September 5, 2018 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

This past week, HMRC released numbers on the relatively new Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) that enables savers to invest in debt based crowdfunding offerings. The UK government indicated that IFISA participation had topped £290 million during the 2017/18 tax year, or 8 times more than… Read More

September 1, 2018 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

A note from Zopa shares the fact that UK investors placed over £290 million into the relatively new Innovative Finance ISA or IFISA. The amount put in IFISAs by investors reached £290 million during the 2017/18 tax year, which is pegged at 8 times more than… Read More

April 24, 2018 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Small business lending platform Funding Circle announced last week it has opened its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) to new investors. The online lender reports that the Funding Circle ISA now offers a tax-free projected return of 7.2% or 4.8% per year. to quickly build a… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a UK based peer to peer lender, has announced the launch of its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). The IFISA is available as a wrapper on all of the automated investment accounts, with the Manual Lending Account also set to be allowed into the… Read More

May 25, 2017 @ 7:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa has announced that it will launch its Innovative Finance ISAs or IFSA in June pending HMRC approval. Zopa believes demand for the new ISA will be high and said it will give priority access to existing customers. In advance of the IFISA, Zopa is… Read More

March 29, 2017 @ 12:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

  UK Bond Network (UKBN), the alternative finance provider in secured corporate bonds, has launched its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) following regulatory approval. UKBN became fully authorized by the FCA in November 2016 and in January 2017, was awarded ISA manager status by HMRC. UK Bond… Read More

March 22, 2017 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) is a new investment vehicle that remains relatively underutilized. As we wrote yesterday, one platform estimated that about 50% of the UK market is totally unaware of the retirement saving option. As we near the 2016/2017 tax year end, IFISA… Read More

March 21, 2017 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

The Innovative Finance ISA or IFISA was has been pitched as a good investment option for savers.  The new retirement vehicle allows individuals to invest in peer to peer lending assets that may provide a better risk-adjusted return for investors. There is a growing number… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 8:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowd for Angels announced on Wednesday it launched its first “crowd bonds,”  which are described as specially created secured, high-interest products that are eligible for its new Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). Introduced by the government in April last year, the IFISA allows investors to earn… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 7:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Global Alternatives, an owner-operator of marketplaces for alternative investments,  announced the appointment of Brendan Bradley as Non-Executive Chairman as it prepares to launch Prop-X, a cross-border property trading exchange. All securities originated by Global Alternatives’ Property Crowd platform will be listed on the exchange, along with private equity… Read More

March 3, 2017 @ 8:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The Innovative Finance ISA or IFISA has been heralded by many in the P2P lending sector as a boon for the industry. Investors now have the ability to participate in P2P loans while benefiting from the tax deferred nature of ISAs. Yet the Financial Conduct… Read More

February 28, 2017 @ 6:49 am By Erin Hobey  |  

rebuildingsociety.com has been awarded full authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority in recognition of our compliance with sector-specific regulations, according to its blog. Authorization means that the platform meets FCA standards and may now offer the Innovative Finance ISA.  Accepting loan applications in September 2012, UK-based… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingCrowd, one of the UK’s fastest-growing alternative finance lenders to the SME market, announced on Thursday it launched one of the first Innovative Finance ISAs (IFISAs) by a peer-to-peer lender with a target rate of return of 6% a year. The online lender revealed that with… Read More

February 8, 2017 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending Works has launched its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). The peer to peer lender says it is the “first: major UK platform to offer the IFISA. The IFISA is a new category of ISA set up exclusively for peer to peer lending investment. The IFISA… Read More

January 30, 2017 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom has dominated the Fintech sector globally.  Starting with innovations in capital formation from crowdfunding and peer to peer lending platforms, the UK has fostered an impressive ecosystem of Fintech entrepreneurs. While a culture of innovation and risk-taking has been vital to this… Read More

January 24, 2017 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

UK Bond Network, an alternative finance provider that specializes in structuring and distributing investment opportunities in secured corporate bonds has been authorized by the FCA and HMRC  as an ISA manager. The approval now allows the platform to offer the Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). Announced in… Read More

December 18, 2016 @ 10:00 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Abundance Investment (formerly AbundanceGeneration) has been partnering with Swindon Chapel Farm Solar since early last month to offer individuals a way to invest in renewable energy.  The Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) option also offers folks looking for an alternative savings account an option to earn higher… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 10:17 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The P2P bond platform UK Bond Network received full authorization as a financial services provider from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The approval marks the end of a several months’ review in which the company’s processes, systems, policies, levels of compliance and risk management have undergone… Read More

April 6, 2016 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK peer-to-peer (P2P) lending industry has been waiting for this day for quite some time. The Innovative Finance ISA (IF ISA) is now available to savers across the country representing a new investment option promoted as driving superior risk adjusted returns for investors.  With… Read More

March 31, 2016 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdstacker is one of the elite few peer to peer lending platforms that has received the stamp of approval by the FCA as a fully regulated platform.  While other P2P platforms will follow, Crowdstacker will be ready to go next week as the Innovative Finance… Read More