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Funding Circle and Santander set up partnership

Funding Circle and Santander have launched a partnership to give small UK businesses better access to finance, writes Ryan Bembridge. 18 June, 2014 Santander will refer small business customers via its website and letters to Funding Circle when the online marketplace is better placed to help. Customers will...

BBC Today programme talks about crowdfunding and shadow banking

The discussion starts after 15min 17 seconds with contributions from Gillian Tett, Elisabeth Passey of Allianz, and PIMCO. Listen here  ...

Crowdfunding can be really effective – if you know what you're doing

KENDALL ALMERICO
CONTRIBUTOR
Crowdfunding Attorney and JOBS Act Expert

JUNE 17, 2014
Most people do not understand crowdfunding. “I built it, but they did not come” is a common complaint. Some people are shocked and unable to understand why nobody donated to their crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo or GoFundMe.

Crowdfunding is hard work.

Irish Central Bank warns on crowdfunding

The Central Bank has warned consumers that crowdfunding is not regulated and is a high risk form of investment. Crowdfunding is a way in which money can be raised from a large number of individuals or organisations, to fund a business, project or personal loan, and...

Crowdfunding scheme for UK art launched

17 June 2014 Last updated at 11:02 GMT A crowdfunding scheme to help UK museums and galleries raise money for new projects has been launched by the Art Fund charity. Art Happens is asking the public to donate money for projects costing between £10,000 and £25,000. The...

A taste of things to come: Burrito bond has crowdfunding's flavours all wrapped up

June 13, 2014 - 5:30PM Read later Eryk Bagshaw   Burrito Bonds Make Investing Tasty Burrito Bonds, viral PR marketing or brilliant investment ploy? A UK restaurant is offering a lifetime of burritos for those willing to cough up 10,000 pounds Fancy a bond with your burrito? A bit of chilli...

One year ago – FCA bans the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes and similar products to retail investors

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a policy statement and final rules which ban the promotion of units in unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) and a broad range of "close substitutes" (collectively known as non-mainstream pooled investments – NMPIs) to the vast majority of...

UK Crowdfunding Association AGM

  The members of the UK Crowdfunding Association held their Annual General Meeting at the Bates Wells Braithwaite offices at St Pauls, London today. The meeting kicked off with a review of what had been achieved in the last 12 months including key partnerships, press coverage, regulatory...

Five things I wish I'd known before starting a crowdfunding campaign

  James Sweetman Guardian Professional, Thursday 5 June 2014 08.58 BST Ambitious crowdfunders need to stack the cards in their favour, and there are five ways to enhance your chances of success. Photograph: Pegaz/Alamy 1. The right platform There are five types of crowdfund: equity, donation, reward, debt/peer-to-peer lending, and...

Crowdfunding Sees Growing Regulatory Support.

“We are now looking for areas where the system itself needs to adapt to new technology or broader change – rather than the other way round. We want to ensure that positive developments, the ones that promise to improve the lives of consumers or clients,...