Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

Making the most of early equity investment opportunities

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By Matthew Cushen Equity investing in early stage start-up businesses is becoming an increasingly common component of a diversified portfolio.  Part of the attraction of funding start-ups continues to be a highly attractive tax regime that…

Opportunities – and pitfalls – to investing in baby boomers’ retirements: UBS

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Within the next 15 years, almost all of the 6 million Australians who make up the "baby boomer" generation will reach or be well into their retirement. The vast majority will not be wealthy enough to get by without an income unless they sell…

Only one type of private-equity fund of funds earns its fees

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Private-equity investments can be enticing, but also complicated. It can be expensive for institutional investors, endowments, and pension funds to find and monitor private-equity investments—which can then be illiquid and difficult…
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FTSE 100 history: how the index has changed over 33 years

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The FTSE 100 index has just seen one of its quarterly changes with security firm G4S and real estate investment trust Segro promoted to the top 100. Although perhaps small in themselves, these regular events have changed the face of the UK’s…

Alternative investment platforms – the changing role for EIS and VCTs

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Neil Martin talks to Daniel Rodwell, Managing Director at GrowthInvest, about the changes to pension allowances and how EIS & VCTs can take on an important role. The predicted capacity crunch on VCT and EIS offers that took place in the…

UK Trading Costs Rise Since Brexit

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It has cost fund managers an average of six additional basis points to trade UK equities since the UK voted to leave the European Union in June last year according to analysis by electronic broker ITG. The Brexit referendum was held on June…

Use ‘Enterprise Investment Scheme’ to slash tax on sale of farm cottages, experts advise

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Landowners who sell surplus cottages face paying up to 28% Capital Gains Tax (CTG) – but they could slash this by investing the profits into an Enterprise Investment Scheme. According to Old Mill Accountants and Financial Planners, the…

Venture Capital Investing Process Improvement Through “Machine Learning”

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Technology executive Veronica Wu looks at machine learning and the process of Silicon Valley venture capital investing, a traditionally a “long shot” method, with an eye to improving win percentage. In a McKinsey question and answer session…

Investing in venture capital funds: Do your homework first

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While returns are potentially high, risks are high too, and you must have holding power Investing in a venture capital (VC) fund is not for the average retail investor because while returns can be high at about 20 per cent or more a year, the…

The Narrowing Risk Gap Between Traditional and Alternative Investments

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This article was written by Matthew Cushen, co-founder of Worth Capital. Ten year anniversary As we approach the ten-year anniversary of the financial crisis there seems an interesting contrast between then and now. 10 years ago we had…