Revealed: Winners of inaugural Tax Efficiency Awards

Recognising forward-thinking providers

Katrina Lloyd
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Professional Adviser's sister title Investment Week has revealed the winners of its inaugural Tax Efficiency Awards 2016/17, which are designed to recognise the most forward-thinking providers in the areas of VCTs, EIS and BPR/IHT.

Changes to the pensions regime in the UK, allied to a widespread interest in earlier-stage investment opportunities, have turned the attention of investors towards tax-efficient schemes in this area. The government also remains committed to encouraging the tax-efficiency sector to fill the investment gap left by the High Street banks when it comes to early-stage and growth company funding. It looks like we can't show you adverts on this page, which may be caused by ad blocker software on your device. Because we rely on advertising to fund our journalism, please disable any ad blo...

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