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4thWay P2P And Direct Lending Index: August 2024
The 4thWay Peer-to-Peer And Direct Lending Index (PADL Index) enables investors to compare long-run returns to shares and other asset classes. Constituents’ returns have massively outpaced the stock market. In the ten years since start of the index, annualised returns after costs have been...
CONTINUEHow’s It Going With Invest & Fund, Loanpad And CapitalRise?
Invest & Fund lending slowed, but should pick up again 4thWay's specialists conducted a full reassessment on Invest & Fund this month. There's nothing at all to report on the risk-reward balance, which remains solid. This update is more about a slow down in lending...
CONTINUEKuflink: Why New Lending Rates?
There are some items that we pay close attention to at 4thWay. For example, we have often described some of the signs we look for that a P2P lending provider is kicking the can of bad debt down the road to hide its actual performance....
CONTINUEReview of the month
CapitalRise has now been operating for eight years. As more and more loans mature, lenders can see the risk-reward profile with increasing confidence. What is that profile though? Read the intense assessment from a 4thWay specialist.
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