Tag: crowdfunding

social trading
October 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

GPW starts a crowdfunding programme for brokers

Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) has today approved the GPW Partner Firm – GPW Crowdfunding Partner Programme for crowdfunding and crowdinvesting . The Programme is addressed to local and international brokers who offer crowdfunding and crowdinvesting services. Izabela Olszewska, Member of the GPW Management Board, commented: The Exchange assists businesses in raising capital for growth. Our…

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social trading
July 27, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FCA proposes rule changes for loan-based Crowdfunding platforms

UK financial regulator The FCA has announced that it will be proposing changes to rules for crowdfunding platforms. Following a post-implementation review of its crowdfunding rules, the FCA is opening a consultation on new rules for loan-based crowdfunding platforms. The FCA is asking for responses to this consultation by October 27, 2018 before publishing rules in…

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crowdfunding
March 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Crowdfunding giant OurCrowd hires Goldman Sachs banker Lina White to head new London office

Israel based crowdfunding company OurCrowd has announced the hiring of Goldman Sachs alternative investments banker Lina White as the head of its newly opened London office - its tenth dedicated location worldwide. The new London office will support OurCrowd’s growing community of UK investors interested in funding early stage high-growth companies. With a current reach of…

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social trading
February 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

France regulator AMF clarifies its expectations for crowdfunding

Through their Joint Unit, the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) just informed that they wish to enhance crowdfunders’ protection. They have decided to publish a position on the procedure for default rates calculation, a recommendation on the platforms run-off management and a position on the…

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social trading
September 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

ASIC to take crowdfunding license applications beginning September 29

Australia financial regulator ASIC has announced that from 29 September 2017, the new crowd-sourced funding (CSF) regime will come into effect and ASIC will begin accepting licence applications from CSF intermediaries. Under the CSF regime, eligible public companies will be able to make offers of fully paid ordinary shares to a large number of investors…

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June 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC commences consultation on proposed guidance on crowdfunding

ASIC today released two consultation papers proposing guidance for public companies and intermediaries (i.e. crowd funding platform operators) to assist them in using the new crowd-sourced funding (CSF) regime commencing on 29 September 2017. Under the CSF regime, eligible public companies will be able to make offers of ordinary shares to a large number of…

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November 22, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

How FinTech is changing banking and how we use our money

How is FinTech changing the way we think about money, spend money, lend money, move money....? Yael Warman from Leverate takes a peek. This is the story of Satoshi Nakamoto, though that's not his real name. He had an idea for an electronic currency verified by a block chain, unlinked to any central bank or…

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May 13, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

What retail investors should know about crowdfunding

Starting next Monday, May 16, US investors will be able to buy securities in early-stage companies through crowdfunding. Under new rules effective May 16, 2016 as part of the JOBS Act, the general public can invest in capital raising by start-up companies through crowdfunding, which generally refers to the use of the Internet by small businesses…

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