Leading VCT mangers, including Puma Invesgments' Eliot Kaye, discussed the VCT market at the AIC's Media Roundtable. 

Pioneering tech company Spark EV is driving business development of its artificial intelligence-based journey prediction system for electric vehicles

IW Capital research shows that 36% of investors now consider social impact as important as returns when making investments.

There have been a few comments in the media recently about the nature of key information documents (KID), in particular how they relate to Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) products, with some presenting a criticism that there is a supposed lack of transparency with regards to this particular sector.

A Nottingham regenerative medicine company which has developed a groundbreaking therapy that can help prevent sight loss has completed a £500,000 funding round backed by Mercia Fund Managers, angel investors and the University of Nottingham.

The investment will allow NuVision Biotherapies to further develop its product range, strengthen its management team and increase sales in the UK and internationally.

So there we have it. Finally we all know our fate (or do we? More on that later). The Budget on 22nd November laid clear the future direction of EIS and SEIS. Like it or loathe it, the Government has at least set out a coherent, logical future pathway for EIS and SEIS.

The new investment managers will support growth SMEs across the West Midlands, as part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

BYTON, an innovator of smart, premium electric vehicles, announced a partnership with Aurora, a leading self-driving technology company. The partnership will help BYTON incorporate Level 4 (L4) autonomous-driving vehicle capabilities into BYTON vehicles and enable BYTON to become among the very first group of carmakers to bring L4 and eventually Level 5 (L5) cars to market. 

Isher Capital, the private equity firm for the contact centre industry, is on the acquisition trail with a £20 million warchest.

Edison comment on volatility spike: "Investors have only themselves to blame. The only mystery is why markets were so placid in the first place." 

So says Sven Balzer, Head of Investment Strategy at Coutts. This week’s stock market falls show a much needed market correction after a long period of strong performance, and little more. Global economic growth remains strong and there are no signs of a US recession, which usually heralds a wider sell-off.

Calculus Capital has invested £3m in Open Energy Market, an online platform that helps companies secure the best deal with energy suppliers.

Businesses provide details of their usage for all major suppliers to submit bids for the contracts through a live reverse auction process.

Dairy Crest, EasyJet, Southampton Football Club and London Business School are among more than 200 businesses and organisations that have used the Open Energy Market platform to find the most attractive contracts with suppliers.