Drop by drop, alternative finance is set to take a bigger market share of SME loans Money&Co. CEO Nicola Horlick issues a rallying cry to the alternative finance sector in her latest blog. Money&Co. facilitated the first crowdfunded non-property-backed loan of £1 million in the UK in its first weeks of trading, but the Money&Co. […]
Lush and plush, Business First will reach an elite readership Congratulations to the brand-new Business First magazine. Its launch issue features an exclusive interview with Sir Martin Sorrel and an extensive, exclusive feature on crowdfunding, penned by Money&Co. chief executive, Nicola Horlick. Here are some highlights from Nicola’s article: “What we’re doing is addressing a […]
The banks’ convoluted financial mechanism continues to fail SMEs Lending to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) fell in the first quarter of this year, according to figures just released by the Bank of England. Net lending, a measure that counts repaid loans, fell by £2.7 billion in the first quarter of 2014, with SMEs seeing lending […]
Crowdfunding now takes cenre stage Money&Co. CEO, Nicola Horlick, harboured ambitions to be an actress, but three years as a student at Oxford turned her head, and a career in finance followed, reports Economia magazine in a recent profile of Nicola. Economia describes itself as “the member publication for ICAEW chartered accountants… essential technical accountancy […]
Who’s still afraid of the big, bad banker? Savers, investors, lenders – and the banks – are heading for the crowdfunding sector at a breakneck pace. But do they all know what they’re doing? Crowdfunding intelligence platform, Another Crowd, isn’t sure: “Not all the banks may fully understand the threat they’re under from crowdfunding platforms, […]
Daylight robbery – on the high street! It’s no surprise that the crowdfunding is expanding so rapidly. Last week, I pointed out the shocking fact that by leaving money on deposit with banks and building societies, British savers and investors £57 billion a year worse off, because of lost interest. Call it “The Great Savings […]
ShareIn offers equity investment – a different risk proposition The good news is that the crowdfunding market is not – forgive us – overcrowded. So Money&Co. is happy to welcome ShareIn, a new crowdfunding company that operates on the other side of the fence. At Money&Co., we offer loan-based crowdfunding, person-to-business (P2B) opportunities – a […]
Savers and investors are entitled to a lot more of this By leaving their savings in low-yielding accounts with banks and building societies, British savers will lose over £57 billion in potential investment income over the next year. The phrase the Great Bank Robbery became part of common parlance years ago. Now, we’re witnessing the […]
Investment in British business, with heavy industry and manufacturing at the fore, is at its highest since 1998 The Oxford Dictionary defines the word “blog” as follows: “Noun – A personal website or web page on which an individual records opinions, links to other sites etc. on a regular basis.” This is my first blog, […]
Coming tomorrow: Nicola’s blast at the banks