Revealed: Winners of the 2017/18 Tax Efficiency Awards

Best VCTs, EIS and BPR/IHT schemes honoured

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Professional Adviser's sister title Investment Week has announced the winners of the 2017/18 Tax Efficiency Awards, recognising the most successful and forward-thinking providers in the VCT, EIS and BPR/IHT spaces.

Alongside performance criteria, the awards acknowledge the degree to which each provider has helped promote a greater understanding of the sector and its benefits with investors and advisers. Now in its second year, the awards ceremony took place on Friday 1 December in London.  Among the standout winners were LGBR Tax and Puma Investments, which were joint winners in the Tax-Efficient Group of the Year category. The judging panel at this year's awards included Investment Week's group editorial director Lawrence Gosling; Mark Brownridge director general of the EIS Association; Mart...

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