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New online lending product helps financial advisers unlock potential of peer-to-peer market

Intelligent Partnership was featured in the following articles. Octopus launches P2P product The head of Octopus Investments has sought to alleviate concerns about the peer-to-peer sector after the firm unveiled its new online lending product. Speaking to FTAdviser, Simon Rogerson, chief executive of Octopus Investments, said the firm designed Octopus Choice to address the scepticism and scarce uptake of P2P products among the advice community. He said the loans will come through the firm’s existing Dragonfly Property Finance business. For advisers, concerns over the peer-to-peer industry revolve around credit underwriting systems, it not being covered by the compensation scheme and… continue reading

April 15, 2016