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Review: Seneca Inheritance Tax Service

7 December 2018

Seneca Vintage is an IHT portfolio targeting a 4% annual return (not guaranteed). It seeks to achieve this by lending money short to medium term to businesses that have some form of asset-backing. HighlightsAsset-backed and secured ...

A case of the Japanese blowfish?

30 November 2018

“The Japanese blowfish is risky unless you slice it up the right way – but it’s a delicacy”. That’s the vivid image used to describe AIM in our recent expert roundtable video: highly risky unless you ...

Can you guess the year?

29 November 2018

Can you guess the year? The government is in disarray. No majority in parliament; rife speculation over its leadership. Europe continues to divide the party. It’s against this backdrop the Chancellor presents the budget. “This budget ...

Review: British Smaller Companies VCTs

28 November 2018

Every day a few people from our office visit Friska, our local coffee shop. We're there so often, the excellent staff jokes we should have shares in the company. Indeed, some of us indirectly do. Friska ...

Review: Downing FOUR VCT – Generalist

22 November 2018

Downing FOUR VCT has both a Generalist and Healthcare share class. The Generalist share class is looking to raise up to £20.3 million (with an over-allotment facility of a further £20.3 million). This is a joint ...

Review: Downing FOUR VCT – Healthcare

21 November 2018

The Downing FOUR VCT has both a Generalist and Healthcare share class. The Healthcare share class is looking to raise up to £10.2 million (with an over-allotment facility of a further £20.3 million). This is a ...

Review: Octopus Titan VCT

15 November 2018

With more than £615 million of net assets, Octopus Titan VCT really is the giant of the VCT world. Since its launch in 2007 it has built an unmatched track record for spotting rising stars and ...

Review: Seneca Growth Capital VCT

15 November 2018

The tightening of the VCT rules in 2015 sent shockwaves through the VCT industry. But it also created opportunities for new entrants.Take the team at Seneca Partners. They have never managed a VCT before, but currently ...

Review: Parkwalk Opportunities EIS

15 November 2018

Four of the world’s ten best universities are in the UK. As well as seats of learning, many of these top universities are innovation hubs. In the past, innovation was usually uncommercialised but universities are starting ...