Tom Hopkins: Maintaining patience on capital

A question of structure

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It is vital that recent high-profile concerns over funds with illiquid holdings do not  discourage policymakers and regulators from addressing the patient capital - and equity gap - problem in the UK, writes Tom Hopkins

The modern industrial strategy launched back in 2017 has put innovation - and, in particular, university spin-out research and development (R&D) - at the forefront of positioning the UK in the wake of Brexit and beyond. And the government has done a good job redirecting capital to support its strategy - for instance, the rule changes regarding the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and venture capital trusts (VCTs) that were announced after the ‘patient capital review' in 2017 has resulted in more funds backing early-stage businesses. Even so, the policymakers understand the need for ...

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