Real Estate Crowdfunding Report 2014

Alternative Finance Real Estate Crowdfunding Report 2014

  • Real estate crowdfunding is a relatively new concept, which builds on real estate investment and the rapidly growing crowdfunding movement. With the global real estate market worth over $19 trillion per year, there is a huge opportunity for crowdfunding to exploit. With low entry levels and as an alternative to mainstream financial products, you can see why crowdfunding has proven popular with investors. As a result of this growing trend, we have produced our first report dedicated to real estate crowdfunding.

Crowdfunding & Regulation: Response to PS14/04

Alternative Finance CPD Accredited Members Only Crowdfunding & Regulation: Response to PS14/04

10 Mar 2014

  • Following the release of the FCA Policy Paper PS14/04 on the 7th March, Daniel Kiernan summarises and analyses the main thrust of the regulations for interested parties such as platforms, providers considering raising money in this way or advisers who already have clients who invest in crowdfunding.

Alternative Finance Head to Head: Alternative Finance

14 Feb 2014 5 minutes

  • In this episode David and Lawrence discuss Peer-2-Peer lending and Crowdfunding. They shed light on how they work, how investors can access this new but rapidly expanding sector as well as the risks that go along with such investments.

Alternative Finance Alternative Investment Summit: Giles Andrews

23 Jan 2014 5 minutes

  • Giles Andrews, CEO of Zopa talks about who Zopa really are, what what they do, as well as how advisers can get over their apprehension of Crowdfunding and Peer to Peer lending.

Alternative Finance Alternative Investment Summit: Rhydian Lewis

7 Jan 2014 5 minutes

  • Rhydian Lewis, CEO of Ratesetter talks about the business model of his company, and its success so far, as well as his views on the recent FCA paper CP13/13.

Alternative Finance Spotlight: Alternative Finance

11 Dec 2013 20 minutes

  • This month the spotlight has been turned onto the Alternative Finance space and explains the growing number of opportunities that allow investors to lend to both businesses and consumers using internet based platforms. We investigate lending on invoices with Market Invoice, lending to businesses to fund growth with RebuildingSociety and P2P lending to consumers via Ratesetter.

Crowdfunding: Overview for Advisers

Alternative Finance CPD Accredited Members Only Crowdfunding: Overview for Advisers

11 Dec 2013

  • The UK Crowdfunding market was worth approximately £350m at the end of 2012, driven by consumers looking for alternative investment opportunities and startup firms looking for alternative sources of capital. But Crowdfunding itself is a very broad church, encompassing many different types of investments and asset classes, each with their own unique benefits and risks.

Crowdfunding & Regulation: Response to CP13/13

Alternative Finance Members Only Crowdfunding & Regulation: Response to CP13/13

31 Oct 2013

  • The FCA released its Consultation Paper CP13/13: “The FCA’s regulatory approach to crowdfunding (and smiliar activities)” on the 24th October. This article sumarises and analyses the main thrust of the proposals for interested parties such as platforms, providers considering raising money in this way or advisers who already have clients who invest in crowdfunding.

Alternative Finance Investment 101: P2P Lending

27 Sep 2013 5 minutes

  • Peer to peer lending is the next big thing within the world of Alternative Finance, providing savers with an alternative source of income by lending to borrowers using online marketplaces. Platforms such as Zopa, Ratesetter and Funding Circle offer returns well above the average but what should investors look out for?