Rupert spent 13 years working in investment banking and gained a broad experience of financial markets. From a start in equity sales at Cazenove he moved into cross-asset sales at Lehman and finally into principal trading at Nomura. This career path gives Rupert a perspective from both buy and sell-side and an understanding of a range of asset classes and financial data. Rupert holds a BSc from the University of Durham.
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Investors are becoming reluctant to hand over cheques to smaller companies because of the lack of trust and reliability in the market.
Stéphane said it takes the same time to complete a £40m as a £40,000 deal so it is only logical to pick the bigger ticket.
The panel agreed on the importanance of transparency when it comes to online lending. Dr. Bartsch said that transparency is gradually improving and Gabriella believes if transparency is done correctly, trust will follow.
Ticket sizes are growing as companies like Creditshelf raises its threshold from €2.5m to €5m.
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18th November 2019 | AltFi
19th March 2019 | Daniel Lanyon
27th July 2018 | Ryan Weeks
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23rd February 2015 | AltFi
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