Rebuildingsociety requests fair competition review by FCA
Rebuildingsociety chief executive Daniel Rajkumar has urged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to review its high-risk investments policy, arguing it places peer-to-peer lenders at a competitive disadvantage. Writing to the regulator and his MP, Hilary Benn, on 13 February, Rajkumar said the High-Risk Investments regime is making it economically unviable for P2P lenders to invest […]
Downing expands development finance team
Downing Property Finance has appointed investment manager Doug Bowley to its development finance team. Bowley will be responsible for new business origination via his developer and broker network, leading the deal process from enquiry stage through to completion. Bowley joins from Hilltop Credit Partners, where he spent two years within a debt fund specialising in pan-European […]
Linklaters bolsters private markets team with new hires
Linklaters has bolstered its private markets team with a series of new hires. The law firm has announced the election of 27 new partners and 49 counsel across the business globally. These hires include senior additions to the firm’s investment funds business, as well as private equity and financial sponsors offerings. Newly-promoted partners include Benjamin […]