A P2P ‘Land Grab’ Attracts Over 100 Startups In UK–And The Sector Is ‘Still...
In the UK, more than 100 peer-to-peer lenders have applied for full authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which took over regulation of P2P last year, notes the Financial Times....
View ArticleGoldrush Over? More than a Quarter of P2P Lenders Pull Applications from FCA...
Regulatory consultancy Bovill states that many aspiring peer to peer lending platforms are having a change of heart. According to a release published by the firm, 26% of P2P lending applicants have...
View ArticleGillian Roche-Saunders Shares Insight into UK FCA Crowdfunding Regulatory Review
Gillian Roche-Saunders, is a partner at the law firm of Bates, Wells & Braithwaite in London. She is a leading lawyer in the Fintech sector having been engaged in alternative finance for the past...
View ArticleFCA Chief Told Parliament Committee Crowdfunding is Too Small to Be...
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Chief Executive Andrew Bailey gave a Parliament Treasury Committee a crash course on Crowdfunding 101 this past June. The letter by Bailey was recently posted on the...
View ArticleGillian Roche-Saunders Comments on FCA Interim Crowdfunding Review
Gillian Roche-Saunders, a partner at the law firm of Bates, Wells & Braithwaite in London, works with many of the largest UK alternative finance platforms in operation. She has been highly engaged...
View ArticleWill the UK Retain the Fintech Crown? Gillian Roche Saunders Provides Unique...
The United Kingdom has dominated the Fintech sector globally. Starting with innovations in capital formation from crowdfunding and peer to peer lending platforms, the UK has fostered an impressive...
View ArticlePeer to Peer Platforms Put on Notice: FCA Sends Out Dear CEO Letter to Online...
This morning every P2P platform received a Dear CEO letter from the FCA, stating that platforms should not facilitate loans to a party who lends those monies onwards, unless that party is authorised...
View ArticleA P2P ‘Land Grab’ Attracts Over 100 Startups In UK–And The Sector Is ‘Still...
In the UK, more than 100 peer-to-peer lenders have applied for full authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which took over regulation of P2P last year, notes the Financial Times....
View ArticleGoldrush Over? More than a Quarter of P2P Lenders Pull Applications from FCA...
Regulatory consultancy Bovill states that many aspiring peer to peer lending platforms are having a change of heart. According to a release published by the firm, 26% of P2P lending applicants have...
View ArticleThe UK Financial Conduct Authority Looks to Update Rules for Loan Based...
Investment Crowdfunding Rules Deemed Satisfactory. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finally released its long awaited post-implementation review of crowdfunding regulation. As has been...
View ArticleUK Financial Compliance Expert Gillian Roche-Saunders Comments on Patient...
The concept of “Patient Capital” has been in discussion for quite some time in the United Kingdom. The premise is based on the theory that investors may be willing to forgo near-term returns for the...
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