This study explores individual and country-level environmental drivers of informal quot;seedquot; investment. We examine four types of informal investors based on business ownership experience (or no such experience) and close family relationship with investee (or no such relationship):...

The European Commission's current initiative to commence consultations on the action plan to build a Capital Markets Union is to be welcomed. The objective must be to create a stable and sustainable financial system, providing all households and companies with appropriate access to financial...