The source adds the following information: "Through debt-based securities lenders receive a non-collateralized debt obligation, typically paid back over an extended period of time".
* The source clarifies the methodology as follows: "Four stages of research activity were carried out from March to September 2014. (1) Stage one involved collecting primary transactional data directly from alternative finance platforms. (2) Stage two consisted of designing and distributing model-specific questionnaires to survey funders and fundraisers of alternative finance. In total 15,658 users were surveyed. (3) Stage three conducted in association with ACCA and PwC included two external national surveys to understand the level of awareness among consumers of alternative finance. 2,007 consumers and 506 SMEs were surveyed. (4) Stage four was the industry-wide tracking survey among UK crowdfunding associations and P2P associations to gather industrial figures for year 2014. Transactional data was collected for quarters one to three of 2014."
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Debt based securities: Perceived risk compared to other investment types in UK 2014
This statistic shows the perceived risk of investing in debt-based securities in comparison to lending money to individuals or investing in other schemes, such as public stocks, bonds or startups, in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014. The majority of respondents (** percent) reported that they perceive investing in startups to be less risky than investing in debt-based securities.
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Nesta. (November 7, 2014). Perceived risk in debt based securities investment in the United Kingdom (UK) alternative finance as of 2014, by investment type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/374496/debt-based-securities-perception-of-investment-risk-united-kingdom-uk/
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