Politics, Legal & Regulation

November 1, 2012 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

This is a common theme of discussion at CrowdfundInsider.  The forthcoming launch of Crowdfunding scheduled for 2013 and how exactly this will impact the funding of Entrepreneurs and Economic growth.  This movement without a doubt has the potential to disrupt traditional forms of finance for… Read More

November 1, 2012 @ 5:22 am By JD Alois  |  

(Staff Translation) Europe’s Crowdfunding Portals wish for more EU support. In a 40 page long report (PDF) that can be downloaded on the website Crowdfunding framework, crowdfunding representatives and supporters outline what future framework they have in mind. The EU on the other hand requires… Read More

October 31, 2012 @ 3:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Senior Bank of England executive Andy Haldane has backed calls for the creation of a shared database for the storage of customer account details, arguing that the move would help boost competition in financial services. In a speech at Occupy Economics’ Socially Useful Banking event… Read More

October 30, 2012 @ 2:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

To probe the legal intricacies revolving around the JOBS Act and how these new laws impact the crowdfunding scene in the next months leading to and right after its much-anticipated full implementation, Equities.com spoke with Douglas Ellenoff of Ellenoff, Grossman & Scholle LLP. Ellenoff has… Read More

October 29, 2012 @ 3:49 am By JD Alois  |  

For more than a year, the Massachusetts Senate candidates have fought over their backgrounds, their stances on abortion, and tax policy. But throughout, both have insisted that unemployment and a state jobless rate that now sits at 6.5 percent, are their top priorities. Elizabeth Warren… Read More

October 28, 2012 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

As with many of our federal races, we have been pleased to find that qualified and sincere candidates from multiple parties have chosen to run for elective office. Voters may have difficult choices to make at the polls. The race for U.S. Senate is one… Read More

October 26, 2012 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

When Congress in a rare bipartisan stampede rushed to pass the JOBS Act earlier this year, it enacted modest reforms to make it easier for startup businesses to raise capital. But it also saddled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with more rulemaking work at… Read More

October 26, 2012 @ 5:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Lake Lure – Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry gave the keynote address at the Carolina Entrepreneur Conference. McHenry used the occasion to explain his crowdfunding legislation to local entrepreneurs. Recently ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the top ten most influential people in the country… Read More

October 24, 2012 @ 9:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Policies aimed at giving small businesses easier access to capital are “critical” to nearly half the nation’s entrepreneurs, according to an October survey of owners whose firms bring in annual revenue of between $1 million and $20 million. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, whose campaign… Read More

October 21, 2012 @ 7:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republican Scott P. Brown rocketed to national political fame 33 months ago winning a seat in the U.S. Senate on promises that he would stop Obamacare, curb federal stimulus spending, cut business taxes and urgently seek bipartisan solutions to the economic crisis gripping the country…. Read More

October 20, 2012 @ 2:30 am By JD Alois  |  

  What Mary Schapiro considered her most important task had just run aground, a symbol of the aspirations and missed opportunities of her tenure as head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Schapiro worked for two years on a plan to head off what… Read More