Tag : alternative

Brexit: Visa to visit or passport to stay?

International Finance DeskJune 21, 2016

by International Finance DeskJune 21, 2016

Lewis Crofts EU ‘equivalence’ offers UK banks a narrow back door to Brexit June 21, 2016: British politicians urging voters to keep the UK in the European Union warn that exiting would endanger London’s financial centre by stripping firms of their ‘passport’ to do business across the bloc. Leave campaigners counter that the country’s almost...

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Alternative financing to hit $34 billion mark in 2015

International Finance DeskNovember 18, 2015

by International Finance DeskNovember 18, 2015

Could surpass venture capital and angel investing David Drake November 18, 2015: Alternative financing emerged following the 2008 global financial crisis. Two of these alternative financing mechanisms are peer-to-peer or P2P lending and crowdfunding where funds are raised online. The growth of alternative financing has been consistent since its introduction, raising $2.7 billion in 2012...