Tagged: european commission

May 3, 2016 @ 12:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

EBN, a network of over 160 business innovation centres and incubators, has released a statement on the European Commission’s advocacy of investment crowdfunding in providing crucial access to capital for innovative young firms. CEO of the EBN network, Philippe Vanrie, welcomed the report stating; “We… Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

  The European Commission, as part of the  Capital Markets Union (CMU), has published a working document on investment crowdfunding as it seeks to boost access to capital for SMEs. The relevance of the publication is even more important in light of the tepid economic… Read More

February 27, 2016 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission is in the midst of a consultation as to how they may improve retail financial services to consumers across Europe.  The challenge, of course, is not just within individual countries, but in the diversity of cost, structures and regulatory approaches that pepper… Read More

December 11, 2015 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, the European Investment Fund (EIF) and iwoca have signed their first COSME agreement in the UK to help a greater number of SMEs gain access to finance. The initiative benefits from the support of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) through which the… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Parliament has adopted the proposal by the European Commission regarding a revised directive on payment services – also called PSD2. The law was originally proposed in July of 2013.  The legislation is designed to protect consumers when they make payments online and via… Read More

May 21, 2015 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Services Users Group (FSUG) has launched a survey to measure perspectives on crowdfunding across the European Union. The FSUG is a “consultative group” for the Commission and is targeting investor opinion regarding both debt and equity crowdfunding platforms. The notice of the survey… Read More

March 24, 2015 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Symbid, one of the first investment crowdfunding platforms worldwide and now The Funding Network, announced a strategic partnership with Economic Board Utrecht (EBU), a Dutch regional economic development group, to support small businesses with over $1 million of funding. The partnership will provide local, sustainable initiatives… Read More

March 20, 2015 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission has been pushing forward with a diverse array of initiatives to improve economic growth and foster an innovation economy. This is not an easy task but improving the environment for SME’s is clearly the path forward. Last year the Commission issued a… Read More

January 23, 2015 @ 8:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

As many Crowdfund Insiders know, when The University of Cambridge teamed up with EY and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey, the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other forms of alternative finance in Europe was initiated. This benchmarking survey, which closed on 6 January 2015,  seeks to capture the size,… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey deadline has been extended until 6 January 2015. In late November  The University of Cambridge teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations. As readers may know, this is the largest… Read More

December 19, 2014 @ 9:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The University of Cambridge teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations in November. As readers may know, this is the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other forms of… Read More

December 17, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In late November  The University of Cambridge teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations. As readers may know, this is the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other forms… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 2:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

As readers know,  The University of Cambridge has teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations. This is the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other forms of alternative finance in Europe…. Read More

December 1, 2014 @ 7:31 am By Erin Hobey  |  

As reported last week in Crowdfund Insider,  The University of Cambridge has teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations. This is the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other… Read More

May 22, 2014 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The StartUp Europe Crowdfunding Network has published their final report on fostering a conducive crowdfunding environment in Europe to help entrepreneurs.  The report pinpoints the demand  for engendering a professional, transparent, and consistent environment so both investors and entrepreneurs may view crowdfunding as a viable… Read More

May 15, 2014 @ 10:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Announced by the European Commission last month, the deadline for applications for participation in the European Commission informal expert group or “European Crowdfunding Stakeholder Forum (ECSF)” deadlines tomorrow May 16, 2014. As previously reported the Commission is looking to select members for this group on crowdfunding, in… Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Coming from the Internal Market and Services Directorate, the European Commission (EC) has announced an open application for participation in an “informal” expert group on crowdfunding.  The new group aligns with the recently released report on crowdfunding as the commission studies the evolution of this… Read More

April 3, 2014 @ 9:30 am By Ludwine Dekker  |  

As the U.S. is making major efforts to implement the JOBS Act, the European Union seems to be only capable of analyzing the developments, as J.D. Alois’ article “EC Releases Communication on Long Term Financing Including Crowdfunding” shows. The most important conclusion was that the… Read More

March 31, 2014 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN), has shared their thoughts on the recently released communication by the European Commission (EC) on crowdfunding. Last week the EC released several documents and statements pertaining to a “consultation” on the innovative new form of capital formation.  They garnered comments… Read More

March 29, 2014 @ 5:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider recently published the report put together by the European Commission regarding crowdfunding.  While there is plenty of information for anyone interested in crowdfunding the document below is the data on the respondents for the report.  So if you are curious as to how… Read More