Happy New Year! The first quarter of each calendar year is usually the busiest for financial services businesses. The approach of the end of the tax year tends to focus investors’ minds on their investments and the returns that they have received over the previous year. One thing is for certain: no-one will have been […]
The Mail on Sunday highlights Money&Co. in a recent report on the peer-to-peer lending sector of crowdfunding. The newspaper recently interviewed our CEO, Nicola Horlick, and says that she “recently entered the fray with her own platform, Money&Co, offering lenders from 6 to 10 per cent depending on a borrowing company’s risk rating. Her platform […]
The Mail on Sunday takes a close look at the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sector today. The reporter quizzed one of our lenders (student, Naomi, who features on site). We set out her findings below: “Typical P2P investors are in their 40s or older, but 19-year-old student Naomi Pyburn says it makes perfect sense for young […]
The rip-roaring start to 2015 just got even better. And we have to say – cliche notwithstanding – that we’re over the moon about it. Money&Co. has seen a surge of interest from lenders – and we’re delighted to say that we have some truly exciting borrowing companies to match the liquidity. The pipeline of […]
We’re pleased to bring you a long-overdue interview with Money&Co. CEO, Nicola Horlick. Filmed by An Inspirational Journey back in the summer, just after our record-breaking (“landmark” – according to the Financial Times) £1 million deal, the interview touches on Nicola’s personal and business lives. The interview is well worth watching in its entirety. Money&Co. […]
No-one can fault the good intentions of Which?, the well-known consumer champion. But its latest commentary on peer-to-peer (P2P) loans is a little bit pie-in-the-sky. The piece starts well, but ends badly: “With Best Rate savings accounts and Best Rate cash Isas struggling to beat inflation, peer-to-peer lending sites are an alternative to the banks that could see you […]
Money&Co. and the peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending sector in general are set to play a major role in providing income for older investors – retired or otherwise – according to Money&Co. CEO Nicola Horlick. “The forthcoming change to pension regulation, when from April onwards individuals over 55 can gain access to their pension funds without […]
The Financial Times reports (subscription required) that although the new year has hardly started, manufacturers are already expecting 2015 to be tough. The FT reports on falling confidence in the sector, partly because of diminshed expectations of the UK economy, with a significant downturn from the 70 per cent of manufacturers surveyed at the beginning […]
2015 is set to be a big year for businesses looking for capital and individuals looking for excellent returns, according to Money&Co.’s CEO, Nicola Horlick. “The stage is set for strong growth in peer-to-peer (P2P) business loan crowdfunding,” she said. “That in turn means the prospect of strong growth for companies seeking the capital that […]
The working year starts in earnest for most people tomorrow. With it comes the usual mixture of blind optimism and dread pessimism. One of the most widely predicted events is that something will go bang – that there will be a failure in general crowdfunding, or in the peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending sector, which is […]