VCTs/EIS

Bramdean's Nicola Horlick is launching a fund to raise as much as £2m for film development projects.

Nicola Horlick, chief executive of Bramdean Asset Management, has joined forces with two 3i alumni to launch a new investment business.

Octopus Investments has said it is working with the administrators of Glasgow Rangers after one of its investments was caught up in the debacle.

The government's recent consultation into VCTs and EISs has closed and we are about to learn of HMRC's proposed changes to the rules when they are announced around the time of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement on 29 November.

Investors criticise the government's decision to reverse ‘extension rule' on tax relief.

Charles McIntyre, manager of the IBIS Media VCT, examines the wealth of opportunities available in mass communications.

The VCT industry expects to raise significantly more than last year's total of £340m as demand for investments to mitigate higher tax rates and pension top-up vehicles increases.

VCT group Albion Ventures has reshaped its sector allocation, tripling environmental holdings and almost doubling healthcare stocks.

Bramdean Asset Management's chief executive Nicola Horlick has launched a new venture investing in private members' clubs.

The Government is to introduce the final changes to VCTs which were agreed with the European Union.