Founded: 2012
Type: Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Business Lending
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Business Lending - geography: United Kingdom
CO. no.: Na.
Regulated as of: 2011
Regulator: Financial Conduct Authority
Regulation: This is a firm that is given permission to provide regulated products and services
Abundance is a leading direct investment platform giving people control over their money. People invest from Ł5 in energy projects that generate something good for the environment and society, as well as bank-beating returns.
LinkedIn | Twitter (@oikonomics)
Type: Entrepreneur
Description: Bruce is an anthropologist with a creative drive that helped create the world?s first peer to peer lender, www.zopa.com in 2004, as well as products and innovations for most of the UK leading banks and building societies. Bruce is a founding director of the UK Crowdfunding Association, a Trustee of the Finance Innovation Lab and Visiting Research Fellow at the Bauman Institute, Leeds University. He also invented Monkey Shoulder whisky, which has grown to become a global brand. Bruce heads up Abundance?s brand and marketing team.
LinkedIn | Twitter (@karlharder)
Type: Entrepreneur
Description: Karl started out working as a parliamentary researcher on renewable energy. With a desire to do more than simply write about the things he cared about, he set up his first green business, which also championed the Living Wage for its employees and was funded by the late Dame Anita Roddick. After 5 years and with his interest in energy renewed, he left to study for an MBA at Imperial College and to pursue the idea that has eventually became Abundance. Karl is responsible for managing Abundance?s operations and technology teams
LinkedIn | Twitter (@wilsonlo)
Type: Entrepreneur
Description: Lou left a senior position at UBS Investment Bank in July 2008, where she was in charge of multimillion pound share offers and fund raising for a range of global companies. Voted among the 100 most influential women in the City in Financial News, she was all too aware that conventional financial markets are loaded against the smaller, private investor. She is now using her skills to make sure our Debentures are working in the interests of our customers. Louise is responsible for managing our projects team.
Start: Jan, 2012
Description: The UK Crowdfunding Association: Promoting crowdfunding as a valuable way for people, businesses & ventures to raise funds.
Meet the Budget winners benefiting from stamp duty holiday, 95% mortgages and green savings bonds https://t.co/n77195dnfb
@Frances_Coppola @thorpesi @tortoise @angrynomics I hope they ask you back for a longer piece on money. It is the k… https://t.co/YnWZqwj49l
Fascinating @tortoise Thinkin. Ostensibly asking 'who pays for Covid?', ended up discussion about how money works (… https://t.co/UAAFBEGMJj
Finally an answer for anyone asked about the value of the study epistemology in their degree. Fascinating descripti… https://t.co/t0Fb6GKdUX
@FelicityHannah Yes - for those of us calling for same it is positively epochal. Money and finance can no longer cl… https://t.co/Ul7U1YQe65
Important detail today from @RishiSunak on the UK's 1st Sovereign Green Bond 1) a minimum of £15bn of issuance this… https://t.co/K5oWfxSnmM
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@hannon_matthew @James_BG @_DrMarkDavis Massive structural shift backed by the letter to the MPC. Needs to be backe… https://t.co/K5sonASFKn
Not yet 2 years on from the publication of our #FinancingForSociety report with @AbundanceInv and @LP_localgov - an… https://t.co/w5PMjFvQIw
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@oikonomics @RHarrabin Agree with Bruce. Bank of England mandate together with NIB mandate on infrastructure both s… https://t.co/VWfB3N8Vre
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@RHarrabin Structural changes are pretty big. The MPC change is huge and green gilt a great start. And NSI bond equally positive.
