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March 2021
IT’S NOT TOO LATE
FOR EIS GBI Magazine has asked Bulletin’s Martin Fox to look at the issue of deployment within EIS. Here he highlights some of the EIS portfolios which are currently available if you’re looking to deploy by the end of this tax year.
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f you have tax funds you want to deploy by the end of this tax year there are two things you can do right now.
1. Join IFA Magazine for the webinar on Thursday 4th March from 10am-11:30am as they discuss an easy to follow guide on the exact steps to take for maximum tax efficiency in EIS before April 5th. You can register for the webinar HERE https://register. gotowebinar.com/register/7751131877406992651 2. Check out the following EIS portfolios which are guaranteed to deploy into eligible companies before this tax year ends. Mark Brownridge, Director General of the EIS Association said “We all know a deadline helps focus the mind and never more so than with the tax year-end. With 6th April now hurtling into view, it’s vital financial planners take the time to understand the full EIS market before making their EIS and SEIS recommendations to clients. Of particular importance is being aware of when and how client’s money will be invested. If your recommendations are reliant on monies
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being invested before the tax year end, now is the time to discover which funds can and can’t meet this objective. “ ASCENSION VENTURES One of the companies Ascension Ventures will be investing in this tax year is Better Nature. Better Nature is a leading all-natural plant-based protein brand and UK food tech company focused on tempeh fermentation. By developing flavoursome, nutritious and all-natural meat-free products, the company is producing a product packed with protein that doesn't compromise on people, the planet or animals. The team is exceptional, with market leading and patented technology and Ascension sees the meat-free category as a key growth market. As a result of a consumer change in buying habits through a realisation of the detrimental health and climate impact of a meat-based diet, the plant-based market is booming as consumers adopt vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets in larger numbers. The UK meat-free
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