If investors and their advisers were in any doubt as to where the future of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed EIS sector now lies in the eyes of the government – and the Treasury, in particular – then they would have been set straight by November’s Autumn Budget and the response to the Patient Capital Review, which was published at the same time.
As Philip Hammond set out, the focus must be on investing for the future – and investing in companies that will deliver significant future growth, many of which will be technology-based. The Chancellor explained this meant investment in “knowledge intensive” firms – for example, artificial intelligence, life sciences and robotics – and stressed the EIS would no longer simply be an option for those looking for low-risk investments.
This live Professional Adviser webinar will bring together some of the UK’s leading EIS experts to discuss the implications of the Autumn Budget and the government’s response to the Patient Capital Review – in particular, what it all means for investors in the EIS space and those who advise on it and how it might change their approach to tax-efficient investment and tax planning.
Presenters
Andrew Aldridge
Partner, Head of Marketing at Deepbridge Capital
Mark Brownridge
Director General of the EIS Association
Julian Marr is editor of Professional Adviser, Incisive Media’s news, opinion and analysis website for UK financial advisers. Prior to rejoining Incisive in March 2016, he was editorial director of financial adviser resources Adviser-Hub and Events-Hub as well as a regular contributor to a variety of financial magazines and co-author, with Cherry Reynard, of Investing in Emerging Markets – the BRIC economies and beyond, published by John Wiley & Sons. Before joining Adviser-Hub in 2008, he was editorial director of Incisive Media’s Investment Division, including Investment Week and Professional Pensions. His career as an investment journalist, writer and conference moderator now spans two decades, including five as editor and then publisher of personal finance magazine Bloomberg Money. He used to be a solicitor but that really was a very long time ago.
John Glencross
Founder and CEO of Calculus Capital
Harvey Shulman
Director of Seed Mentors Entrepreneurs
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