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Oct 28
Symvan Capital issues warning to Chancellor: “Don’t Stifle UK Technology.”
Symvan Capital, the UK investment fund that manages over 50 of the country’s most promising high growth technology start ups, is warning...
Oct 17
Autumn Budget - The 'Lump Sum' Pension Conundrum
For anyone over 55 with a significant pension, this 5 minute discussion is a ‘must listen’ ahead of the 30th October Budget.
Oct 30, 2018
Post Budget Reaction
Yesterday’s budget was not a blockbuster budget, but this was probably to be expected given the current political and economic context....
Oct 28, 2018
The Budget: What Could It Mean For Tax-Efficient Investors and Wealth Managers?
It has recently been mentioned that Monday’s budget has been moved back two days from its original Wednesday date so as not to interfere...
Nov 23, 2017
The "Spirit of EIS"
On Monday, I discussed the UK Productivity Puzzle that has bedevilled the UK for a decade (Beyond The Usual Headlines), but did not quite...
Nov 20, 2017
Beyond The Usual Headlines - Will this be the Chancellor's Venture Capital Budget?
There is something else that will be a hallmark of this week’s budget, even if it gets scant attention in the general press, and that is the
Mar 27, 2017
Government reform of tax reliefs
Kealan Doyle, co-founder of Symvan Capital was part of a recent delegation that met with the Treasury where the following issues were...
Mar 9, 2017
The Chancellor, Symvan and the Productivity Puzzle
The folks at Symvan were watching the budget yesterday with no preconceived expectations, but we were slightly surprised that the...
Feb 4, 2016
Wealth Management Focus – What does this April’s dividend change hold for EIS investments?
During last summer’s Budget, the Chancellor announced that dividend tax rates would rise by what amounts to an effective 7.5 percentage...
Jul 8, 2015
Today's Budget reaction
The chancellor announced earlier today that the Pension contribution allowance for people earning over £150,000 is being reduced from...