Private Debt Lending

18 Dec It’s Been A Tumultuous Year But Investment Carries On

Posted at 17:48h in Membership, Private Debt Lending, Private Debt Platform, Property investment, Wealth management by Editorial Team

The United Kingdom’s December began with yet more political drama in the shape of Parliamentary deadlock over the agreement paving the way for withdrawal from the European Union and a subsequent vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister. The vote failed and Theresa May...

15 Nov Market Lending Platforms Outperform 90% of Bond and Property Funds

Posted at 15:30h in Private Debt Lending, Private Debt Platform, Wealth management by Editorial Team

Platform lending has been with us for around eight years now - ever since the launch of Funding Circle, in fact - but for many investors, it remains an untried concept. Yes, this corner of the financial services industry has grown rapidly since 2010, in...

26 Sep Ten Years On – How Lehman’s Collapse Changed the Face of Investing

Posted at 15:32h in Private Debt Lending, Private Debt Platform by Editorial Team

The tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers has been marked by a predictable and perhaps also very necessary round of stock taking on the part of commentators, policymakers and the great and the good of the financial services industry. A decade on, the...

12 Jan Driving Performance – The Important Role of Non-Core Asset Investment

Posted at 11:19h in Membership, Private Debt Lending by Editorial Team

There is nothing wrong with a safety first approach to investment strategy. Indeed, many investors - perhaps the majority - will choose to hold tried and trusted assets over a long time frame in order to secure a predictable and reliable income, coupled with an...

23 Nov Supporting Business, Achieving High Returns – The Appeal of Platform Lending

Posted at 17:34h in Private Debt Lending by Editorial Team

Everyone’s investment portfolio is different. In some cases an investor will opt for a simple split between a cash-in-the-bank safety net and equities (purchased direct or as part of a fund) and perhaps some bonds. More commonly these day the portfolio might also embrace...

27 Sep The Secret to Finding Bargain Investment Properties

Posted at 13:05h in Private Debt Lending by Editorial Team

Despite occasional downturns, the residential property market represents a huge and dependable opportunity for anyone seeking income and growth, even over relatively short periods. But it's not always easy to secure a good deal. In areas where property prices are spiralling ever higher, buyers may pay...

27 Sep Beyond Plain Vanilla – Why Special Situations Lending Delivers Better Returns

Posted at 12:57h in Private Debt Lending, Uncategorised by Editorial Team

The rapid expansion of the platform-based lending market has not only been good for businesses in search of capital but also for investors. The investor appeal of peer-to-peer lending – which comprises the largest share of the debt platform market – is straightforward. With Bank of...

16 May Beyond Equities – How Private Debt Lending Can Deliver 15% Returns

Posted at 08:06h in Private Debt Lending by Editorial Team

Economically and politically, we continue to live in a very uncertain world. The financial crisis may represent little more than a fading memory to some, but it continues to cast a long shadow in the shape of low-interest rates, below par growth in the eurozone...