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Crowdfunding or “Shadow Banking”?

The hedge fund industry is coming to the world of crowdfunding. As we noted earlier, Marshall Wace, which reportedly has more than $15 billion under its control, is targeting institutions with a £200 million investment fund.  A recent report by Reuters indicates that the hedge fund manager’s plans would “bring peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, hitherto at the fringes of […]