20pc of European P2P investors plan to increase their allocations
One fifth (20 per cent) of the peer-to-peer lenders in Europe plan to increase their allocations to the sector, a new study has found.
According to an analysis by Croatia-based P2P lending platform Robocash, since the beginning of 2022 P2P investors have increased these investments more than other asset in their portfolio. However, when planning their future expenses, investors still trust stocks more.
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42 per cent of European investors have increased the share of their P2P investments since the start of the year as they seek to respond to ongoing market turmoil.
“It is likely that in the current conditions of global instability, investors choose P2P based on the combination of profitability, security guarantees and ease of use,” said Robocash analysts.
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When looking to the future, 20 per cent of investors said that they plan to increase the share of the P2P investments in their portfolio further.
Meanwhile, 23 per cent said that they plan to buy more shares.
“Most likely they believe in the near recovery of the world economy and that now is the best time to buy promising securities,” added the Robocash analysts.
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