Politics, Legal & Regulation

July 25, 2014 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Equitise has signaled their confidence the Australian government will move forward with the recommendations by the CAMAC report that advocates streamlining capital formation for small business.  Equitise is an equity crowdfunding platform that is already accepting registrants from both investors and entrepreneurs in anticipation of… Read More

July 23, 2014 @ 7:36 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

On July 10, thanks to the Dodd-Frank Act which mandated its reinstitution, the revived SEC Investor Advisory Committee met in a public forum to discuss certain securities law issues, including a subcommittee’s initial proposals on the definition of “accredited investor” (as defined in Section 501(a)… Read More

July 21, 2014 @ 8:18 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

Many of you are still reeling from the impact of the worldwide collapse of the financial markets in 2008. And most of us have rightfully observed that following one of the greatest debacles in financial history, no one has gone to jail – no one… Read More

July 20, 2014 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

At a recent meeting of the Securities Reform Project, organized by David Burton of the Heritage Foundation, attendees had the unique opportunity to hear from SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher. Gallagher was appointed as Commissioner in 2011 but he is a longtime veteran of the SEC… Read More

July 18, 2014 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK regulatory body entrusted with the operations of the securities industry, has released a statement declaring the retail banking industry “does not meet the needs of personal consumers or small and medium enterprises (SMEs)”. It should be noted that… Read More

July 18, 2014 @ 7:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

North Carolina residents might be the next state to enjoy retail equity crowdfunding, thanks to a new bill that was cleared by the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday (July 16th). According to the News Observer, the bill, H.B. 680, which last year was passed by the… Read More

July 15, 2014 @ 7:26 pm By Barry James  |  

What has been called a “Terrifying Misuse of Legislation” was debated Thursday at the Westminster Crowdfunding Forum where it was unanimously agreed that it’s essential to tackle an over regulation of social media which is threatening both the Crowdfunding industry and the individual liberties of… Read More

July 15, 2014 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

The Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) of the SEC met last week to tackle several pressing issues that are on the agenda at the Commission today.  One of the items on the agenda was the definition of an “accredited investor”.  For most people this is an… Read More

July 15, 2014 @ 8:28 am By Georgia Quinn & Anthony Zeoli  |  

With the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dragging its feet on enacting Regulation CF pursuant to Title III of the JOBS Act, many states are taking action and passing their own intrastate crowdfunding exemptions. While these only pertain to businesses and investors within a particular… Read More

July 14, 2014 @ 7:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

  According to a release by the CrowdfundingCentre, a briefing and submission to Ministers handed to Treasury officials documents how the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) is abusing legislation created before the social web existed to gag its use with equity crowdfunding. The report states the… Read More

July 14, 2014 @ 6:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer (P2P) lender Ratesetter received another round of good news as CEO Rhydian Lewis announced publicly the British Business Bank will start lending through the Ratesetter platform on July 21st.  The government owned entity was created to make financial markets work more effectively… Read More

July 12, 2014 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding portal SeedInvest has been at the forefront of championing the cause of investors and small business by battling the forces that want to deny many the opportunity to participate in certain offerings deemed only available for “accredited investors”.  As the definition stands today… Read More

July 11, 2014 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission hosted a meeting of the Investor Advisory Committee yesterday where they tackled the very important issue of defining an “accredited investor”.  Barbara Roper, the Chairman of the ‘Investor as a Purchaser Subcommittee’ closed the meeting without recommendations on altering the… Read More

July 10, 2014 @ 4:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Destroying Net Neutrality has implications far beyond Kickstarter. Yancey Strickler, CEO of crowdfunding giant Kickstarter, has posted today affirming their support on the subject of Net Neutrality – something that should concern us all. Kickstarter has filed an official comment with the FCC expressing their… Read More

July 10, 2014 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

On the day when the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee is scheduled to discuss the definition of an “Accredited Investor”, SeedInvest – one of the leading equity crowdfunding portals in the United States- has posted a comment letter to the SEC stating their research indicates, “an… Read More

July 9, 2014 @ 6:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) is set to convene tomorrow, July 10th, at the SEC headquarters in Washington, DC.  On the committees’s agenda is the important topic of the definition of an “accredited investor”. Recently Crowdfund Insider published an article by… Read More

July 7, 2014 @ 8:11 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

Some of you who read my article on July 1, 2014, entitled “Intrastate Crowdfunding at Risk -Has Intrastate Crowdfunding in Washington State Been Washed Out by NASAA and the SEC?” may have concluded that I was making a mountain out of a mole hill –… Read More

July 6, 2014 @ 8:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mayday PAC, a campaign to take back the broken political system that has frustrated the populace of the “most powerful country in the world” hurdled past the $5 million fundraising target that had a deadline of the 4th of July.  Just a few days prior… Read More

July 3, 2014 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With entrepreneurs continuing to wait to take advantage of equity crowdfunding in various countries, New Zealand’s Financial Market Authority (FMA) announced some exciting news about the funding option. In a report by Stuff, FMA spokesperson Andrew Park declared the financial regulator is ready to grant… Read More

July 3, 2014 @ 8:13 am By Barry James  |  

Your Leadership, Freedom & Independence this 4th July. Dear Mr President, Your leadership is needed in a matter which affects America and us all. A matter of removing an ongoing source of inequality which continues to disfigure both democracy and capitalism in America and worldwide…. Read More