Immensely proud that Abundance investors backed this project and are helping bring another solution to climate chan… https://t.co/6pVwe8qzNr
Can interest-starved savers get help from the 'green recovery'? Abundance Investment's BRUCE ... https://t.co/8XovO9ZSr2 via @ThisIsMoney
Councillor Ross Mackinnon and @oikonomics explaining the details of the UK's first Climate Bond with @WestBerkshire… https://t.co/XTxGUANd5d
Very useful report by @JanWebb_UoE at @EdinburghUni flagging the potential for local authorities to lead on the del… https://t.co/lh2iNby18j
Warrington Council have taken impressive steps to decarbonise their community - our new blog explores what they hav… https://t.co/mg148yaFEL
50% raised from residents and general public for the @WestBerkshire Climate Bond. Funds raised will install solar… https://t.co/dI1HeNLB4C
UK council Green Bonds arrive #ClimateAction #CommunityEnergy https://t.co/EEJwEKsEGl
Green bonds to 'supercharge' green economy https://t.co/cErZl8FMtK via @the_ecologist
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West Berkshire Council launches UK's first local government green bond https://t.co/GOu5BGzziz via @businessgreen
July stimulus from @RishiSunak will have big focus on clean energy & go beyond manifesto pledge says… https://t.co/404Z3WiFjE
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"You don't need bankers to invest your pension. There's a DIY ethical route." When @guardian's @chakrabortty met Ab… https://t.co/wLTNmUkoMm
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Both the right and left struggle to align their money with their morals. @zoesqwilliams raises important points https://t.co/XHr05iSLI3
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@regensw Thanks to RegenSW for having me y'day! Mentioned our 1st short-term construction offer, just gone live https://t.co/RKD8vWbiIf
Government's energy policy is powered by ideology https://t.co/qpMlB27f7M
Energy Secretary Amber Rudd must not let the anti-wind lobby decide Government policy http://t.co/3r6NYQRGyL
Congratulations Sue and Andrew @ResilientEnergy for winning the @AceForEnergy award for community energy http://t.co/r73iorz8FQ
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After China-US emissions deal, my latest blog explores compatibility of econ growth w/ climate action @AbundanceGen http://t.co/FbCcqsn9Iq
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great to see the knowledge sharing #placeshapers14 promotes in action - thank you for having me at a v inspiring event! @AbundanceGen
@AbundanceGen @buddybounce @clearreturns @WIMH_HQ @UKBAngels @reed_jacqui & congrats to Sarah @angelacademe for hers - she has my vote!
@AshdenAwards @EmmaHowardBoyd @AbundanceGen - am very excited about the potential of #Volts4Women - you know where to find me! Let’s chat.
#BetterBusiness is creating a company that’s built around core values. Together with the global #BCorp community,… https://t.co/vWkFmJmQkS
Not yet 2 years on from the publication of our #FinancingForSociety report with @AbundanceInv and @LP_localgov - an… https://t.co/w5PMjFvQIw
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"The proposed Green National Savings Bond will be an important boost to the UK’s efforts to invest in a greener eco… https://t.co/UDinn2Dsy4
Great to see @innovateuk supporting projects from companies like Abundance Investment and Solar for Schools explori… https://t.co/iB1RQRc6G3
Happy B Corp month! 🙌We’re proud to be part of a global community that strives to build #BetterBusiness! Find out w… https://t.co/WcI6yKknBB
I always thought that a #FTSE for Bad (vs existing FTSE for Good) would be an interesting index to report on. This… https://t.co/Tnx9FQNpDO
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Great news from @WokinghamBC 🙌The council is expanding their team for Climate Emergency. Applications are open unti… https://t.co/j7l50UXEA9
How does #socialinnovation work in #energytransitions? @SONNET_energy provides us all the information you need to k… https://t.co/qCPiYPBRQo
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One of our 7,000+ investors, Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk has published a book on a subject close to our heart –… https://t.co/Lxdq8dSYZO
@ruthiesun And already being piloted at a small scale in West Berks and Warrington (and highlighted by the Daily Ma… https://t.co/hROql3V5ZQ
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The Abundance Pension is being offered through a partnership with one of longest established and most respected UK SIPP providers, European Pensions Management Ltd (EPM). EPM has worked consistently to help give investors broader access to new asset classes that can help in pension planning. EPM is the scheme trustee and administrator, while Abundance will be the first point of contact for all customer-facing activity.
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AltFi Europe Summit 2014 | 11 Mar, 2014 | London, United Kingdom |