In this special 'black tie' episode we are joined by Dr Paul Mattick from Mercia Asset Management and Nick Priest from Downing to discuss the current landscape of VCTs, AIM, and tax-efficient investing, ahead of the 2025 Autumn Budget. We explore how market sentiment, product availability, and anticipated policy changes are influencing adviser and investor behaviour. With fundraising quieter than usual, many advisers are taking a wait-and-see approach ahead of the upcoming government budget. The discussion also covers evolving inheritance tax and pension reforms, potential new initiatives like the British ISA, and how pension capital might play a growing role in private markets over time. If you’re interested in how regulatory shifts and market dynamics are shaping this niche of the investment world, this episode offers valuable insights.Don't Invest unless you are prepared to lose all your money. These are high risk investments and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. CAPITAL AT RISK.INFORMATION IS CORRECT AT TIME OF RECORDING BUT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.Visit GrowthInvest.com for more information, helpful interviews and guides in our Knowledge Centre at https://growthinvest.com/knowledge-centre-welcome/Or sign up for a free demonstration of the GrowthInvest Platform at our website.#alternativeinvestments, #taxefficient, #wealthmanagement, #ai, #vct, #investing, #vcthighlights, #capitalmarlets, #fundingoptions, #governmentpolicy, #founders, #entrepreneurship, #growth, #investors, #adviser, #SEIS, #EIS, #IHT, #VCT, #iht #inheritance, #inheritanceplanning, #businessrelief, #AIM, #capitalmarkets, #privateequity #privatemarkets,#LTAF, #LongTermAssetFunds, #EconomicUpdate