There are many things that you have to consider when you want to live an eco-friendly lifestyle. We all want to do everything that we can...
We have talked extensively about the carbon footprint of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Earlier this year, we even had a post on the greenest cryptocurrencies in...
Intelligent Partnership have found that the Alternative Finance industry needs to do much more to reach out to advisers. Although 73% of the Alternative Finance providers...
A major crowdfunding bid has been launched by campaign group ‘Let’s Own the News’, who wish to re-establish public control over the British media by buying...
Banks in the UK may soon be forced to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) find alternative sources of finance if they turn them down...
Charity Bank has announced they approved loans worth £11 million in the first half of 2014, almost double that of the same time last year. This...
At the forefront of an alternative finance revolution, crowdfunding is changing business for the better, writes Jess Ratty of Crowdfunder. There are some pretty big stats...
What will business look like in the future and who are our future leaders? We started a new feature last week, speaking with a group of young...
Crowdfunder is an online platform for helping businesses, charities and community groups raise money from the communities around them. On the back of a record-breaking month...
Clear policy and regulatory measures from the Treasury and financial services industry can help crowdfunding and community energy share offers “thrive”, according to an influential thinktank....
A crowdfunding campaign offering investors equity in the UK’s leading crowdfunding network hit its £500,000 target in a matter of hours, as over 200 investors flocked...
Whatever you call it – sustainable investment, responsible investment or ethical investment – the challenge for 2014 is not how to make niche funds mainstream, but...
Alternative finance intermediaries, including sources such as crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and invoice trading, raised almost £1 billion in 2013, market data has revealed. According to a...
A £10m retail bond has been launched to finance the installation of solar panels and domestic and biomass boilers, aiming to give investors annual returns of...
The governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney recently unveiled new plans to get banks lending to businesses again. But is turning to the same...