RIZDEX LTD (“RIZDEX”) is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), firm reference number 821817.
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The investments and investment services referred to on this site may not be suitable for all users and if in doubt you should seek independent financial advice, including the legal and tax consequences in respect of any proposed course of action, before making any investment decision.
Unlisted Securities may be subject to rapid and unexpected price movements and past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. Investing in these Securities is generally considered to be suitable only for the more experienced investor as it carries a high degree of risk. An investor may not receive back the amount of their original investment and in certain circumstances may be liable for a sum that is greater than their original investment. Tax law is subject to change. If in any doubt, please seek further advice.
Below is a summary of the different types of risks associated with investing in companies on the platform through different asset types. In all cases loss of capital and lack of liquidity are risks.
Investing in these Securities is generally considered to be suitable only for the more experienced investor as it carries a high degree of risk. An investor may not receive back the amount of their original investment. Start-Up and growth companies often fail. If a business you invest in fails, neither the company nor RIZDEX will pay you back your investment. You should consult a tax advisor for information on how these investments affect your personal tax circumstances.
Dividends are payments made by a Company to its shareholders from the company’s profits. Most of the companies on the Platform are start-ups or early-stage companies, these companies will rarely pay dividends to their investors. This means that you are unlikely to see a return on your investment until you are able to sell your shares. Companies have no obligation to pay shareholder dividends.
Any investment in shares made through the Platform may be subject to dilution in the future. Dilution occurs when a company issues more shares. It affects every existing shareholder who does not buy any of the new shares being issued. As a result, an existing shareholder's proportionate shareholding of the company is reduced, or ‘diluted’. This has an effect on a voting rights, dividends and value.
Mini-bonds are a completely different kind of investment to equity. You do not own a stake in the company issuing the mini-bond. Instead, you receive regular interest payments from the issuing company (the “Issuer”) and then the return of your initial investment back at the end of the mini-bonds term (the maturity). Before investing, you must read and agree to the Bond Instrument for each mini-bond as these contain the exact terms and conditions, including the interest payments and final repayment time between investors and the company raising the money. It is important to understand that Issuers are solely responsible for their financial status and consequently their ability to pay interest and return investors’ capital when the mini-bonds mature.
RIZDEX nor its partners, do not issue the mini-bonds listed on the Platform and is not responsible for their performance. Mini-bonds represent a high degree of risk and you should be aware of some of the specific risks involved in investing in them.
- Loss of funds invested and interest payments: Issuers, like all businesses, are vulnerable to financial difficultly. Investing in mini-bonds may involve significant risk of default. In the event of an Issuer being unable or unwilling to meet payments of interest and capital, it is likely that you may lose all, or part, of your initial investment and receive no outstanding or future interest payments.
- Mini-bonds are not insured by a third party nor are they protected by any governmental authority such as the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. This means that if the Issuer becomes insolvent, investors could lose some or all of their money. If a business you invest in fails, neither the company you invest in, nor RIZDEX, will pay you back your investment. You should only invest an amount that you are willing to lose and should build a diversified portfolio to spread the risk.
- Issuers of the mini-bonds set the terms for redeeming your capital. Investors should be aware that they will not be able to redeem their initial investment under any circumstances other than those set out in the terms and conditions of the documentation of an individual mini-bond, meaning their capital will be locked up for the entire term of the mini-bond, typically 3-5 years and should, therefore, be viewed as a long term and illiquid investment.
Warrants are a derivative that give the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a security—most commonly an equity—at a certain price before expiration. The price at which the underlying security can be bought or sold is referred to as the exercise price or strike price. Changes in the value of the underlying asset can also magnify your losses when asset values fall. You should ensure you understand and are comfortable with the conversion rate within any warrant you hold, and the accompanying risk. As with all investments in private companies you have liquidity risk, which means once you invest in them, they will be difficult to sell on to a thrid party.
Most warrants have a limited life and can no longer be exercised after expiring. Investors in these warrants do not benefit from any upward movement in the share price after expiry. If you hold such a warrant until expiry and choose not to exercise it, then you may receive only a reduced payment or lose your initial stake altogether.