Neil Faulkner completes Peer2Peer Finance Awards judging panel
Neil Faulkner, chief executive and head of research at 4th Way, is the third judge for the upcoming Peer2Peer Finance Awards.
He joins former RateSetter boss Rhydian Lewis, and chief executive of Innovate Finance, Janine Hirt.
Faulkner (pictured) founded peer-to-peer analysis and ratings firm 4th Way in 2014, and has been a key player in the P2P sector ever since, offering independent risk analyses of all the major platforms.
He said that is looking forward to celebrating the resilience and success of P2P lending.
“P2P lending has now gone through two huge recessions and a major property crash, passing those tests with flying colours, and it’s remained stable during high inflation,” Faulkner said.
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“While the stock market has seen one-in-three down years, P2P lending has proven itself time and again, to the extent that even the most cynical are now beginning to understand the place that it can have in their investment portfolios.
“I’m really looking forward to working with the other judges to get their perspectives on how to rank nominees for the awards.”
The nomination period for the Peer2Peer Finance Awards closed on 21 September, and the winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at London’s Hurlingham Club on 6 December.
As a judge, Faulkner said that he will be looking for “a great platform that demonstrates the gamut of qualities that any investor would want to see: integrity, a demonstrably excellent risk-reward balance, a huge amount of experience, fantastic underwriting processes, intelligence and creativity, a sound business, and business sense.”
He added: “There are a large number of highly attractive businesses working in or around this space, so many nominees will be fighting for an award with a serious chance.
“If all the nominees simply stick to providing their high quality service, they can all expect to win in the long run – not always through awards but through further growth and success.”
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