In the Case of Death
‘What happens when I die’ is a concern occasionaly voiced by investors. Investments in p2p lending will be inherited like any other assets. The concern for the investor is how readily their beloved...
View ArticleMy Lendit Europe 2016 Recap
I attended Lendit Europe in London the last days, an industry event of the p2p lending (or marketplace lending) industry. This was my third Lendit and it was not only bigger (904 attendees from about...
View ArticleMeeting of Government Pension Fund Managers Considers P2P Lending Allocation
This article was published on April, 1st At an informal meeting of 21 government pensions funds in Geneva, Switzerland, the topic of alternative lending was for the first time on the agenda. The funds...
View ArticleMy Lendit Europe Recap 2017
Lendit Europe time of the year again. My fourth time as a particpant of the London conference. It is now marketed as an ‘Event for Innovation in Financial Services’ and that means a wider scope of...
View ArticleGrowth of Investor Numbers on P2P Lending Platforms
Today I take a look at how investor numbers are developing at several platforms. I chart relative numbers with the index set to 100 for October 1st, 2017. The advantage of using indexed numbers for...
View ArticleBanco BNI Europe Starts to Lend on Multiple P2P Lending Platforms
Banco BNI Europa was launched in July 2014 as a digital-only bank in Portugal. Banco BNI Europa says it aims to challenge the traditional banking sector through strategic partnerships with fast-moving...
View ArticleCollateral Case the Next Step: BDO’s Joint Administrators’ Proposals
BDO has prepared and emailed the Joint Adminstrators’ Proposal to investors and creditors of the Collateral Companies last night. The report is also available publicly on the BDO website. I have read...
View ArticleTax Rates on P2P Lending – Low versus High
One important aspect for p2p lending investors is tax. In this blog whenever I talked about yields achieved, it is usually pre-tax yield. That is because taxation varies significantly from country to...
View ArticleProfits and Losses of P2P Lending Marketplaces 2017 and 2018
I added a new information page to P2P-Banking compiling data on which p2p lending marketplaces made a profit or a loss in the last business years. You can read more on why this data is useful to...
View ArticleNew Mintos Notes Product Will Launch on May 25th
The long announced and several times postponed Mintos Notes product will finally launch on May 25th, Mintos* said yesterday. The notes are financial instruments and issued under the new investment firm...
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