Use it or lose it! Four new IFISAs to consider this tax year

WITH less than two months left to the end of the tax year, make sure you don’t forget to use your tax-free ISA allowance.

Savers can allocate all or some of this tax year’s £20,000 to an Innovative Finance ISA … Read More

Will 2019 be the year of the Innovative Finance ISA?

APRIL brings the dawn of a new tax year, and it will also mark the third anniversary of the launch of one of the latest additions to the ISA stable: the Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA).

Offering consumers the chance to … Read More

How debt sales can benefit P2P investors

DEBT collection has negative connotations of bailiffs knocking down doors, but it is proving to be a useful way to help peer-to-peer lenders chase unpaid debts and ensure investors can still get a return that is owed to them.

In … Read More

Orca opens waiting list ahead of 2019 IFISA launch

ORCA has opened a waiting list for investors interested in its self-select portfolio and Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA), with plans to launch both products in the first quarter of 2019.

The peer-to-peer lending analysis and investment platform, which first revealed its … Read More

Octopus Choice passes £315m in lending

OCTOPUS Choice has surpassed its own lending target and funded more than £315m of property-backed loans since launching in 2016.

The adviser-friendly P2P lender said last year that it was targeting £200m of lending in its first two years of … Read More

Orca targets adviser market in growth push

ORCA is targeting independent financial advisers (IFAs) to drive its next stage of growth.

The peer-to-peer analysis and investment firm is currently in advanced discussions with several authorised advice firms to offer its model portfolio solution to their clients.

Although … Read More

The Peer2Peer Finance News Power 50 2018

The 2018 Peer2Peer Finance News Power 50 demonstrates just how much this multi-billionpound industry has achieved over the past year.

Our definitive annual list of the 50 most influential people in the UK’s P2P sector includes the head of the … Read More

Orca explores IFISA launch

ORCA, the peer-to-peer analysis and investment firm, is exploring plans to launch an Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA).

Founder Jordan Stodart told Peer2Peer Finance News the business is considering whether to offer Orca’s model portfolio within an IFISA.

This would allow it … Read More

Strong appetite for P2P sector’s equity crowdfunding campaigns

THIS week has seen the latest equity crowdfunding campaign launch in the peer-to-peer lending sector, as LandlordInvest looks to raise £600,000.

LandlordInvest joins P2P platforms Propifi, Crowdstacker, Landbay and P2P investment manager Orca, who have all decided to raise money via … Read More

Orca hits crowdfunding target

ORCA has hit its fundraising target of £500,000 after opening up its Seedrs crowdfunding campaign to the public.

The peer-to-peer analysis and investment firm launched a private Seedrs fundraising last month for existing customers. It extended the campaign to the wider … Read More