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You have throughout the financial year immediately preceding the date below had an annual income of £100,000 or more or held throughout the financial year immediately preceding the date below, net assets to the value of £250,000 or more.

Net assets for these purposes do not include the property which is your primary residence or any money raised through a loan secured on that property; any rights of yours under a qualifying contract of insurance; or any benefits (in the form of pensions or otherwise) which are payable on the termination of your service or on your death or retirement and to which you (or your dependants are), or may be, entitled.

You accept that the investments to which the promotions will relate may expose you to a significant risk of losing all of the money or other property invested.  That you are aware that it is open to you to seek advice from an authorised person who specialises in advising on non-mainstream pooled investments.

US Resident Investor – Accredited Investor Statement

As a US citizen you are an Accredited Investor as one of the following applies, you either have individual Income in excess of $200,000 in each of the last two calendar years or joint Income with a spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of the last two calendar years and reasonably expects to attain levels of Income this year at least equal to these amounts.[1] Or you have, and at the time of any purchase of securities of the Investment will have, an individual Net Worth, or the spouse and the investor currently has, and at the time of any purchase of securities of the Investment will have, a combined Net Worth in excess of $1,000,000.[2]

You accept that the investments to which the promotions will relate may expose you to a significant risk of losing all of the money or other property invested.  You are aware that it is open to you to seek independent advice.

Risk Warning

You should refer to the Prospectus, an Adviser and a Tax Specialist in each case before making any decision to invest in either of MAM’s Alternative Income Funds.

Past performance is not an indicator of future results.  Currency fluctuations may increase or decrease the returns of any investment.  The value of investments can fall as well as rise; you may not get back what you invest.  The funds have limited liquidity and so you should expect not always to receive back your capital in a timely manner, during this time the fund value may fall as well as rise.

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1 Income means adjusted gross income, as reported for federal income tax purposes, increased by the following amounts: (i) the amount of any tax exempt interest income received; (ii) the amount of losses claimed as a limited partner in a limited partnership; (iii) any deduction claimed for depletion; (iv) amounts contributed to an IRA or Keogh retirement plan; (v) alimony paid; and (vi) any amount by which income from long-term capital gains has been reduced in arriving at adjusted gross income pursuant to the provisions of Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code.

2 Net Worth is the amount by which your total assets at fair market value exceed your total liabilities, with the following adjustments:

(i) the estimated fair market value of your primary residence is excluded from your total assets; (ii) the amount of any indebtedness secured by your primary residence up to the fair market value of such residence is not treated as a liability; (iii) the amount of any indebtedness secured by your primary residence that exceeds the fair market value of your primary residence is treated as a liability; and (iv) the amount of any debt secured by your primary residence incurred during the 60 days immediately preceding your purchase of any securities of the Company is treated as a liability (even if the estimated fair market value of your primary residence exceeds the aggregate amount of indebtedness secured by such primary residence), unless such debt resulted from the purchase of your primary residence during such 60 day period.

Opinions

The direct lending market is evolving.  Here we bring together blog posts from industry experts on the trends developing within Alternative Income.  The emerging sub-asset class classification within this asset class is analogous to the hedge fund asset class classification that developed around the turn of the century.

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September 12, 2016
The Alternative Credit Asset Class

Why the opportunity in alternative credit is far broader than just p2p.

Josh Matthews
Why the opportunity in alternative credit is far broader than just p2p – AltFi Credit Since the GFC (Global Financial Crisis) interest rates across the globe have stayed low much longer than most people have expected and this has led investors to look further afield in search of high yielding investments.  Over the past few…
September 7, 2016
Macro Economics

The potential butterfly effect of upcoming Money Market Fund reforms

Takeshi Koyama
In two months from now, on October 14, the Money Market Fund Reform Rules are going to be implemented in the US: institutional prime money market funds will be required to move away from the fixed $1 share price and adopt a floating NAV.
September 5, 2016
The Alternative Credit Asset Class

Direct lending funds most popular for alternative credit investors, finds survey

Daniel Lanyon
A survey of investors by Elian shows those invested in the broad alternative credit space are most bullish on direct lending over other strategies on a two year view. Direct lending is the most popular of different strategies among European institutional investors over the next two years, according to new research into alternative credit funds.…
August 15, 2016
The Alternative Credit Asset Class

Have all the good deals been done – are we too late to the party?

James Sellon
A question I consider is – at this stage in the cycle, have all the ‘good’ European debt deals been done and in the current environment are there now too many participants looking at too few deals? Speaking to market participants the sense that I get is that the current deals being offered are more…
August 3, 2016
The Alternative Credit Asset Class

People need banking but do they need banks?

Josh Matthews
Would your son or daughter be more excited about opening up an account on the high street or purchasing a financial service solution from the likes of Apple, Amazon or PayPal? PwC hosted a roundtable to discuss these points in great detail and they agreed that the key competitive battleground in this industry is around…
July 10, 2016
Macro Economics

Why I think we are in a unique position

James Sellon
As I sit here in mid-2016, I see a macro picture unlike any other in my career. The conundrum facing CIOs and institutional investors is how to allocate in an environment of low to negative interest rates. These low rates are a function of extraordinary easing of monetary conditions by global governments in a manner never seen before.
June 14, 2016
European Loans

European Banks – the most amazing transition in a generation?

Josh Matthews
I was recently reading a PwC report entitled ‘Capitalising on the Acceleration in Bank Restructuring 2016’. It was so enlightening that I thought I would share its findings. Europe began their quantitative easing program around 18 months ago and as a result the European banks have begun a journey of deleveraging. This deleveraging means selling off non-core assets and reducing lending.
June 4, 2016
SME Loans

Comparing the Big Three – What effect is institutional involvement having on Gross Lending rates?

Daniel Lanyon
In a recent article titled ‘a dive into the Loan Books of Zopa, Funding Circle and RateSetter’ it was highlighted that one of the factors affecting the changing nature of the loan books of the big three has been the introduction of institutional capital.
April 12, 2016
The Alternative Credit Asset Class

Institutional Investors Increase Presence in Marketplace Lending Space

Daniel Lanyon
The second annual survey by Richards Kibbe & Orbe and Wharton FinTech reveals that half of all institutional investors surveyed hold investments in marketplace lending. Global law firm Richards Kibbe & Orbe and Wharton FinTech – a firm focusing on education, career development and idea promotion in FinTech – today released their second annual survey on the marketplace lending industry, entitled: “2016 Survey of U.S. Marketplace Lending”.