Tagged: regulation

May 18, 2017 @ 4:10 am By JD Alois  |  

The SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies (ACSEC) discussed the regulation of “Finders” at their most recent meeting in Washington, DC. Finders can act as a vital catalyst in matching investors to smaller companies yet there is “significant uncertainty” in the regulation of… Read More

May 17, 2017 @ 4:23 am By JD Alois  |  

While there has been some progress in the legislative odyssey of “Crowd-sourced equity funding”, as they call it down under, not everyone is pleased with the current results. VentureCrowd, a multi-class crowdfunding platform providing early stage, property and “crowd credit” finance, has labeled the process… Read More

May 16, 2017 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder has sent a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On the anniversary of the launch of Title III of the JOBS Act, or Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF), Nicholas Tommarello, co-founder and CEO of Wefunder, has taken a moment to reflect on… Read More

May 15, 2017 @ 11:00 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

With the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act having just reached its five year milestone, Regulation Crowdfunding hitting its one year milestone, and the two year anniversary of Regulation A(+) fast approaching, I thought this would be a good time to (briefly) reflect on the… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 4:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The Australian government crafted updated “Crowd-Sourced Equity Funding” (CSEF) earlier this year.  The new rules will commence on September 29, 2017. But the bill was described as flawed by some as it only allowed  public companies to participate.  In Australia, the vast majority of companies… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 3:51 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Last week, TABB Group released a report entitled “Financial Markets: Embracing RegTech” which focused on the growing issue of increasing regulatory compliance facing financial institutions today. TABB Group is an international research and consulting firm focused on capital markets. Problem: Increasing Regulations Post-2008 The global financial… Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 2:34 pm By Cole Lyons  |  

In an attempt to enhance their understanding of the Fintech industry, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) in Quebec, Canada, has announced the creation of a Fintech Lab. The Fintech Lab, which will be accessible to all AMF employees contributing to the projects of the Fintech… Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

  Last week, the government of Ireland announced a Public Consultation on the Regulation of Crowdfunding. