What is the future of return and investments? Darren Westlake will talk trends and the future of investment portfolios.

2. Darren Westlake, CEO
@dazwest
@Crowdcube
What will an investment portfolio look like in the next
decade?

3. Everyday Investor
 Savings account
 Pension
Some risk and sophistication
 Primary stock markets
Diversified and high sophistication
 Private company investments (angels)
 More diverse asset classes
Old World Investment Portfolio

4.  Best investments for elite and wealthiest
 Offline, paper based process,
intermediaries/advisors, high minimums
Old World

5. Crowdcube and AltFin approach

6.  Investments open to anyone regardless of wealth
or connections (v. low minimums)
 New innovative structures for investment without
historic bureaucracy, overheads – hence faster and
at a lower cost
 Direct investments
 Available online, anytime, anywhere
 Global basis
 Range of really diverse investment asset types
New World

7.  Equity
 Debt
 P2P
 P2B
 Property
 Racehorses
 Wine
 Art
 Athletes/Sports stars
 Bands
 Films
 Others….
Asset Classes available

8. Property

9. Debt based

10. Athletes/Sports stars

11. Racehorses

12. Niche/vertical investment platforms
 Others……Film, Fine art, Jewellery, High end cars
 Proliferation and then consolidation

13. Geographic diversity

14. Global Equity Crowdfunding Platform

15. Aggregators and API’s
 How will deals be accessed and managed?

16. Aggregators and API’s

17. Up Investments

18. Crowdwatch

19. Crowdwatch

20. Trends towards aggregation
Exceptions – market
consolidation

21. Aggregators and API’s
API
Others

22. Portfolio

23. Portfolio 2024
 True democratisation
 True diversification
 Different asset classes
 Sectors
 Stages
 Geography
 Accessed by mobile/tablet

24. Darren Westlake, CEO
@Crowdcube
@dazwest
www.crowdcube.com