Tagged: mary schapiro

October 24, 2013 @ 12:25 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

SEC Chair Mary Jo White, October 23 2013Because of the impact that this rule could have on the market, we have directed the staff to develop a comprehensive work plan to review and monitor the use of the crowdfunding exemption. If the proposal is adopted,… Read More

April 29, 2013 @ 9:39 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Bloomberg is reporting that newly minted SEC Chairman Mary Jo White is pushing to lift the ban on general solicitation. From the article… White, who became SEC chairman on April 10, has suggested the commission pass the existing plan without major changes and add additional protections later,… Read More

April 18, 2013 @ 7:54 am By Charles Luzar  |  

I look forward to talking tomorrow. I have 2 worries – one is that if these guys (CFA, et al) feel this strongly, it seems like we should give them a comment period. Its not really asking for much… The other is that I don’t want… Read More

December 18, 2012 @ 10:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a letter forwarded to outgoing SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro, Senator Bennet advances the need to not pose an “undue burden on small business”.  This reflects the balance between disclosure from the prospective crowdfunding business and the need for appropriate information regarding due diligence from… Read More

December 5, 2012 @ 7:57 pm By WSJ.com  |  

Chairman Mary Schapiro has announced she’s leaving the SEC, and Democrats are applauding her tenure. But she shouldn’t be allowed to leave without more attention to her delay, in order to appease a lobbyist, of a new rule that would ease capital formation. Emails turned up by… Read More

December 5, 2012 @ 5:46 pm By The Economist  |  

THE unsurprising resignation of Mary Schapiro, head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announced on November 26th, was followed by an unsurprising flurry of statements dripping with faint praise. True, the financial markets did not collapse during her tenure, and she was more engaged… Read More

December 5, 2012 @ 3:37 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 2012 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Robert W. Cook, Director of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, plans to leave the agency. Since joining the SEC in January 2010, Mr. Cook has led the Division’s broad regulatory… Read More

December 5, 2012 @ 6:05 am By TechDirt  |  

Earlier this year, the JOBS Act passed Congress with widespread bipartisan support, and was signed into law by the President. There were a few different pieces involved, but one that got plenty of attention was the opening up of crowdfunding for equity (i.e., owning actual… Read More

December 2, 2012 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

As reported in WSJ.com  (subscription required), emails reviewed by the Wall Street Journal indicate the outgoing SEC Chair held up ruling on General Solicitation after last minute lobbying by a “consumer lobbyist”.  This caused Schapiro to change her mind regarding one of the centerpiece items of… Read More

November 27, 2012 @ 9:49 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Mary Schapiro has stepped down as chairman of the SEC.  President Obama has appointed Elisse Walter to head the SEC upon Mary Schapiro’s departure. Immediately following Ms. Schapiro’s announcement, there was some concern that the process of installing a replacement would bring delays to the… Read More

November 27, 2012 @ 8:00 am By The Washington Post  |  

News of a leadership change at the Securities and Exchange Commission has some experts concerned that entrepreneurs may have to wait even longer for highly anticipated yet already delayed crowdfunding rules. SEC chairman Mary L. Schapiro announced Monday that she will step down next month, and President… Read More

November 27, 2012 @ 7:15 am By OpenMarket  |  

When President Obama appointed Mary Schapiro to head the Securities and Exchange Commission four years ago, I kept an open mind and was even cautiously optimistic. In a Washington Times op-ed in late 2008, I called the appointment “reasoned and thoughtful.” I had not been crazy about George W…. Read More

November 19, 2012 @ 1:52 pm By Russ Garland, Wall Street Journal  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission is sending fresh signals that it intends to modify rules governing small private and public companies to give them greater access to capital, but the agency faces a wide range of views on how to balance this against its mandate to… Read More

November 8, 2012 @ 11:57 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The SEC has released the agenda for next week’s Forum and is below.  We will be on the ground for this event.  To schedule time to meet with us please email info@crowdfundinsider.com Washington, D.C., Nov. 7, 2012 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the… 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