Investments  

Popularity of VCTs rises on back of reputation

This article is part of
A time to shine

Alistair Candlish is director of Carrington Investments

Key points 

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•    Venture capital trusts (VCTs) are often thought of as high-risk investments, but this is not always the case nowadays

•    The enterprise investment scheme is the latest in a series of UK tax reliefs launched in 1994 in succession to the business expansion scheme

•    A VCT is by nature a higher-risk investment and should form part of an overall balanced portfolio