Tagged: investing

December 22, 2023 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mintos, a multi-asset platform providing a unique mix of alternative and traditional investment options, is pleased to announce the addition of ETFs to its offering, “just weeks after the successful launch of high-yield Fractional Bonds.” Introducing personalized ETF portfolios for long-term, diversified investments with zero… Read More

December 19, 2023 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Betterment at Work, a provider of modern financial benefits for today’s diverse workforce, today released a new survey on the state of retirement readiness across the U.S. workforce. The report, which tracks year-over-year trends “from 2022, polled 1,000 full-time U.S. employees to examine how retirement… Read More

December 18, 2023 @ 7:54 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

M1, an investing platform that allows users to invest, borrow, spend, and earn in one place, this week released findings from its 2023 holiday shopping and saving survey, gleaned from insights from nearly 700 M1 users. The findings provide a comprehensive look into the significant… Read More

December 16, 2023 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

U.S. retail investors are more scared about the prospect of losing money than possibly missing out on the next big opportunity according to new research from trading and investing platform eToro. eToro’s Rethinking Risk research reveals “that 61% of U.S. retail investors say that their… Read More

December 14, 2023 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In November 2023, the Estateguru platform continued to perform well. Estateguru reports that it “achieved a loan volume of €7.4M, with a total of €10.6M in repaid principal and €1.2M in repaid interest.” During the first 9 months of 2023, Estateguru’s investors have received “a… Read More

December 14, 2023 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mintos is pleased to announce that we just launched new Fractional Bonds on their platform. This is reportedly their first Fractional Bonds offer from iCotton, which is “a manufacturing company with products exported all over Europe, operating since 2011.” In the first 9 months of… Read More

December 14, 2023 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum notes that there are many Auto Invests in the market, and that they have had an opportunity to try them, adopt the “best” practices, and come up with something innovative. As the P2P industry supports passive investing, Debitum claims that its goal was to… Read More

December 14, 2023 @ 6:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In November 2023, investors invested a total of €2.24M  in agricultural projects through HeavyFinance. €1.90M was reportedly paid out for the farmers “with the capital spread across 54 different loans.” As of November 2023, HeavyFinance has “successfully issued a total of 46.63 million EUR in… Read More

December 12, 2023 @ 9:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After successfully launching a new loan market in the Netherlands last year, the Bondora Group has now opened another loan market in Latvia. The investment platform’s management says it is pleased to announce that customers in Latvia can now access Bondora’s convenient online credit financial… Read More

December 10, 2023 @ 8:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the bustling financial landscape of Hong Kong, Asia Win Inc Limited, under Owen Huang’s leadership, introduced GUGU in June 2020. GUGU is not just a financial platform; it’s a mission-driven venture committed “to breaking down barriers for Asian investors looking to enter the US… Read More

December 9, 2023 @ 1:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee notes that in recent years, the spotlight has intensified “on the role of investments in the climate debate.” As most consumers would hopefully know by now, ‘ESG‘ stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. This is a framework used to “measure a company’s sustainability, workforce… Read More

December 7, 2023 @ 11:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In November, Mintos reveals that it saw investments in Notes reach €135.2 million, the largest growth in two years. According to Peteris Mikelsons, Head of Partnerships at Mintos, this upward trend can primarily be attributed to “larger than usual repurchases, primarily made by Eleving Group,… Read More

December 7, 2023 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moment is pleased to announce that Public.com is launching fixed income powered by the Moment platform. For decades, bond trading has been “less accessible to the public than stock trading.” As a firm focused on in retail investing — and one of the first platforms… Read More

December 6, 2023 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than half (62%) of financial advisors currently allocate between 6% and 25% of clients’ portfolios to alternative asset classes, with (85%) of them expecting “to increase allocations to one or more alternative asset classes further within the next year,” according to a recent independent… Read More

December 3, 2023 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru reveals that they have now added Google Authenticator, which should help with providing additional security for clients’ accounts. As noted in a blog post by Estateguru, cybercrime is on the rise “in the digital age, and the days when a simple password was enough… Read More

December 3, 2023 @ 5:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry investors have reportedly funded a record-high amount of over €80.4 million of loans in November and earned €862 844 in interest. PeerBerry’s portfolio has “amounted to €109.88 million at the end of the last months.” PeerBerry reveals that it currently “has over 76 625… Read More

December 3, 2023 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhod (NASDAQ: HOOD) Chief Executive Officer Vlad Tenev recently said that he does not think that the payment for order flow (PFOF) model of market-maker routing that the firm incorporates in the United States is under any type of threat. This would be despite suggestions… Read More

December 3, 2023 @ 2:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robo.cash said it has closed out November with new milestones. Robo.cash noted that November 2023 brought them several new positive developments. They reached the mark of 35,000 investors and total investor earnings “crossed the €20M milestone.” According to insights shared by Robocash, the APAC region… Read More

December 1, 2023 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora reports that the month of October 2023 saw a rebound for originations and investments. Bondora notes in a blog post that after decreasing slightly in September, investments and originations rebounded in October. Both these statistics “totaled just over €15M, with a growth rate of… Read More

November 30, 2023 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, the trading and investing platform, is today announcing its next step in the ongoing diversification of its offerings with the launch of an interest on cash feature. Accessible via eToro Options, interest on cash offers account holders 4.9% APR on cash balances within eligible… Read More