Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is a balancing act. On the one side, platforms like ours need to have active and engaged individual lenders who want a good return on their capital. On the other, it’s vital to find and vet the small businesses seeking capital very carefully (strong record of profitability, assets on which we can […]
Greetings and Happy Monday to regular readers, registered lenders and casual browsers alike. Last week closed on a busy note at the London Investor conference 2017, and we’ll bring you news of Money&Co.’s presence there shortly. Meanwhile, as our latest loan offering nears closure, we notice this from the other side of the world. The […]
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is a simple mechanism with a fancy name. It’s as simple as can be, because P2P is no more and no less than a credit union, a very old form of finance – where people club together and extend credit to worthy individuals or businesses. The fancy name comes about because in […]
The UK start-up revolution shows no sign of ending, according to a recent report in The Financial Times. The newspaper cites various sources in stating that “last year nearly 660,000 companies were established, up from 608,000 in 2015, according to the Centre for Entrepreneurs, a think-tank. This year it looks likely that the record will […]
We’re heading towards what’s known as “ISA season”. That’s the last quarter of the tax year, ending in early April, when investors commit the majority of the many billions invested in Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) – the vehicles that allow you to commit up to £20,000 free of any tax on income or capital gain. […]
Competition is a good thing, especially in financial services. The latest competitor is Goldman Sachs, which has long made clear it intention to get into peer-to-peer (P2P) lending. A heavyweight like this can only be good for general acceptance and understanding of P2P assets as a mainstream, investable entity. Our friends at P2P Finance News […]
We are pleased to report the arrival of a new loan offering on site. This 12-month loan for a construction project is property-backed and has a high indicative gross yield. However, consider security and risk (see copy at the foot of this News item) before investing. To see the full detail of this loan, users […]
What impact will peer-to-peer (P2P) lending have on the property market? Our friends at The Scotsman run a well-argued opinion piece by debt adviser Jamie Davidson Conduit Finance. Mr Davidson confines himself to the Scottish market, but his views are applicable across the UK. His thoughts on the relationship between regulation and credit cost are […]
Our friends at P2P Finance News offer another report on the important difference Innovative Finance ISAs are making to peer-to-peer (P2P) lending. The developments relayed here certainly accord with our own experience at Money&Co., with a healthy flow of ISA transfers and new cash coming in in significant amounts. “INNOVATIVE Finance ISA (IFISA) investors are […]
The working week begins with a new, B-rated loan offering. The purpose of the proposed loan is, according to the borrower, to acquire “Macrimex Limited [a fashion company – see below] for a total consideration of [£] 286,000. The purchase price includes fixtures, fittings and goodwill with the remainder of the consideration comprising working capital […]