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Articles and analysis on Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs), the investment vehicles designed to provide individual investors with access to venture capital investments while offering tax incentives.

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EPIC Private Equity launches VCT

Institutional private equity house EPIC has launched its first venture capital trust (VCT). With a fundraising target of £15 million, EPIC VCT will back buy-outs, provide development capital to established companies and fund turnarounds.

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Ingenious Music VCT now fully committed

Venture capitalist Ingenious Media has announced that its first Ingenious Music VCT is now fully invested.

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‘Business as usual’ for Close VCTs

VCT manager Close Ventures says that 85 per cent of its investments since 2005 would have qualified as VCT investments under new rules announced in the last Budget.

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Octopus claims VCT of the Year award

Octopus Private Equity has won the Investor AllStars VCT of the Year award for its Phoenix and Eclipse VCTs.

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Matrix VCT weathers stock market storm

The half-yearly report of Matrix Income & Growth 4 VCT shows a modest increase of 3.3 per cent in total returns over the six months to 31 July.

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Pennine points to market volatility

Hugh Gillespie, chairman of Pennine AIM VCT has attributed a drop in the company's ordinary share net asset value (NAV) in August to uncertainty in the public markets.

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New sectors for VCTs

Six sub-sectors for classifying Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) have been introduced by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) to expand on the current specialist and generalist categories.

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Change of tack for Invesco Perpetual AIM VCT

Invesco Perpetual AIM VCT, which focuses on investments in the junior market, may change its rules to allow it to invest up to 20 per cent of its portfolio outside VCT-qualifying investments.

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Ingenious backs Sirens’ second album

The two music-focused VCTs managed by venture capitalist Ingenious Media have invested approximately £500,000 in the second album of British three-piece girl band Sirens.

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Disappointing year for AIM Distribution Trust

AIM Distribution Trust's results for the year ending in March are 'a little disappointing', according to its annual report released today.

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New chairman at Ingenious

Ingenious Media, which manages the Ingenious Live VCTs, has announced the appointment of Peter Shawyer as its chairman.

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VCT managers see dip in quality of opportunities

There are as many investment opportunities for VCTs as ever, but the overall quality of those opportunities is declining.

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