Tax-Efficient Investment
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Tax relief cuts and difficult markets: what’s next for VCTs?
Venture capital trusts (VCTs) provide investment to help some of the UK’s most exciting companies to grow. At the Budget, the government…
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Ask Octopus: A tale of two halves – the Budget(s) and estate planning for the years ahead
Welcome to your Ask Octopus column, written by Tax Product Specialist at Octopus Investments, Toyin Oyeneyin. This is where, each quarter, I will…
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EverQuest and CPI launch EIS Fund II to power the next generation of UK Deep MakeTech leaders
13th January 2026 EverQuest Capital Partners is pleased to announce the launch of EverQuest EIS Fund II, a UK Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund…
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Gender gap in VC and investing: Women founders face struggles
Women remain underrepresented at all levels of the corporate ladder, particularly in senior leadership, where they hold just 29% of C-suite roles,…
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Octopus Investments opens joint fundraise for AIM VCTs as Budget expands investment limits
Octopus Investments, an investment manager on a mission to back the people, ideas and industries that will change the world, today announces…
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Government must reconsider VCT tax relief changes or risk £550m funding shortfall for UK start-ups
Wealth Club urges the government to reconsider changes to Venture Capital Trust (VCT) tax relief announced in the Budget, warning they could…
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Susannah Streeter joins Wealth Club as Chief Investment Strategist
Wealth Club has appointed Susannah Streeter as Chief Investment Strategist. Susannah will lead Wealth Club’s investment commentary across financial markets, explaining key economic…
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Downing: Inheritance planning is changing, and so are the solutions
The pace of change in inheritance planning is accelerating, with advisers having to adapt quickly and efficiently to massive upheaval and uncertainty. …
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Maven VCTs invest in FinTech specialist Digilytics
Maven Capital Partners has completed a £2.5 million investment in AI-enabled SaaS platform, Digilytics, that helps lenders and financial services firms work…
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VCTA’s Chair reflects on Autumn Budget and increasing interest in VCTs from advisers
In this exclusive interview with Tax-Efficient Investment (TEI) Magazine, the VCTA’s Chair Chris Lewis joins us to discuss the state of VCTs…

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