscription limits....

Barclays has offered to buy back £2.5bn worth of debt to boost its capital levels.

Fidelity's global CIO, equities, Dominic Rossi has forecast another difficult year for equity investors as we enter 2012 but believes emerging markets are set to come back into the spotlight.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to conduct a review into the sale of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) early next year.

Hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam has began serving his eleven year term for insider trading after he was found guilty in October of exchanging illegal stock tips.

The Treasury is expected to close a loophole that allows wealthy individuals to avoid paying stamp duty on expensive property transactions in draft legislation for the Finance Bill today.

The Dow Jones shed 75 points in late trading as speculation mounted Standard & Poor's was lining up potential downgrades for 15 of the 17 members of the eurozone.

Ratings agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) said France and Germany are among 15 nations that have been put on "credit watch" due to fears over the impact of the debt crisis.