The headline tells the tale. On the cusp of a new decade we look back a quarter of a century and examine expectations back then of where we thought we might be today. Published below, in full, is a short review in the New York Times of a fine book by a leading economic commentator. […]
It’s been an exciting year. The platform-lending sub-sector of alternative finance has had its trials and tribulations, with the failure of a number of platforms and the instigation of an overdue and much-needed new regulatory system. The weaker players will fall by the wayside, and this will offer better certainty and greater protection for lenders. […]
Crowdfunding harmonisation in Europe is finally here. The publication of the new regulatory structure has been keenly anticipated. Our feeling, however, is that it’s all a little too late. The UK, easily Europe’s biggest crowdfunding market, is on its way out of the EU. Our friends at Crowdfundinsider report: According to a notice published by […]
Today, we offer a reminder of the attractions of our managed portfolio service, where all the loans are selected for subscribers committing £100,000. Clients of the Money&Co Portfolio Service have access to loans with a typical fixed return of 7%, without the need to manage a portfolio of loans. You will receive a quarterly statement […]
As we bring on new lines of lending (see this week’s News stories) and head towards £20 million facilitated, we thought it would be good to revisit the basics. How do you go about lending and getting those attractive returns (once you’ve acquainted yourself with the risks, of course)? Here’s how. See this page also […]
It’s early days, but our friends at P2P Finance News have got wind of an exciting new development here at Money&Co. Here’s an extract from their recent news item. MONEY&CO is planning to offer a new investment product that will provide loans to songwriters and artists secured on their music rights. The music loans proposition, […]
Our friends at P2P Finance News report on a matter we’ve been leaving to others, for obvious reasons: Money&Co.’s CEO Nicola Horlick’s political career, and her failure to be elected as an MP in last week’s General Election. Politics may be in turmoil, but it’s very much a steady state here. Horlick did at least […]
Regular visitors to this site that will be aware that we monitor and regularly report on the evolving relationship between platform lending and mainstream finance. The investment vehicles that rushed in early and took stakes in platform lenders at high valuations have had some tough times. There will be more ups and downs before this […]
As the country goes to the voting booths, the continuation of platform lending here is one of the few certainties. We’ll continue to bring individuals seeking a good return on capital together with carefully vetted small businesses seeking funds for growth. Platform lending can be a lucrative activity. The average yield achieved by our registered […]
As predicted, the new regime of tighter regulation in platform lending, or peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is seeing some shake-out. One immediate consequence seems to be that those platforms with business models aimed at lending to carefully vetted businesses will do better than those lending to individuals. IBS Intelligence reports on the closure of a platform […]