EIS

High net worth clients on the hunt for tax efficient savings vehicles following the Budget clampdown on maximum investment plans (MIPs) are likely to turn to enterprise investment schemes (EIS) and venture capital trusts (VCTs), the Prudential has predicted....

Nicola Horlick, chief executive of Bramdean Asset Management, has joined forces with two 3i alumni to launch a new investment business.

Angela Haythorne, financial planner at JLT Wealth Management, explains the many and varied ways you can help reduce your clients’ income tax liability.

With the average age of EIS investors falling, are more people finally waking up to the products' tax benefits?

It may be an off-market asset class, but Nik Bower, director for Ingenious Investments, argues the film business offers significant opportunities for investors...

Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled a new enterprise investment scheme (EIS), giving investors 50% tax relief for investing in business start-ups.

January to March is the traditional EIS and VCT fundraising ‘season'. Matthew Brow, partner at RAM Capital Partners which markets the investments, gives a rundown of the New Year benefits on offer.

Providers of Solar VCT investments have moved to close their latest schemes after the government proposed bringing forward the deadline for slashing subsidies.

In general, the five tax breaks available under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) make it one of the most attractive vehicles for private investment available in the current environment - 30% up front tax relief, freedom from Capital Gains and Inheritance...

Lucy Foster discusses how investing in the Enterprise Investment Scheme can benefit wealthy clients' retirement planning