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January to March is the traditional EIS and VCT fundraising ‘season'. Matthew Brow, partner at RAM Capital Partners which markets the investments, gives a rundown of the New Year benefits on offer.

Independent advisers who deal compliantly in complex products such as unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) should charge a premium for the service from 2013, Threesixty's Tony Bray has said.

Where a property is owned by more than one person, it's important to consider carefully whether the tenants are joint or in common, says James Lewis from law firm Howard Kennedy.

Millionaires favour hedge fund manager Paul Singer, CEO of Elliott Management, as the manager they trust most with their cash, according to an investment club survey.

Providers of Solar VCT investments have moved to close their latest schemes after the government proposed bringing forward the deadline for slashing subsidies.

The advantages of purchasing your commercial property to hold within a SIPP

So will that be the corn ETF you like, or the fishing industry ETF?

In general, the five tax breaks available under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) make it one of the most attractive vehicles for private investment available in the current environment - 30% up front tax relief, freedom from Capital Gains and Inheritance...

Hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam has received the longest ever prision sentence for insider trading after he was jailed for 11 years in a landmark ruling in the US today.

The FSA is under pressure from advisers to explain how they can become better qualified to recommend unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS), and avoid falling foul of the regulator's rules on their use.