Tagged: dj paul

February 25, 2014 @ 9:20 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The first day of Candace Klein’s highly-anticipated hearing is in the books. In what could be a watershed moment for crowdfunding in the State of Ohio, the Ohio Division of Securities is squaring off against Klein. The backdrop: a notice of intent to issue cease… Read More

February 4, 2014 @ 6:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), viewed as one of the leading legislative voices advocating the benefits of crowdfunding, was interviewed last week as part of the Crowdfund Global Expo held in San Diego January 30-31, 2014.  DJ Paul, Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA) Chair and Andrea… Read More

January 17, 2014 @ 8:57 am By Charles Luzar  |  

As reported on Crowdfund Insider, there was a pretty incredible hearing yesterday in front of the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations. Attendees included Jason Best, DJ Paul, Prof. Mercer Bullard and Daniel Gorfine. In short, all four attendees expressed… Read More

December 10, 2013 @ 5:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Crowdfund Global Expo is set to take place in San Diego this coming January.  Crowdfund Weekly News, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, Invested.in, and Leverage PR, will present two full days of high-level educational sessions, networking, business development, and Keynote addresses. The Crowdfund Global… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 11:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation took place last week at the Securities and Exchange Commission Headquarters in Washington, DC. I will admit that I was very excited to attend this event. This was the first event we attended last year shortly… Read More

August 14, 2013 @ 9:33 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Allegations by the Ohio Division of Securities reverberate through the entrepreneurial class & the crowdfunding industry Candace Klein has been an extremely visible figure in the world of crowdfunding. Beyond her role as CEO of lending-based platform SoMoLend, she is also the former chair and… Read More

January 31, 2013 @ 2:13 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Earlier this week FINRA invited prospective Crowdfunding portals to voluntarily file an interim funding portal form. The Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA) and sister organization the Crowdfunding Professional Association(CfPA) have conducted a thorough review of the FINRA Registration Process Inquiry form for Crowdfunding Portals, and are optimistic about the progress that is being… Read More