UNCERTAINTY over Gordon Brown's plans for inheritance tax (IHT) has prompted a significant rise in interest in the AIM market, according to Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander.
The group said it is being asked to put together more and more IHT portfolios for its clients. Tony Conway, business development director at Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, said it has noticed a shift in the investment strategy of its clients. “We are getting a lot of interest in IHT portfolios and tax-efficient portfolios which invest in AIM-listed stocks,” he said. “I think it is a consequence of the potential changes Gordon Brown could make and the issues surrounding IHT. People are looking very carefully at how they can maximise their allowances. “So far in 2007 we have had more tha...
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