Hello, and welcome back to the working week. We report regularly here on the chequered history of peer-to-peer (P2P) loans as an asset class in quoted investment trusts. Here’s the latest. Investment trusts are collective investment vehicle quoted on the stock market. They offer a liquid (quick buy/sell mechanism) way of having exposure to P2P […]
The peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sector is looking to expand its share of SME funding, according to PWC research. Money&Co. is a P2P lending platform that brings together individuals looking for a good return on capital together with carefully vetted small businesses seeking funds for growth. Our registered lenders have achieved average gross returns of more […]
One of our unique selling points at Money&Co. is the fact that we can offer a managed portfolio of peer-to-peer (P2P) loans. By having exposure to a range of our carefully vetted loans you can reduce risk. See our video explaining the process of lending. Clients of the Money&Co Portfolio Service have access to loans […]
We’ve said it before – and now’s the time, given the just-launched FCA review of the advice market, to say it again. As stated in the News section earlier, good, independent financial advice has become “more and more precious (and scarce) following the reform of the way financial products are bought and sold – specifically, […]
As peer-to-peer (P2P) lending becomes better understood and more “mainstream”, the ways of investing in the sector proliferate. We look at reports of one of the more sophisticated ways to invest (a listed bond) below, courtesy of our friends at P2P Finance News. Money&Co. offers a more direct route to the P2P market. We bring […]
Death is inevitable. But being taxed when you die is not. See below an excerpt of an article in the Mail on Sunday for detail on the large – but easily avoidable – tax liabilities that lie ahead. Taxation And Death – The Problem Death taxes collected by the Government and which erode family wealth […]
Be careful what you wish for. Investors seeking to exposure to the equity (share) value of the peer-to-peer (P2P) alternative-finance sector have been able to get in early via investment trusts committed to the area. The experience of the early adopters however has not been a comfortable one. The explanation is simple. Some P2P platforms […]
The latest tranche of the Seascape offering has just been released to market. The offer is for £250,000, with a fixed-rate yield of 8 per cent. The term of the loan of five years. It’s eight per cent subscribed at the time of writing. Below we reproduce an extract of the borrowing company’s representations to […]
It’s now almost exactly five years since the first peer-to-peer (P2P) loans were made available for lenders’ perusal on the Money&Co. site. Back then, of course, this young industry was even younger – in the world of alternative finance, five years is a long time. The industry has settled down a little since 2014. Once […]
It’s very early in the new tax year – but surely a good time for an early-bird review of your investments. If you’re looking for income for your annual £20,000 Individual Savings Account allowance, and are prepared to take on board a degree of risk you should take a look at Money&Co.’s portfolio service. Note: […]