Tagged: accredited

July 20, 2016 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Two important elements of the JOBS Act are Title III and Title IV.  These two portions of the act created Reg CF, retail crowdfunding, and Reg A+, a scaled disclosure exemption for companies to raise up to $50 million.  In the opening remarks of the… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Below is the draft letter from the Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies (ACSEC) regarding the definition of an Accredited Investor. The Committee is working on the details now with one of the suggestions being a test of sophistication that allows a work-around from… Read More

July 14, 2016 @ 3:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies (ACSEC) has published its agenda for its meeting next week and it should be a more interesting gathering. As part of the ACSEC program, the SEC Division of Corporate Finance will deliver an update on the… Read More

May 28, 2016 @ 12:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has published a comment letter expressing their opinion on the definition of an Accredited Investor. As mandated by Dodd-Frank, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must review the current definition on a periodic basis. As it stands today,… Read More

May 25, 2016 @ 4:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

“Should the Commission consider doing away with the notion of a so-called “accredited investor” altogether?” The above question is posed not by this digital publication but by a sitting SEC Commissioner, Michael S. Piwowar. The Commissioner was speaking at the recent gathering of the Advisory… Read More

May 20, 2016 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

    The SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies met yesterday at the SEC HQ on Capitol Hill. The main topic of discussion was the definition of an Accredited Investor. SEC Chair Mary Jo White was joined by her two remaining Commissioners, Michael… Read More

May 11, 2016 @ 12:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies (ACSEC) has announced its next meeting scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 18th at SEC headquarters. According to information provided by the SEC, ACSEC will review and discuss the very important subject regarding the definition… Read More

May 10, 2016 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Sara Hanks is one of the most recognizable and vocal leaders in the investment crowdfunding sector. A securities attorney by training, Hanks has spent many years in and around Capitol Hill working on important policy issues.  Hanks is also a longstanding board member of the… Read More

April 22, 2016 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Last week the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, part of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, debated several important bills that may boost access to capital for SMEs.  One of the bills, the Fix Crowdfunding Act (HR 4855), has the profound potential to turn… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 9:46 pm By Anthony Zeoli  |  

  To date, most crowdfunded investment opportunities have been limited to wealthy investors who meet the current definition of “accredited investor.” This has left an absolutely HUGE market of potential investor capital, represented by those individuals who currently do not qualify as accredited investors, virtually untapped…. Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 7:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

International investors have always played an important role in providing capital to private placement offers.  The private placement market under Regulation D is enormous. Since Title II made actionable by the SEC in September of 2013, until the end of 2014, over $1.5 trillion in… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 10:25 pm By Anthony Zeoli  |  

  There has been a lot of chatter and debate lately on how, or even if, the current definition of “accredited investor” should be substantively changed. To date, however, there has only been one affirmative action taken to actually change the definition which I am… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 1:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

There is a mandate under Dodd-Frank to review the definition of an “Accredited Investor” on a rolling basis.  As it stands today, Accredited Investors are individuals with incomes over $200,000 per year or $1 million in assets beyond a person’s primary residence. If you are… Read More

December 31, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Anthony Zeoli  |  

  With it being new years eve and all, what better time to reflect on all the advancements made this year and to look ahead to all those still to come in 2016 and beyond. If you follow this industry at all, you know that… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

There is currently a bill weaving its way through Congress that will go a long way in addressing the regulatory negligence known as the definition of an accredited investor.  The SEC staff has proposed new rules, which the Commission may consider, that have the potential to… Read More

October 22, 2015 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Uber is a poster child for the collaborative economy and the new breed of unicorns cropping up. The profound success of Uber and their disruptive approach to public transport has flipped the taxi-cab industry upside down – for the better. Sure, they are marching in… Read More

October 8, 2015 @ 1:02 pm By Jor Law  |  

For years, most capital raises conducted by private companies have primarily relied on Regulation D as an exemption from compliance with certain burdensome securities laws.  In particular, most offerings were conducted under what was known as Rule 506 under Regulation D.  Those offerings, which have… Read More

September 18, 2015 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, investment research firm Crowdability, Inc. unveiled CrowdabilityIQ, a ratings and research service designed specifically for the equity crowdfunding market. With over 100 million retail investing households in the United States, equity crowdfunding—the online offering of private company securities to accredited and non-accredited investors—could become… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfundraiser announced the official release of Regulation A+ crowdfunding kickoff pricing for new companies seeking capital. As of today (June 19th), equity crowdfunding for both accredited and non-accredited investors is now legal. The deals that will begin registration with the SEC today will take a few months… Read More

June 7, 2015 @ 3:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

The current definition of an accredited investor is something that has been in use for decades.  Basically the rule defines who may invest in certain private placement securities offers. In general you need to be earning over $200,000 a year ($300,000 if married) or alternatively have… Read More