Loft Solutions co-sponsors (with Sage) the first conference on Crowdfunding organized by a Business School in Belgium on the 13.02.2013. Jean-Luc Surquin, Loft Solutions Partner in Brussels, presents the overarching situation regarding regulation in Belgium and in Europe… not very structured at the moment. Introduction par Xavier Corman, Responsoris & Edebex Jean-Luc Surquin at Solvay Brussels School on 13.12.2012, (more…)
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17
Sep
2012
Crowdfunding – Disrupting the Old Boys Network
By David Drake (The Soho Loft), Loft Solutions publishes this article in the framework of its media partnership. Crowdfunding for projects and companies is nothing new. In the online arena, however, it is quite young – in 1997 fans of the UK rock group Marillion ran the first recognized internet crowdfunding campaign, raising $60,000 to underwrite the band’s tour (more…)
Read moreBy Brett Bivens & Lionel Slusny [Loft Finance, 16 June 2012] Renewable energy sector has always been associated with innovations and the desire for achieving social good. It is also know for providing significant and steady financial returns to its investors. Now, a new financing technique, Crowdfunding, has emerged. It is believed this technique will bring a breadth of new (more…)
Read moreIn this episode (part one of our two part discussion), we discuss the impact that the emerging crowdfunding market will have on both startups and on the traditional financial sector. Going forward, there are many players that will be impacted by the growth and widespread acceptance of crowdfunding. Over the course of our conversation, Lionel Slusny and Brett Bivens explore (more…)
Read morePlease find the official US amendment here. Thu . 8 Nov. – The SEC signaled several months ago that it was willing to take a fresh look at its rules for broker registration, which were enacted in — and have not been changed since — the Depression. And last month, the House of Representatives passed the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (more…)
Read moreThe Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services, and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs held a hearing entitled, “Crowdfunding : Connecting Investors and Job Creators” on Thursday, September 15, 2011. Starts 6’00 later. Please fast forward
Read morePRESS RELEASE – London, 15th August 2011 – Today sees the launch of the ‘Peer-to-Peer Finance Association’, a new UK trade body set up primarily to ensure this innovative and rapidly growing sector maintains high minimum standards of protection for consumers and small business customers, as it brings much-needed new competition and innovation to the banking market. In Britain this (more…)
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29
Jul
2011
Introduction to Peer-to-Peer Lending
July 6, London & Hong Kong – Community startup funding company Grow VC today announced the launch of its “Virtual VC Co-investment Fund”. Keeping in line with the concept of creating a “Virtual Silicon Valley” and developing new models for more efficient early phase funding Grow VC rolls out the “Virtual VC Co-investment Fund” to enable VC’s to participate in (more…)
Read moreCrowdfunding & Finance : Which future for new P2P business models ? 19th May 2011 – Open Minds event Speakers : Ms. Jouko AHVENAINEN Founder & Chairman of GrowVC Mr. Tom VROEMEN Director of CrowdAboutNow Loft Solutions hosted the first Open Minds event in Brussels on May 19th with the theme Crowdfunding & Finance : Discover new business (more…)
Read moreCommon Standards Development in the Crowdfunding SectorOn the 18th of May 2011, Loft Finance has officially launched its common XBRL standards initiative for open funding. The company has made a call to interested parties for participating in the crafting of future common standards for sharing data across the crowdfunding industry. Common standards will have the ultimate advantage of enabling cross-platform transactions (more…)
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