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  • VCTs funding retirement – AIC survey

    22 March 2023

    Venture capital trusts are primarily being used to help investors save for retirement, new research from the Association of Investment Companies has shown. Three fifths (60%) of investors are using VCTs as a vehicle to save for retirement, with the typical investor placing 13% of their portfolio in VCTs. The research showed a wide...

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