Anyone who dares to say anything even remotely critical about the financial revolution of crowdfunding risks being labelled as an unpatriotic, cynical envoy of the big banks. Celebrity investors from London’s Silicon Roundabout tech hub have been backed up by endless government ministers in asserting that “alternative finance” holds the key to the future of our economy. Using these [...]
A senior figure in the EIS community is warning advisers that they should start their EIS ‘season’ early, way before the traditional period of January to the end of the tax year. CEO of Kuber Ventures Dermot Campbell says that advisers should start looking at their client’s EIS needs next month if they want to [...]
British Films like Skyfall, Slumdog Millionaire, The Woman In Black and The King's Speech were international hits - putting them in the minority. Just 7% of films made in the UK turn a profit, according to recent figures revealed by the BFI. The statistics relate to more than 600 British films released in cinemas between 2003-2010. They showed [...]
Neil Woodford is in talks with the government to allocate capital to a initiative to back early-stage tech ventures outside London.
Coutts, the private banking and wealth management arm of Royal Bank of Scotland, could be on the hook for hundreds of thousands of pounds in redress following client claims they were given bad advice to invest in film schemes.
While it would be foolish for us to try and make any predictions about how Brexit will impact the UK economy and markets in general, we do know that the rules that govern UK’s tax advantaged venture capital schemes (EIS, VCT and SEIS) were recently tightened in order to comply with EU State Aid rules.
This is an invitation only event with a limited number of spaces available. Updates on VNA, VN-HPG and VN-ADS will be presented together with demonstrations of the TCP detector. Sponsored by Simmons Gainsford LLP, drinks and canapés will be served from 6pm onwards, followed by update presentations on the projects mentioned below. The event will be held at SG [...]
John Hardman from Morgans visiting the unit viewing the EHG4-M. John Hardman from Morgans meets the Heads of VN-CP Engineering Design & Manufacturing Team to view the new EHG Designs. VN-CP have now completed on the lease for their new 'Technical Centre of Excellence' in Bracknell, Berks. Work will commence in [...]
Government scheme awards subsidies for the construction of 650 megawatts of new, highly-polluting diesel generators to help keep the lights on. The subsidies are awarded to the companies that can offer capacity for the lowest possible price. Dozens of new highly polluting diesel generators are to be built in the UK after being handed consumer-funded [...]
Wealthy investors will earn millions from polluting diesel generators – and get lucrative tax breaks for doing so – under the government’s energy regime. So-called “diesel farms” won contracts worth £175.5m to make power available to the National Grid as part of the capacity market auction that ended late on Thursday. One of the major beneficiaries [...]
