Don’t Withdraw Your ISA Money, Transfer It Instead
The little piece of ISA Guidance that could save you hassle and money. Please note this year’s ISA tax year 21/22 ends 5th April. In recent months, a number of large IF-ISA managers, including Ratesetter, Zopa and Funding Circle, have announced they intend to leave the ‘retail’ market. This has forced tens of thousands of […]
Hidden secrets about the SEIS and EIS Tax Relief Schemes
The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) are established government incentives that aim to encourage investment in smaller companies. They do this by providing investors with generous tax benefits. Despite being fairly popular schemes amongst both companies and investors, there are still various details about the schemes that go unnoticed. Below […]
Crowd for Angels partners with Bricktrade
Crowd for Angels is happy to announce that it has formed a partnership with Brick Trade Capital Ltd, to assist Bricktrade in delivering its property investing app. Crowd for Angels UK Limited is an established crowdfunding platform based in the City of London. We are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide […]
Transferring your ISA – Zopa Special
As many of you will be aware, Zopa announced the closure of their P2P arm in early December 2021, with thousands of retail investors expected to have their funds returned to them by the 31st January 2022. This has led to a requirement for many investors to find a new ISA Manager. Why is transferring […]
Investing in SPACs
Along with tech stocks, another thing that’s been hot on Wall Street over the past couple of years is the listing of special purpose acquisition vehicles, otherwise known as SPACs. According to analysts at Renaissance Capital, there were around 200 SPACs that went public in 2020 raising a total of $64 billion between them. But […]
Am I a safe investor? A self-assessment checklist
Given recent market events, you may be wondering whether you should make changes to your investment portfolio. It is crucial for investors to ask themselves, “Am I a safe investor?” and only make investment decisions after understanding the risks involved and considering your long-term financial goals. While Crowd for Angels as an FCA regulated company […]
How is the Autumn Budget 2021 going to affect your small business?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the contents of his highly anticipated Autumn Budget 2021 in the House of Commons last week. Despite the promise of Sunak’s much-hyped ‘Age of Optimism’ the budget only revealed a few benefits for small businesses. Overall highlights included: Business rates cut by 50% for retail, leisure and hospitality for one year: […]
How Can You Stay Secure While Working From Home?
Working from home comes with its own set of perks and quirks that can take any employee by surprise. One of the quirks of remote work is that it’s up to you, the remote worker, to secure your devices yourself. At the office, you had an IT team do that for you. They were the […]
We polled our investors and here are the findings
Crowd for Angels is part of the UK Crowdfunding Association (UKCFA) and we recently polled our investors to find out their views on the sector, their understanding of the risks involved and their views on regulation. The following P2P Finance News article summarises the survey findings, as below. “50 per cent of respondents deemed crowdfunding […]
What does green investing mean to you?
Green Investments The term “green,” can be somewhat vague. When people talk about “green investments,” they’re speaking generally of investing in activities that can be considered good for the environment directly or indirectly. In this context, green investing refers to investing activities that promote environmentally friendly business practices and the conservation of natural resources. Green […]
