Università Bocconi
28 November 2016
Roberto Condulmari
Edoardo Matarrese
2www.P2PLendingItalia.com
WHY SHOULD
TRADITIONAL ASSET
MANAGERS BE
INTERESTED IN
P2P LENDING ?
THE T.I.N.A. GAME
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Source:	Exane	BNP	Paribas	 estimates	 based	on	Bloomberg	 data	as	of	24	Nov	2016,	P2PLendingItalia.com
«T.I.N.A. – There Is No Alternative – seems to be the investment strategy du jour»
Santiago López Díaz – Exane BNP Paribas
DURATION OF NEGATIVE YIELDING BONDS (NUMBERS OF YEARS) - RED (NEGATIVE) / GREEN (POSITIVE)
Bond	Duration	 (#	of	years)
Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 30
Switzerland
Japan
Germany
Netherlands
Austria
Denmark
Belgium
France
Sweden
Finland
Spain
Italy
UK
USA
CBs HAVE DIVIDED INVESTORS...
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Source:	Epsilon	 Theory	– W.	Ben	Hunt,	Ph.D.,	Compass	AM	
“There are ZERO income seekers holding negative rate bonds”
W. Ben Hunt, PH.D. – Salient Partners
ü Short-term owners
RETURN SEEKERS
ü Sticky owners
INCOME SEEKERS
Central Banks’ balance sheet expansion and impositionof negative rates are great if you are a returnseeker; that’s terrible, however,if you are an
investor looking for income fromyour portfolio...
ALTERNATIVE CREDIT – A NEW ASSET CLASS (i)
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Source:	Exane	BNP	Paribas	 estimates	 Sept	2016,	Deutsche	Bundesbank,	 P2PLendingItalia.com
“If credit were like any other good, one would expect that if prices increase in line with risk there
should still be actors willing to provide it. However [...] even banks with a clear legal mandate to accept
all customers [...] arenot willing to provide credit to this slice of the market.”
Deutsche Bundesbank – Discussion Paper: “How does P2P Lending fit into the consumer credit market?”
Born in the A.C. – After Crisis (i.e. post 2008) – era from the gradual,unstoppable, fragmentation/dissolutionof traditional banking models...
“HOW MUCH CAPITAL IS ENOUGH?” - TOTAL ASSETS / TOTAL EQUITY OF SPANISH BANKS:
ALTERNATIVE CREDIT – A NEW ASSET CLASS (ii)
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Current relative advantages:
i. Not distorted
ii. High premium vs Government bondyields
iii. Can be securitised
iv. Generally (still) not crowded
v. Can be supported by collateral guarantee
… And disadvantages:
i. Illiquid / less liquid
ii. Requires a lot of bottom up analysis effort
ALTERNATIVE	
CREDIT
WHERE SHOULD WE FOCUS?
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i. Invoice purchasing
ii. Personal loans
iii. Collateralized direct loans
iv. SME loans
v. Etc…
DIRECT	LOANS
ü STRUCTURAL
ü GLOBAL
ü SEGMENTED
GLOBAL PICTURE - VOLUMES
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Source:	University	 of	Cambridge,	KPMG:	The	2nd	European	 Alternative	Finance	Industry	Report	 - Sep.	2016;	P2PLendingItalica.com
1,13 2,83
5,433,24
9,65
33,58
4,13
20,29
94,61
0
20
40
60
80
100
2013 2014 2015
ONLINE ALTERNATIVE FINANCE VOLUMES 2013-2015 (€ BN)
Europe (inc. UK) Americas (inc. US) Asia-Pacific (inc. China)
EUROPE – VOLUMES
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Source:	University	 of	Cambridge,	KPMG:	The	2nd	European	 Alternative	Finance	Industry	Report	 - Sep.	2016;	P2PLendingItalica.com
4348
319 249
50 32
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
UK France Germany Spain Italy
ONLINE ALTERNATIVE FINANCE VOLUME BY COUNTRY 2015 (€ MLN)
THE UK ECOSYSTEM
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ONLINE LENDING ECOSYSTEM
• Consumer Lending
• Business Lending
• Secured Lending
• Invoice Financing
Source:	Orchard	Platform
INSTITUTIONAL MONEY vs RETAIL MONEY
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Source:	Funding	 Circle,	AltFiData,	P2PLendingItalica.com
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SINGLE INVESTOR WANTS TODEPLOY €100M THROUGH A PLATFORM ?
