The Wall Street Journal reports on the prevalence of digital investment risk in China; notes 5,700 firms registered with the Association of Shanghai Internet Financial Industry; provides examples of losses from companies including Cosun and Shanghai Kuailu Investment Group. Source
Offering products to retail investors is something a lot of online platforms have struggled with as they look for diverse funding sources; the panel at LendIt USA 2017 entitled: New Models of Raising Debt and Equity Funding: eREITs & More with Kendall Davis of Fundrise, Jilliene Helman of RealtyMogul.com and moderator Mesh Lakhani of Mark 2 Capital discussed one of these retail options; panelists focused on how they source deals, inbound versus outbound sales teams, and how you must learn to be selective when looking at dealflow; the eREIT is a good portfolio addition for investors, it is long term and lacks volatility; panelists also discussed their thoughts on the new Trump administration and future innovative ideas for their platforms. Source
Firm has been providing working capital financing for small and medium size businesses (SME) for three years; reported working capital funding of approximately $200 million in 2016 and estimates total funding through 2017 to reach $700 million; firm primarily lends to retail, IT services, business services, media and entertainment, engineering and construction through its flexible working capital financing and Flex Credit product which offers revolving business credit lines of up to $100,000. Source