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Top 10 most viewed pages

30 November 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: ...

Capital gains tax review: might it affect you?

13 November 2020

As you might have seen in the press, a review – commissioned by Chancellor Rishi Sunak from the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) – urges an overhaul of capital gains tax (CGT).The OTS, which is the ...

Today: the anniversary of IHT-free ISAs

5 August 2020

Seven years ago today, a seemingly minor ISA rule change created a solution to one of the most vexing problems wealthy ISA investors face. That problem is: how do you prevent up to 40% of your ...

Loan note with a coupon of around 5%

8 June 2020

I’ve come across a potentially attractive investment opportunity and am trying to secure an allocation for Wealth Club investors. I believe there may be high demand. So, if you are interested, please let us know and ...

VCT fundraising in 2019-20

9 April 2020

Venture Capital Trusts raised £619 million in the 2019-20 tax year – the third highest amount since tax relief was established at 30% in 2006.

EIS and SEIS aiming to allot shares this tax year

3 April 2020

Around this time of the year, one of the most frequent questions investors ask is: which EIS and SEIS investments plan to allot shares this tax year? The timing of the allotment is relevant because if ...

Important service update: online applications only

27 March 2020

Due to the current disruption to the postal system, from today, 27 March, we are only accepting online applications and payments made by bank transfer. This is to ensure we can continue to receive and process ...

Northern VCTs: an interview with Tim Levett

1 March 2020

I met with Tim Levett of NVM in January 2020 to talk about the Northern VCTs. We discussed what the VCTs aim to achieve, how they’ve fared in the last year and what investors can expect, ...