The latest Specialist news for financial advisers and intermediaries from Professional Adviser

VCT fundraising in 2017/18 hits second highest level on record

Just shy of 2005/6 tax year's £779m figure

11 April 2018 • 2 min read

Mark Carney: Crypto-assets not a risk to global financial stability

Letter to G20

19 March 2018 • 1 min read

Post-Patient Capital: '85% of VCTs largely still invest in buyouts…we are in a transition period'

Partner Insight: The sector will need time and a 'degree of adjustment' if it is to steer away from its reliance on buyouts and move towards growth investing over the long-term.

05 March 2018 • 3 min read

Tax efficient and 'knowledge-intensive' - but not as we know it

Partner Insight: A renewed focus on 'knowledge-intensive' companies should help investors realise that these entrepreneurial companies are found in sectors other than biotech or technology.

19 February 2018 • 2 min read

Crypto crash will not impact financial markets - S&P Global Ratings

Regulation needed

19 February 2018 • 1 min read

Determining an evolutionary moment for tax efficient platforms

Partner Insight: Investment in the VCT sector has traditionally lagged in terms of the technology and infrastructure available for investors. This is finally changing, says David Lovell, operations director at GrowthInvest

14 February 2018 • 2 min read