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Symvan Capital nominated for two awards at Growth Investor Awards 2018
Symvan Capital is delighted to announce that we are nominated for two awards at the Growth Investor Awards 2018. The winners across all...
Jul 27, 2018

EIS: Managing the risks
Symvan is delighted to co-sponsor a primer published by the EIS Association entitled EIS: Managing the risks. The new risk/reward balance...
May 31, 2018

What would a Corbyn-led Labour Government Mean for Tax-Advantaged Investing?
This was not even a question that was taken seriously until the election debacle of 2017. It could be argued that Labour’s Election...
Mar 15, 2018


Symvan in The Times
The EIS market has long been characterised by relatively poor investment performance and high fees, which are two sides of the same...
Mar 12, 2018

Symvan on the Adviser Hour with GrowthInvest
GrowthInvest, the tax efficient investment platform for advisers and high net worth and sophisticated investors, is delighted to present,...
Mar 9, 2018


Carry back with SEIS or EIS?
Earlier this month I received a call from my IFA to arrange an appointment to meet during February. Like so many others in my position,...
Jan 29, 2018


Exeter - Lessons in Disruption
Symvan was one of eight fund managers presenting in Sandy Park, Exeter on 5th December on the joys of tax-efficient fund investing. Upon...
Jan 23, 2018


EIS & VCT Showcase: Interview with Kealan Doyle
Intelligent Partnership's Guy Tolhurst interviews Kealan Doyle at this year's EIS & VCT Showcase at the London Stock Exchange. Kealan...
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 23, 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
Nov 20, 2017


Tech's fight for the upper hand on open data
There was an interesting FT article today entitled “Tech’s fight for the upper hand on open data”. Rana Foroohar’s article reminds me of...
Oct 9, 2017


RightIndem wins Best Use of Tech Award
Symvan Capital congratulates RightIndem for winning ‘Best Use of Technology for Customer Experience – Claims’ at the recent Insurance...
Sep 25, 2017


New data protection laws will accelerate the shift to people power
Savy.io is part of a thriving culture of innovation in Britain that is seizing the opportunity to go beyond policy and to build the...
Aug 7, 2017


Cognisess shakes the recruitment market
Humans hire people in their own image, but can machines do any better? Cognisess, an investee company of Symvan's SEIS and EIS funds, was...
Jul 18, 2017


Bath-based Cognisess selected for Microsoft Global Startup Roadshow 2017
Many are called, few are chosen. 15 startups from China, Israel, India, Europe and the USA will head to Seattle next week. Selected...
Apr 19, 2017