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 […]
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, […]
Monday’s Alternative Funding – News Solutions To Old Problems conference concluded with a panel discussion chaired by Ed Bowsher of Share Radio. After a day of extremely interesting and incisive presentations (invariably followed by question-and-answer sessions) Ed chaired a panel session that reprised the major issues and points of debate over the course of the […]
Thanks to all involved at yesterday’s hugely enjoyable and valuable Alternative Funding: News Solutions To Old Problems conference at the RAC club in London’s Pall Mall. “It’s really good to make a connection with colleagues in the industry, potential borrowers and individuals who are already lending or considering making a peer-to-peer loan,” said Nicola Horlick, […]
Sometimes we feel like we’re preaching to the converted. Regular readers may think we bang on rather too much about what we term The Great Savings Robbery – the low yields on offer for the £1.4 trillion (yes, a thousand times £1.4 billion) that Building Society Association figures show is lying around on deposit at […]
“The sharing economy in the UK is surging, attracting investment and providing budding entrepreneurs with a platform to take great ideas out to the population.,” says The Director magazine. Well, we have to say that here at Money&Co., we (ahem) share that sentiment. The “sharing economy” includes financial crowdfunding (equity and loan financing – such […]
Harriet Green of CityA.M. offers a consumer guide choosing a good crowdfunded loan. The article features some trenchant and very sensible commentary from independent alternative finance analyst, AllStreet. “First and foremost, take a serious look at how a platform handles a loan, says Emanuela Vartolomei, founder and chief executive of All Street, the independent alternative […]
We’re delighted to report that mainstream media appear to be waking up to the increasing importance of alternative finance, with crowdfunding at its heart. Rebecca Burn-Callander writes in The Telegraph: “Keith Morgan, chief executive of the government-owned and run British Business Bank, makes the bold statement that his organisation is behind the rise of one […]
Businesswire reports a survey that reveals some startling findings. “FiServ, a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that U.K. small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are likely to benefit from the substantial projected growth of alternate sources of funding such as peer-to-business (P2B) lending and crowd-funding over the next five years. This […]
Start-up businesses are, according to our friends at startups.co.uk, “often frustrated at the overly cautious, risk averse attitude from many mainstream business finance sources.” The site has just published a piece in which it lists “five reasons why P2P lending is the fastest-growing branch of the alternative finance sector. We offer a lightly edited excerpt […]