… Originally it was “Peer-to-Peer lending” (Bob lending to Peter), but importantlywith institutional investors looking foryields, major P2P platforms
morphed into “Marketplaces”. MPLs will become most likelya replica of the traditional stock exchange model for this new asset class.
…Like in the stock exchange, the vast majority of volumes are deployed by institutions. The US is already
clearly evolving in this direction, with 80%+ of lending volumes now coming from institutions:
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
US Market UK (FundingCircle)
Retail Institutional
80%+ 50%+
PER CAPITA VOLUMES… ITALY vs EUROPE
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Source:	University	 of	Cambridge,	KPMG:	The	2nd	European	 Alternative	Finance	Industry	Report	 - Sep.	2016;	P2PLendingItalica.com
65,9
4,8
3,1
1,1 0,5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
UK France Germany Spain Italy
MARKET VOLUME PER CAPITA BY COUNTRY 2015 (€)
THE ITALIAN ECOSYSTEM
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OUR VIEW...
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ü ONLINE DIRECT LENDING IS A GLOBAL
PHENOMENON
ü TRENDS ARE POWERFUL ... IN SPITE OF POSSIBLE
STOPs AND GOs
ü UK AND US ARE MUCH AHEAD: IT SEEMS AS IF THEY
ARE IN A TIME MACHINE PROJECTING THEM 5–10
YEARS IN THE FUTURE vs EUROPE
ü WE EXPECT CONTINUED EVIDENCE OFASSET
MANAGERS MOVING INTO THE ASSET CLASS
«PRESTARE INFORMATI»
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In	April	2016	we	launched	P2PLendingItalia.com...
...Through	which	we	monitor	the	entire	P2P	sector	in	Italy	and	share	our	views	on	the	asset	class
Feel	free	to	register	at	www.P2PLendingItalia.com to	join	our	passionate	investor	community!		
«La	prima	piattaforma	digitale	in	lingua	italiana	dedicata	esclusivamente	al	P2P	Lending»
rcondulmari@p2plendingitalia.com ematarrese@p2plendingitalia.com
Roberto Condulmari Edoardo Matarrese

Talk Bocconi

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    Università Bocconi 28 November2016 Roberto Condulmari Edoardo Matarrese
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    THE T.I.N.A. GAME 3www.P2PLendingItalia.com Source: Exane BNP Paribas estimates based on Bloomberg data as of 24 Nov 2016, P2PLendingItalia.com «T.I.N.A. – There Is No Alternative – seems to be the investment strategy du jour» Santiago López Díaz – Exane BNP Paribas DURATION OF NEGATIVE YIELDING BONDS (NUMBERS OF YEARS) - RED (NEGATIVE) / GREEN (POSITIVE) Bond Duration (# of years) Country 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 30 Switzerland Japan Germany Netherlands Austria Denmark Belgium France Sweden Finland Spain Italy UK USA
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    CBs HAVE DIVIDEDINVESTORS... 4www.P2PLendingItalia.com Source: Epsilon Theory – W. Ben Hunt, Ph.D., Compass AM “There are ZERO income seekers holding negative rate bonds” W. Ben Hunt, PH.D. – Salient Partners ü Short-term owners RETURN SEEKERS ü Sticky owners INCOME SEEKERS Central Banks’ balance sheet expansion and impositionof negative rates are great if you are a returnseeker; that’s terrible, however,if you are an investor looking for income fromyour portfolio...
