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08.45
Registration
09.00
Opening Remarks
Dan Kiernan
Intelligent Partnership
Dan will kick us off by setting the
scene and letting you know important
housekeeping details such as how to
submit questions and how to claim
your CPD.
09.35
The VCT Landscape:
Generalist/Specialist
VCTs
VCTs come in several different
flavours, each with their own unique
considerations. In this presentation
Diana will walk us through the nuts
and bolts of AIM, generalist and
specialist VCTs, giving us insights into
how they are managed and the risks
and benefits of all three varieties.
Diana French
Octopus
09.55
VCT Regulatory
Requirements
Will is going to discuss the regulatory
requirements that VCTs have to meet
and how they are intended to protect
investors, as well as giving advisers
tips on what to look out for in an
investment prospectus.
Will Bateman
DWF
10.15
It’s not just about
the tax!
Of course VCTs are a special brand of
investment company, and the closed
investment company structure has
some benefits over the more common
open-ended investment company.
Chris is going to talk us through
these, with reference to VCTs.
Chris Hutchinson
Unicorn
08.45
09.20
The VCT Outlook
With a more aggressive anti-avoidance
stance from HMRC, European State
Aid rules under review, changes
brought about in the recent budget,
a new government installed and
another budget in the pipeline,
Chris will give us PwC’s view on the
political outlook for the VCT regime.
Chris Moakes
PwC
10.35
Questions Panel
Ian, Chris, Diana, Will and Chris will
be on a panel to answer your pre-
submitted questions.
Ian Sayers
AIC
Ian will put VCTs into their broader
context by discussing the wider social
and economic benefits of investing
in VCTs, as well as touching upon the
investment case for advisers.
09.05
VCTs - Putting
Investment Capital
to Work
