This page will provide you with an overview of the key risks associated with any investments you make through our platform. Before investing in any asset, it is important to understand the associated risks and how they can affect your returns.
All persons who register as an ‘investor’ on this Website should read carefully the following warnings before making any investment.
All investment products carry risks. The relevant webpages and documents will cover risks specific to an individual offer. Please bear in mind the following general risks involved when investing through this Website:
A decision to invest in a company is a personal decision by you and no responsibility for the consequences of that decision is accepted by either Devete or by any of its partners, directors, agents, employees or other members. To invest through this Website you need to understand the following important risks:
Investments, whether in new or existing businesses, carry high risks as well as the possibility of high rewards. Accordingly, each investor should consider very carefully whether such investments are suitable in the light of their own personal circumstances, commitments and available financial resources. Engaging in any investment activity may expose you to a significant risk of losing all of your investment. This is a high risk investment and much riskier than a savings account. If a company fails, it is likely that you may lose all, or part, of your initial investment and receive no outstanding or
future interest payments. In such circumstances neither the company nor Devete will pay you back your investment.
Most of the companies in which Devete introduce are developers. These companies will provide information such as their business plan and financial forecasts. Please be warned that these documents are not guarantees that the relevant company can achieve what it is hoping to do. Equally the information provided may state certain facts and statements, and again please be warned that Devete are not responsible for checking the accuracy of these facts and statements, which may not always prove to be true or complete.
As an investor you should be aware that no established market exists for the trading of the bonds and equity in private companies, and such bonds and equity are not easily realisable. It must be appreciated that there could be difficulty in selling such investments at a reasonable price and, in some circumstances, it may be difficult to sell them at any price.
Diversification by spreading your money across different types of investments should reduce your overall risk of financial loss. We highly recommend investors do this to maintain a balanced portfolio. Investors should also consider avoiding putting their money in the same investment as immediate family members. Investors should only invest a proportion of their available investment funds due to the high risks involved.
Tax treatment depends on your individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future. Devete recommends that if you require tax advice, you should seek this from a qualified tax professional and recommend that you take your own tax advice on any investments which you make via this Website.
Devete doesn’t provide advice or make personal recommendations. If you are in any doubt about the action you should take or the contents of a particular Offer Document, you should seek advice from an independent financial advisor authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (+ 2012 Amendments).
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. You should not rely on any past performance as a guarantee of future investment performance.
Where security is in place or assets held in support of the investment, there is a risk that if the underlying borrower defaults, or if there is a delay in realising the asset, then the asset may not be sold for enough to cover the loan or may result in delayed repayment of investors’ money. Additionally, where the security is not a first charge, in the event of a sale of the asset funds will be available to be paid to investors only after payment to the chargeholders who rank ahead of investors.
Investing in equity opportunities such as those promoted by Devete, involves risks including loss of capital. Investments made through Devete are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
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This document is exempt from the general restriction in section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 on the communication of invitations or inducements to engage in investment activity on the ground that it is made to ‘investment professionals’ within the meaning of Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (FinProm); persons believed on reasonable grounds to be ‘certified high net worth individuals’ within the meaning of Article 48 FinProm; persons who are ‘certified sophisticated investors’ within the meaning of Article 50 FinProm; and persons who are ‘self-certified sophisticated investors’ within the meaning of Article 50A FinProm. The attention of prospective Investors is drawn to the “RISK FACTORS” page of this website.
