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The current venture capital trust season got off to an excellent, if early, start and VCT managers a...

The current venture capital trust season got off to an excellent, if early, start and VCT managers are set to raise more money than ever for investment in small companies. Now is the time to consider whether VCTs are coming of age, not just as good tax efficient investment vehicles, but as attractive investment vehicles in their own right, even for cautious investors. From January to the end of March, there will be at least 14 VCTs looking to raise about £500m to invest in unquoted (or Aim-listed) companies. This is in addition to the £1.1bn already raised, roughly 600m of which has been ...

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