VCTs/EIS

The manager of the Unicorn AIM VCT said the fund is close to matching last year's total of £20m in cash raised from investors but said the company is not looking to raise any more funds "just for the sake of it".

A Shariah-compliant Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) fund has been launched by Portillion Capital aimed at tapping into the "disenfranchised" UK Muslim investor base.

The chief executive of Puma Investments is confident the latest edition of the firm's VCT funds will match the £28m raised last year as investors continue to show an appetite for the company's asset-backed investment strategy.

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.

Despite having a 20-year plus history, EIS, VCT, and BPR vehicles are still avoided by some investors - despite them being strong alternatives to the traditional pension investments currently on offer says Jack Rose, business development director for...

In the first of a series of articles on VCTs, Jack Rose, business development director for tax products at LGBR Capital, explores how VCTs work and what they can offer different types of investors

News of Neil Woodford's forthcoming trust investing in early stage companies has prompted comparisons with venture capital trusts (VCTs), but analysts say they are unlikely to appeal to the same kinds of investors.

Investment limits for Social Impact Tax Relief are to be trebled from £5m to £15m per company, Chancellor George Osborne announced in the Autumn Statement.

Venture capital schemes were given a boost in today's Autumn Statement as Chancellor George Osborne announced he would make it easier for companies to access tax-advantaged schemes.

Renewable energy companies will no longer be able to give investors relief under venture capital scheme rules, George Osborne has announced in today's Autumn Statement.