Date: 5th October 2016
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Type: In the news
Equity Crowdfunding means people investing in an unlisted company – usually at an early stage of its lifecycle – in return for shares.
However, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), UK-based financial regulatory body found out that most companies in equity crowdfunding misled investors about the risks involved. Information regarding the companies was often – if provided at all– incomplete or selective, leading to significant losses for the investor.
Read the Financial Times article here.