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Top 10 most viewed offers

13 January 2020

Which offers are attracting investors’ interest? Every Monday we look at the offers Wealth Club members have viewed on our website the previous week. Then we compile the top ten across the different types of investment: ...

Three VCTs at over 80% capacity

3 January 2020

Last tax year saw VCTs raising the highest amount in a decade. Early signs suggest the current could be another record-breaking year. So far, more than £240 million has been raised – higher than at the ...

Review: Pembroke VCT

19 December 2019

When you look at the current offers, Pembroke VCT stands out: it is markedly different from – but potentially complementary to – most others.It is a relatively new VCT (originally set up in 2013) and from ...

Review: Octopus Titan VCT

16 December 2019

Nobody could ever accuse Octopus Titan VCT of doing things by halves. At £825 million (23 October 2019), it’s already the largest VCT by some degree. If the current offer is fully subscribed, it could potentially ...

Review: Mobeus VCTs

12 December 2019

Some managers have an extremely loyal following amongst VCT investors. Mobeus is an example. The current offer raised £4 million within two working days of it opening. Two years ago the four Mobeus VCTs raised £80 ...

Review: Albion VCTs

10 December 2019

If you were to sum up the Albion VCTs in a few words, ‘variety’ or ‘broad appeal’ could be likely candidates. Five of the six Albion VCTs are currently fundraising and the portfolio of each includes ...

Review: Maven VCTs

10 December 2019

By this time last year, Wealth Club clients had invested more money into the Maven VCTs 2018/19 offer than into any other VCT. This year Maven Income and Growth VCTs 3 (Maven VCT 3) and 4 ...

Review: Vala EIS Portfolio

5 November 2019

The team behind the Vala EIS portfolio has been founding and investing in early-stage businesses for years. The fund will invest across a range of sectors from engineering and fintech to media and food & drink. ...

Review: Downing ONE VCT

17 October 2019

Downing ONE is Downing’s longest-established and largest VCT, with net assets of £104 million (Mar 2019). Downing ONE VCT invests both in unquoted and listed (mainly AIM) companies.Under the current offer, the VCT seeks to raise ...