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    ALTERNATIVE CREDIT –A NEW ASSET CLASS (i) 5www.P2PLendingItalia.com Source: Exane BNP Paribas estimates Sept 2016, Deutsche Bundesbank, P2PLendingItalia.com “If credit were like any other good, one would expect that if prices increase in line with risk there should still be actors willing to provide it. However [...] even banks with a clear legal mandate to accept all customers [...] arenot willing to provide credit to this slice of the market.” Deutsche Bundesbank – Discussion Paper: “How does P2P Lending fit into the consumer credit market?” Born in the A.C. – After Crisis (i.e. post 2008) – era from the gradual,unstoppable, fragmentation/dissolutionof traditional banking models... “HOW MUCH CAPITAL IS ENOUGH?” - TOTAL ASSETS / TOTAL EQUITY OF SPANISH BANKS:
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    ALTERNATIVE CREDIT –A NEW ASSET CLASS (ii) 6www.P2PLendingItalia.com Current relative advantages: i. Not distorted ii. High premium vs Government bondyields iii. Can be securitised iv. Generally (still) not crowded v. Can be supported by collateral guarantee … And disadvantages: i. Illiquid / less liquid ii. Requires a lot of bottom up analysis effort ALTERNATIVE CREDIT
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    WHERE SHOULD WEFOCUS? 7www.P2PLendingItalia.com i. Invoice purchasing ii. Personal loans iii. Collateralized direct loans iv. SME loans v. Etc… DIRECT LOANS ü STRUCTURAL ü GLOBAL ü SEGMENTED
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    GLOBAL PICTURE -VOLUMES 8www.P2PLendingItalia.com Source: University of Cambridge, KPMG: The 2nd European Alternative Finance Industry Report - Sep. 2016; P2PLendingItalica.com 1,13 2,83 5,433,24 9,65 33,58 4,13 20,29 94,61 0 20 40 60 80 100 2013 2014 2015 ONLINE ALTERNATIVE FINANCE VOLUMES 2013-2015 (€ BN) Europe (inc. UK) Americas (inc. US) Asia-Pacific (inc. China)
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    EUROPE – VOLUMES 9www.P2PLendingItalia.com Source: University of Cambridge, KPMG: The 2nd European Alternative Finance Industry Report - Sep. 2016; P2PLendingItalica.com 4348 319 249 50 32 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 UK France Germany Spain Italy ONLINE ALTERNATIVE FINANCE VOLUME BY COUNTRY 2015 (€ MLN)
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    THE UK ECOSYSTEM 10www.P2PLendingItalia.com ONLINELENDING ECOSYSTEM • Consumer Lending • Business Lending • Secured Lending • Invoice Financing Source: Orchard Platform
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    INSTITUTIONAL MONEY vsRETAIL MONEY 11www.P2PLendingItalia.com Source: Funding Circle, AltFiData, P2PLendingItalica.com WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SINGLE INVESTOR WANTS TODEPLOY €100M THROUGH A PLATFORM ? … Originally it was “Peer-to-Peer lending” (Bob lending to Peter), but importantlywith institutional investors looking foryields, major P2P platforms morphed into “Marketplaces”. MPLs will become most likelya replica of the traditional stock exchange model for this new asset class. …Like in the stock exchange, the vast majority of volumes are deployed by institutions. The US is already clearly evolving in this direction, with 80%+ of lending volumes now coming from institutions: 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% US Market UK (FundingCircle) Retail Institutional 80%+ 50%+
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    PER CAPITA VOLUMES…ITALY vs EUROPE 12www.P2PLendingItalia.com Source: University of Cambridge, KPMG: The 2nd European Alternative Finance Industry Report - Sep. 2016; P2PLendingItalica.com 65,9 4,8 3,1 1,1 0,5 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 UK France Germany Spain Italy MARKET VOLUME PER CAPITA BY COUNTRY 2015 (€)
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    OUR VIEW... 14www.P2PLendingItalia.com ü ONLINEDIRECT LENDING IS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON ü TRENDS ARE POWERFUL ... IN SPITE OF POSSIBLE STOPs AND GOs ü UK AND US ARE MUCH AHEAD: IT SEEMS AS IF THEY ARE IN A TIME MACHINE PROJECTING THEM 5–10 YEARS IN THE FUTURE vs EUROPE ü WE EXPECT CONTINUED EVIDENCE OFASSET MANAGERS MOVING INTO THE ASSET CLASS
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