P2PFA says FCA must find the right regulatory track “Crowdfunding is a way businesses, organisations and individuals can raise money. Generally, it involves a number of people pooling money through a website, often called a platform.” The words we quote here on Money&Co.’s crowdfunding platform are those of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). As we […]
The UK government is currently consulting on regulation, NISAs and security for crowdfunded investments Every day yields new information about the fast-growing crowdfunding market. Witness this recent article in Forbes. “Crowdfunding is a powerful tool for innovation and we shouldn’t be satisfied with a government that wants to hold it back.” We couldn’t agree more. […]
If you’re hoping to harvest a decent yield on your capital, take a look at crowdfunding Looking for income? Well don’t look to the government for much help. Older savers, who typically need to make assets sweat and produce a good yield, “have been delivered a hammer blow”, according to the financial and investment […]
And so to Bristol – and a convivial and stimulating debate over a sandwich lunch. More than twenty five people came to the Hotel du Vin in the centre of the city to discuss all things Money&Co. and our exciting crowdfunding model. We’re all about bringing businesses and people together, and we certainly managed to […]
Word of mouth in a room full of wine – Hotel du Vin, Bristol, hosts today’s Money&Co. lunch We bring you today’s news from Bristol, where the Money&Co. marketing and communications team, led by CEO Nicola Horlick, is bringing its own message on crowdfunding to the South West. The day sees a series of events […]
Getting the word out – awareness levels are growing, but there’s a way to go The word is spreading. Crowdfunding, despite its obvious benefits (obvious to us, at least), is relatively little known. Awareness levels show that owners of small businesses and investors generally know little about the simple process of bringing individuals and businesses […]
Geeting our point across – Money&Co. CEO Nicola Horlick spreads the word on crowdfunding The message is clear: low interest rates are creating huge problems for savers and investors dependent on deposit account yields (as reported here earlier). People dependent on income from annuities (fixed-income instruments that used to be an automatic accompaniment of a […]
The savers’ dilemma – believe there’s more of this tomorrow, or do something about it now? Savers and deposit-account investors have had a particularly tough time of it in recent years. There’s no need to take our word alone on the topic. See what the Telegraph has to say on the subject: “Savers have become […]
Effective crowdfunding is about message depth – speaking directly to a specific interest group The UK Crowdfunding Association’s recent evening on how NOT to do crowdfunding was illuminating. Alternately light-hearted and deadly serious, more than a dozen short presentations (the longest was eight minutes, most were just five minutes) whizzed by in well under two […]
Egg freezing – “a truly bizarre employee benefit” How do business-owners and managers decide what employee benefits to offer? This week, Apple and Facebook told the world that they were offering $20,000 to female employees who wanted to freeze their eggs. This is a truly bizarre employee benefit and is not one that I would […]