The Fine Print

The European Commission has proposed a crowdfunding regulation that would enable cross-border peer-to-peer business lending and invest...

Suddenly it's all go on the EU crowdfunding front. I'm still digesting last week's ESMA opinion on crowd-investing and t...

I've just spent a fascinating few days at the ECN Crowdfunding convention in Paris this week discussing the development of crowdfund...

Previously I've suggested that two things are choking the flow of money to people and small businesses who need it: broken regulatio...

The FCA today published its response to its recent 'crowdfunding consultation'.  In essence, the paper merely justifies why ...

New Years' Eve marks the deadline for responding to the European Commission consultation on crowdfunding .  The response page is he...

I have embedded below my personal response to the UK Financial Conduct Authority's consultation on rules for regulating peer-to-peer l...

I was interested to read the overview of European national laws that might apply to various types of peer-to-peer finance ('crowdfun...

The FCA has today published its crowdfunding consultation , covering both crowd investment in equities and debt securities (which the FCA...

At last, the European Commission has realised that peer-to-peer finance might really be more efficient than banks at getting funding to t...

The Treasury consultation on expanding the ISA scheme provides a fresh opportunity to put our savings to work and boost economic growth ...

Here's my presentation from Monday's very well organised ACCA Alternative Finance Conference 2013 . Videos of the presentations...

In the interests of transparency, I've embedded below my submission to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards . Submi...

Everyone seemed to enjoy the Peer-to-Peer Finance Policy Summit on Friday. Huge thanks to our hosts, panellists and all in attendance fo...

On Monday, Lord Sharkey and Baroness Kramer proposed a 'probing amendment' to the Financial Services Bill to add "The activi...

The UK government has announced proposals to clear the path for the growth of peer-to-peer finance platforms (also known as ' crowdf...

In response to various comments and queries, I've reviewed the FSA's recent note to consumers on 'crowdfunding' . The FSA...

The term "crowdfunding" is being used a lot in legal circles these days, but it can mean a number of different things to differ...