Gartmore VCT's Aim focus

Gartmore's forthcoming VCT, managed by Gervaise Williams, is to have an Aim and Ofex focus. Williams, who is looking to raise up to £25m in the Gartmore Premier VCT, already invests some £90m in Aim stocks out of the £1.2bn in UK and Irish smaller companies he manages for the group. He believes the backdrop is positive for the launch of the product. Williams said: 'While markets are critically low at the moment, smaller companies are very domestic orientated, so we are positive on the potential for absolute gains in Aim. 'Falling interest rates and increasing government spe...