International Finance

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Business Leaders

Alternative financing to hit $34 billion mark in 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...
Economy

Anatomy of a real estate crowdfunding transaction

David Drake says that Fundrise takes a slightly different approach from others of its kind because it emphasises the social benefits that arise from investors having a say in the development of their own communities July 30,2014:Crowdfunding has now grown from a niche to a legitimate platform for funding projects of all kinds by raising...