EIS

In the latest Big Debate, our panelists from Seed Mentors Ltd, Bulletin Marketing and Maclay, Murray and Spens LLP discussed Seed EIS.

Former Cofunds chief executive Brett Williams is to take an advisory role at Kuber Ventures, a multi-manager platform for Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) portfolios.

High-net-worth wrap provider Platform One and Seed EIS are to launch an integrated platform for Enterprise Investment Schemes.

The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is holding talks with Treasury officials over the FSA's proposal to restrict VCT and EIS sales to sophisticated investors.

Brett Williams, the former head of platform giants Skandia and Cofunds, has moved into the EIS market with a series of launches through his new venture Old Burlington Investments (OBI).

Venture capital trusts (VCTs) and enterprise investment schemes (EISs) are to fall under the Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) upcoming guidance on unregulated collective investments schemes (UCIS).

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For right or wrong, it is an incontrovertible fact that more and more investors, as well as their advisers, are making the shift to using passive funds as part of their diversified portfolios.

Ken Edwards, the well-known IFA sales head who retired from Baillie Gifford in 2011, has joined Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) provider Calculus Capital.

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