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Innovative Finance ISAs: What the papers say

With the revolutionary Innovative Finance Individual Savings Account (IF ISA) due to launch this coming Wednesday, 6 April, media coverage of this new tax-free shelter and peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is reaching fever pitch. Here's our latest round-up of what the papers are saying about IF ISAs and P2P investing in general:

- April 4, 2016

A fair return and easy access with our Quick Access Account (QAA)

With the Bank of England's base rate stuck firmly at an all-time low of 0.5% a year for the past seven years, British savers have struggled to make decent returns on cash deposits.

- March 22, 2016

Chancellor seriously improves ISAs in his Budget

In his latest Budget speech, the Chancellor delivered a major stir to the UK's savers and investors.

- March 17, 2016

SMEs are being funded again

Over the years we’ve seen a significant drop-off in SMEs being able to access much-needed funds from traditional financial institutions - but the tide may well be turning.

- March 9, 2016

One year on: Assetz Capital and Royal Bank of Scotland (Part 2)

This time last year Assetz Capital had just launched an innovative partnership with RBS to improve access to credit for SMEs. Recently, I was asked to comment on the arrangement with a year’s hindsight, how the partnership came about, and how it has benefited both Assetz Capital and RBS.

For the second part of the interview, I discussed how it’s all working out. Read the first part here.

- February 26, 2016

One year on - Assetz Capital and Royal Bank of Scotland (part 1)

This time last year Assetz Capital had just launched an innovative partnership with RBS to improve access to credit for SMEs. Recently, I was asked to comment on the arrangement with a year’s hindsight, how the partnership came about, and how it has benefited both Assetz Capital and RBS. 

For the first part, I discussed the agreement, how it came about and how it could benefit both parties.

- February 19, 2016

Lord Turner, not all P2P platforms are the same

On Wednesday, 10 February, Lord Adair Turner of Ecchinswell, former chairman of City regulator the Financial Services Authority until its abolition and replacement by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2013, made some sweeping criticisms of the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market.

- February 16, 2016

Maximising your chances of being approved for funding

One of the key differences between obtaining a loan from a bank and getting funding through a peer-to-peer lending platform, such as Assetz Capital, is the flexibility that the latter offers.

- February 12, 2016