keitha
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Post by keitha on Sept 27, 2019 9:36:01 GMT
Would love to read the full article
The City regulator has warned Britain’s peer-to-peer lending industry to “act now” to clean up poor practices or face a “strong and rapid” crackdown.
The Financial Conduct Authority told chief executives of platforms which arrange billions of pounds worth of loans to address concerns and accused some lenders of exposing ordinary investors to undue risks.
In a seven-page letter seen by The Times and sent to 65 firms, the authority highlighted problems including weaknesses in disclosure of information to clients, opaque charging structures and inadequate record keeping.
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Post by rrrupert on Sept 27, 2019 14:05:07 GMT
I cant post the entire article but one key paragraph struck me,
"It (the FCA) said it would be “reviewing the adequacy of a number of firms’ financial resources” amid concerns that some platforms will fail if equity investment backers withdraw."
I wonder if FC falls in this category.
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Post by r00lish67 on Sept 27, 2019 14:08:59 GMT
I cant post the entire article but one key paragraph struck me, "It (the FCA) said it would be “reviewing the adequacy of a number of firms’ financial resources” amid concerns that some platforms will fail if equity investment backers withdraw." I wonder if FC falls in this category. There are a number of platforms who would otherwise be insolvent without the financial support of their backers, trading merrily on regardless for now. I'm not quite sure what the FCA might be proposing to do in such cases?
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