Tony Pycroft: “not a big fan of the banks” – but then, who is? We’re delighted to bring you news of the latest loan to be offered on Money&Co.’s peer-to-peer business lending platform. ARP Enforcement, which trades as Julious Enforcement Agents, is a credit-control company based in west Yorkshire. The company, headed by genial Yorkshireman, […]
Today we have a guest Money Matters blog from crowdfunding intelligence platform, Another Crowd. The UK arm of Santander Bank is aiming to launch an investment platform next year, which will include online guidance tools to help investors identify suitable funds without going to an adviser, according to a recent report in the Financial […]
The UK government is nothing if not determined to get funds to small and medium-sized enterprises. Much of the content of today’s Autumn Statement from Chancellor George Osborne has been leaked to the mainstream media. Reports in the Financial Times and Telegraph pretty much replicate the news carried by the BBC and The Independent. The […]
The peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending market is much smaller over here in the UK than it is in the US. But P2P lending, which is Money&Co.’s market, is growing fast. Just today we visited a leading academic in Cambridge, who confirmed his conviction – he is a major contributor to a report on the market, […]
Crowdfunding finds itself at a critical juncture in this pre-Christmas rush. The industry is growing at a phenomenal rate (see later in this article) – but is the government really doing its best to spread the good word amongst “ordinary” people? The simple fact is that peer-to-peer lending, otherwise known as bringing people together with […]