US retreat from global financial system lets China inCompanies are having to look closer to home to raise capitalWhen private equity firms target family businessesAgreeing how to share influence with company founders can be a delicate taskUK infrastructure projects struggle to attract pension fundsInstitutional investors tend to prefer assets that are up and runningChina curbs ‘Wild West’ P2P loan sectorThe state is driving crude fraud from the online market but grey areas remain‘Shadow banks’ step into the spotlightA range of finance institutions are challenging banks’ dominance of the lending marketTesting times for the UK’s university spin-off fundsInvesting in intellectual property commercialisation is not without risksMore from this Special ReportSecurity concerns take fizz out of frothy ‘mini-bond’ marketCrowdfunding debt is attractive for start-ups, but investor rewards are less clearUK subprime lenders retreat from payday loansA crackdown by regulators has led to an exodus from the high-interest marketHow trial by crowdfunding sorts winners from losersFundraising on online platforms is gaining ground among inventors
US retreat from global financial system lets China inCompanies are having to look closer to home to raise capitalWhen private equity firms target family businessesAgreeing how to share influence with company founders can be a delicate taskUK infrastructure projects struggle to attract pension fundsInstitutional investors tend to prefer assets that are up and runningChina curbs ‘Wild West’ P2P loan sectorThe state is driving crude fraud from the online market but grey areas remain‘Shadow banks’ step into the spotlightA range of finance institutions are challenging banks’ dominance of the lending marketTesting times for the UK’s university spin-off fundsInvesting in intellectual property commercialisation is not without risksMore from this Special ReportSecurity concerns take fizz out of frothy ‘mini-bond’ marketCrowdfunding debt is attractive for start-ups, but investor rewards are less clearUK subprime lenders retreat from payday loansA crackdown by regulators has led to an exodus from the high-interest marketHow trial by crowdfunding sorts winners from losersFundraising on online platforms is gaining ground among inventors