The peer-to-peer (P2P) sector is coming under the microscope in the wake of the failure of one platform, and the apparent fraud of some high-profile, unregulated offerings. The unregulated offerings were nothing to do with P2P, but the dire consequences for investors have certainly focused minds on alternative investments. The latest body to have a […]
Peer-to-peer (P2P) loans are increasingly becoming accepted as an investable asset class for pension plans. Although P2P loans are higher risk than cash deposits at banks or building societies, and are not protected by the terms of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), carefully vetted loans have proved very attractive to an increasing number of […]
Our friends at P2P Finance News offer a report of another welcome development, as peer-to-peer (P2P) lending becomes ever more widely accepted as an important and legitimate asset class. The Tax-Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) is seeking to have P2P accepted within the asset classes for self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs). We offer an extended excerpt […]