VCTs

Mark Wignall from Mobeus Equity Partners, Andrew Garside from Baronsmead and Tim Levett from NVM Private Equity discuss the latest VCT trends with Alice Murray.

Venture Capital Trusts have been hoarding investor cash after an error from HM Revenue and Customs left the vehicles afraid of issuing new shares.

LEADER

INVESTMENT TRUSTs

The Association of Investment Companies is consulting members over whether to lobby for a change in how venture capital trusts are regulated, Investment Week can reveal.

People looking to establish tax avoidance schemes will have to pay due taxes to HMRC upfront before applying to get it back through the courts, Chancellor George Osborne has announced.

HM Revenue & Customs has withdrawn VCT approval for the Oxford Technology trust after it was found to have breached rules over the amount it held in a single firm.

ALTERNATIVES

GOSLING'S GROUSE

VCT, EIS and Seed EIS offer advisers great tax planning and investment opportunities for their clients, particularly in the run up to the end of the tax year. But how do advisers ensure they get the right scheme to meet the needs of their client?