Using Moody’s Analytics is part of an ongoing programme of improvements to provide investors with a better experience and reinforce our position as the number one choice for businesses looking to raise finance using a mini-bond.” Lang added: “We’re inundated with established businesses, including high-street brands, who are looking at how a bond can secure growth finance for the business and help them engage more with their customers. We work with established, sophisticated businesses with years of financial performance data under their belts and it is important that we reflect this and are transparent with our community of 200,000 savvy investors.” One industry observer estimates the value of the mini-bond segment will rise to £8bn by 2017.
Luke Lang, co-founder at Crowdcube, said: “This represents a major leap forward in helping investors better understand the financial position of companies raising investment through a bond on Crowdcube. More than 2,000 people have invested about £10m in mini-bonds on Crowdcube over the last 12 months, including attraction Eden Project, award-winning River Cottage and Chilango. Mini-bond investors through Crowdcube have already received about £300,000 in returns so far in 2015 from interest payments, which are typically paid every six months. Square Pie and Vanarama are the first to display the new Probability of Default figure that represents a probability that the business issuing the mini-bond will default on any existing credit obligations. Story of the Day: Crowdcube to help investors gauge risk with Moody’s Analytics: Crowdcube is now presenting investors with output from Moody’s Analytics’ private company risk model to help them assess the bond investment opportunities listed on the site. Fri 28th Aug 2015 - Propel Friday News Briefing
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