Investment | 13 Mar 18
VCT funding hits decade high
Venture Capital Trust (VCT) funding has reached its highest level in more than a decade with three weeks still to go before the end of the tax year, according to figures from Wealth Club.
Best Practice | 13 Mar 18
Could Dodd’s marriage trigger an IHT review?
The marriage of late comedian Ken Dodd to his long-term partner, and the fact that HM Revenue & Customs lost out on nearly £3m ($4.2m, €3.4m) as a result, has prompted questions about the timing of financial planning, especially so-called “deathbed planning”.
Serious Fraud Office seeking funding increase
There could be big changes to the way in which the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is funded, following reports it is in talks with HM Treasury to increase its annual budget.
PEOPLE MOVES: Goldman Sachs, Momentum Pensions, Aegon
Goldman Sachs signals its next chief executive will be an electronic DJ, Momentum Pensions appoints a managing director of its UK arm and Aegon hires a head of investor relations.
Asset management chiefs share six industry concerns for 2018
The asset and wealth management industry is about to usher in a period of disruption, with cyber security threats a big concern, chief executives across the sector have warned.