RiverNorth

Allen Webb of RiverNorth talks about the firm's marketplace lending fund; gives an overview of the portfolio selection criteria; talks about the fund's structure and some of the liquidity challenges presented by marketplace loans; says the firm is planning future webinars to educate investors on the fixed income investment.

RiverNorth's total portfolio consisted of 10,173 loans with an average loan size of $10,176 at the end of July; in the note to investors RiverNorth shared that investors are becoming more comfortable with online lending assets with more awareness likely to drive further growth; highlights two recent positive events in the industry including Prosper's recent securitization and Lending Club's Q2 2017 results. Source