fresh from putting the financial markets to the flame a heroic regulator goes in search of innovation that needs snuffing out
a critic might be tempted to observe that while the sec was utterly ineffective in preventing the excesses that brought about the current financial crisis it is only too effective at stamping out viable alternatives to the status quo such as social lending.a
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hope you had a delicious thanksgiving. heres proof the news machine never stops
yahoos european head says arrivederce toby coppel in charge of yahoos western european market is out according to all things d .
but icahn is buying billionaire investor carl icahn is circling the bleeding hulk that is yahoo like a shark having just bought up about ...... [Show More]
well it was bound to happen in light of the recent sec action . it appears a class action lawsuit has been filed against prosper for violation of california and federal securities law. prosper lender bamalucky is one of 3 lead plaintiffs in the suit. you can read more discussion of the suit on prospers.org in this thread. the attorney has apparently asked that any attorneyclient communic..... [Show More]
good thing we have the sec to keep us safe from complex financial products. oh wait it didnt do that. by way of bizarro backdoor recompense i supposed the sec has now formally issued a ceaseanddesist letter to p2p microlender prosper thus kiboshing all such services just when many people likely need them most. see here . the sec is bravely taking a stand shutting down upstart ...... [Show More]
last month peertopeer lender prosper stopped all new lending on its site because of scrutiny by the sec . prosper agreed to register under the securities act a process which can take months.
yesterday the sec issued its formal ceaseanddesist letter embedded below or download pdf outlining its reasoning for characterizing prosper as a seller of investment something pro...... [Show More]
the answer is that this was and remains a very stupid unsustainable business model. and now the federal government steps in not just to save some favored banks and financial services firms but also to prop up that very same underlying stupid unsustainable business model which has already totally failed in the marketplac e.
meanwh ile in a development that has apparently gone completely un...... [Show More]
lo cuenta jose del moral ya tenemos un zopa o prosper para espaaa se llama comunitae y acaba de recibir 2 millones de euros de inversian del fondo entrinnova .
los promotores de comunitae son josa miguel rotaeche y arturo cervera dos exdirectivos del bbva que desde junio de este aao trabajan para traer a espaaa el modelo de banca p2p o banca 2.0 como queramos llamarlo. ...... [Show More]
according to techcrunch peer to peer or p2p funding is gaining momenton despite the uncertainty in the current market trend. instead of relying on comercial financial institution banks or venture capitalist users and wouldbe entreperneurs can register with these websites and tell everyone about their potential business. interested parties can contact these users and start funding their busin...... [Show More]
... interest credit cardsa with banks making it harder to borrow money you will need to get creative if you want a loan.a heres one idea thats safe and relatively easy to do persontoperson lending with prosper.com .
prosper is a marketplace for credit that enables people to lend money to other people in a sa...... [Show More]
......g concept starting to get more popular with people given the economic limitations from a lending or borrowing perspective
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peerfx is a venture looking to work around the midd lemanquo t fees that banks charge on foreign exchanges. 3.1 trillion is exchanged daily in on currency exchanges and peerfxs goal is to reduce the fees paid in order to exchange money between currencies. florence leung of peerfx presented the companies case at the 24th angel forum at the sfu harbour cente in vancouver this mon...... [Show More]
saturday morning i woke up to a dead cell phone. i left it in the charger so i knew it wasnt the battery. my first thought was that my cell phone company went bankrupt. three months ago this idea would have never entered my mine. only today company bankrupts are so common you expect them. like most of you i dont have a home land line but when you dont have access to something is ...... [Show More]
....eb sites offer a market place for credits where consumer or entrepreneurs can invest or lend money to others without dealing with a bank. here are some social lending web sites
lendingclub.com
prosper.com
kiva.org
zopa.com
dr. pratz also pointed out that innovations and new productsservices are not only the key to entrepreneurial success but also the key to survive in times of crisis.... [Show More]
prosper is a marketplace for credit that enables people to lend money to other people in a safe efficient manner. prosper is a leap back to a time when people formed credit communities to help themselves live better lives and earn a fair return on their money. prosper s founding principle is that people from close communities act more responsibly towards each other. prosper leverages...... [Show More]
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struggling to find capital for your startup in this tight credit market or maybe you are looking for a better return on your investments while you wait for this economic storm to pass.
there was an interesting story on npr yesterday titled peer lending spreads in tight credit market about the growing peer lending industry. enabled by the internet b...... [Show More]
petrovics pater az iwiw egykori fejlesztje as tulajdonosa gondolt egyet as aj webes vallalkozasba kezdett. a noba.hu nem mas mint egy baratok kazti kalcsanazasre alkalmas webes szolgatlatas. a felhasznalak kalanbaz projekteket tamogathatnak. a lanyeg pedig hogy sok kicsi sokra megy. mindenki keres kalcsant as vannak akik szeretnek is kalcsan adni. as mi...... [Show More]
internet est devenu aujourdhui un canal de distribution comme un autre pour vendre de lassurance.
dans cet article un peu long je vous propose de passer en revue les enjeux majeurs de la eassurance en examinant plus particulirement les enjeux it
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