Retail Investing & Trading

Roofstock, an end-to-end online platform for single-family rental (SFR) investing, has reached a $1.94bn valuation after the close of a $240m Series E round.

In August, financial institutions must meet a deadline for a MiFID II update that focuses on sustainability and harmonises environmental, social and governance aspects (ESG) in the investment space. everyoneINVESTED concept manager Laurent Lamblin outlines how this change could impact investing.

Half of retail investors are planning to switch some of their investments, including pensions, into ESG investments this year, new research claims.

Social and investing app Shares has launched its first product following the closure of a Series A funding round that raked in $40m.

Nosso, which is helping parents invest and plan for their children’s financial futures, has bagged $2.8m in capital.

Finary, a portfolio tracker, has scored €8m in its Series A funding round to support its shift into wider banking services.

Sweater, which claims to be creating the first fully-managed venture capital fund for retail investors, has raised $12m in its seed funding round.

Traditionally, wealth management has been for the wealthy. The average Joes and Janes have often been skipped out on by big wealth managers due to little revenue incentive to capture that market.

Groundfloor, which aims to help people build wealth through real estate, has closed a $118m funding round.

AlgoTrader, an automated quantitative trading and trade execution platform, has picked up $4.9m in its pre-Series B funding round.