General News

March 23, 2015 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

There is always another fraudster hunting for a new method to separate investors from their hard earned money by offering bogus investment opportunities. With updates forthcoming for UK pension options, the FCA has called on individuals to be aware of opportunities that are probably too… Read More

March 23, 2015 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following new highs reached on Friday by the FTSE, investors should remain cautious in their investment approach, warns a leading at analyst at one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations. The FTSE 100, a share index of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange… Read More

March 23, 2015 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lending Works, a peer-to-peer lender for insurance against borrower default risk, is pleased to announce the launch of several new features aimed at the UK pensions market, as new pension rule changes come into effect in April 2015. More than 52% of Lending Works’ lenders… Read More

March 23, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Residential property crowdfunding platform, Property Partner, today announces a £5.2 million funding round to transform the way people invest in the residential property market. By bringing innovation and simplicity to a previously hard-to-access marketplace, Property Partner enables people to invest as much or as little as… Read More

March 21, 2015 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in December 2013, Amersfoort, Netherlands company Mars One hit popular crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to raise $400,000 for a Mission Concept Studies by Lockheed Martin and SSTL for the 2018 mission. As previously reported, the concept and structure has been a long time in process.  Co-f0unded by Bas Lansdorp… Read More

March 20, 2015 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last July, California-based Airdog launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $200,000 for its new, self-titled auto-follow drone for GoPro camera. The device is designed for sports enthusiasts, outdoor fans and indie moviemakers. AirDog’s accompanied device, AirLeash not only sends control and commands to AirDog, it also… Read More

March 20, 2015 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “US Alternative Lending Market Report: Peer-to-Peer (P2P) and Online Platform-based Business (OPB) Lending” report to their offering. The future of alternative lending is looking bright in the US. Non-traditional alternative lending has grown rapidly in the last few… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just a few hours until its crowdfunding campaign comes to an end, up and coming restaurant Loco’l has not only successfully funded, it has also become the most funded food project on global crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo. As previously reported, filmmaker and actor Jon Favreau has announced… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to started on the film Gosnell, the production team of the highly anticipated Indiegogo-funded project has announced that Justified star, Nick Seary, has taken the role as its director. Last year, producer Phelim McAleer, and his wife, Ann McElhinney launched the campaign on the global crowdfunding platform,… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

2Steel Girls, country/rock/pop music artists, which is comprised of mother Allison and daughter Krystal announced today a partnership with camouflage designer, Realtree. The duo are natives of Jackson County, Ohio and are lifelong hunting, fishing and general outdoor enthusiasts, and are the perfect fit for… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Her boyfriend, Azel Prather Jr., launched a GoFundMe campaign to save their relationship from spring break Miami temptations, and now, 22-year-old college student Marissa is ready to share her thoughts about the project. During her and Prather’s interview with MTV, Marissa spoke about other people’s reactions to… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Funding Network (“TFN”), an international, London-based organization that will created a unique “crowdfunding” event model, announced that it conducted its fourth New York City event earlier this month, which three pre-qualified and selected non-profit organizations will make six-minute pitches to potential donors at TFN’s live-ly crowdfunding events. This is… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 12:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RCS Capital Corporation (“RCS Capital”), announced today that on March 18, 2015, it closed its previously announced acquisition of independent broker-dealer Girard Securities, Inc. (“Girard”).  Girard has over $10 billion of assets under administration and 250 financial advisors, bringing Cetera Financial Group’s total assets under administration to $236 billion and nearly… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Sustainability Partnership announced the launch of its social media crowdfunding cooperative for live radio, chat, jobs, events and road shows that have a green earth and green space focus. Sustainability Partnership and CrowdfundingCooperative are free and consist of green projects and visionaries dedicated to help each other… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PALMco, a family owned and operated energy supply company, announced today its support of PAWS Chicago, the city’s largest No Kill humane organization focused on creating solutions to end the killing of homeless pets. PALMco contributed $5,000 to support PAWS Chicago’s 9th Annual Animal Magnetism event, which… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FreeWavz received the SXSW Interactive Innovation Award for the Wearable Tech category at the 18th annual SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards ceremony, presented by Pricewaterhouse Coopers and supporting sponsors Cloud typography and IBM. Founder of Freewavz, Dr. Eric Hensen, stated: “It is a great honor to be selected as a… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AppVested, an equity crowdfunding platform that connects serious accredited investors to carefully-vetted mobile application ideas, also known as AppIdeas, in need of funding. By carefully selecting only the most opportune app ideas brought forth by willing and creative-minded entrepreneurs, AppVested looks to develop, launch and market… Read More

March 18, 2015 @ 9:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has a pretty important, and at times overwhelming, task.  Regulating and enforcing the largest securities markets on the planet is a profound responsibility. The advent of the internet has added a new, and quite challenging, variable to the process as… Read More

March 18, 2015 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just six months after its successful Kickstarter campaign came to an end, React Mobile, a personal safety solution featuring a leading app to enable family and friends to monitor someone’s location and call for help in an emergency, today announced the availability of the React Sidekick,… Read More

March 18, 2015 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

P2Binvestor (P2Bi), a crowdlending platform for commercial lines of credit, announces more than $50 million in invoices funded since signing its first direct client in May 2014. To date, P2Bi has financed the growth of companies in technology, natural foods and products, manufacturing, energy, and personnel services with… Read More