Ed Bowsher of Share Radio put it this way at the recent Alternative Finance conference, sponsored by Cubism Law, Money&Co., Archover and others: “Are we already seeing the end of the golden age of crowdfunding for individuals? Institutions are coming in and wanting to lend millions – what does that mean for private investors?” This […]
Here’s another excerpt from the recent, wide-ranging afternoon debate at the London conference, Alternative Finance: New Solutions To Old Problems. The event was sponsored by Cubism Law and a host of leading players in the alternative finance sector, including Money&Co., equity platform VentureFounders, P2P platform Archover, data gatherers Crowdnetic, British Influence, and crowdfunding intelligence platform, […]
Start-ups and small businesses need finance to thrive. James Codling, co-founder of equity crowdfunding platform, VentureFounders, explains his own and his company’s approach to finding the best funding route. See the link below. James knows a thing or two about start-ups, having founded his own winery in South America, where he turned barren land into […]
Following the recent conference, Alternative Finance: New Solutions To Old Problems, which Money&Co. co-sponsored, Alt Fi invited us to reprise the highlights of the day. Here’s some of what we came up with: “The event was sponsored by Cubism Law and a host of leading players in the alternative finance sector, including Money&Co., the P2P […]
The UK government’s treatment of tax credits has caused plenty of controversy – not just in the area of income tax, but also in eco-investment. The Trillion Fund, once headed up by Julia Groves (who remains as a director, but is no longer CEO) was particularly affected by recent policy changes. Here, Julia, who is […]
FT Adviser reports on the increasingly hot topic of regulation in crowdfunding. The potential ramifications of the testimony of the chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority before the Treasury Select Committee. “The chairman of the FCA has expressed concerns about peer-to-peer lending which he said was starting to look like banking, with one MP […]
It was a real pleasure to help design the agenda for the recent conference, Alternative Finance: New Solutions To Old Problems. The event was sponsored by Cubism Law, which played a leading role in framing the terms of the conference. Following Cubism Law’s lead was a host of significant players in the alternative finance sector, […]
These are exciting times for the peer-to-peer lending sub-sector of crowdfunding, as a recent speech and a new report indicate. The P2P sector – that’s the space we inhabit at Money&Co. – is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s leading regulator of financial services. The FCA has been widely and rightly praised […]
Several media outlets carry coverage of last week’s women in business event in Bristol, at which Money&Co. CEO, Nicola Horlick, spoke. “It’s the best time in 30 years to launch a business, former City ‘superwoman’ tells entrepreneurs,” runs the headline in Swindon Business News. The conference dealt with broader issues, but did focus on emtrepreneurship […]
The crowdfunding industry is still very young. Arguably any company over five years old is a veteran of the space. So practitioners, investors and lenders alike are presented with an opportunity and a challenge. We have an opportunity as the new kids on the block to provide better value for lenders and investors and to […]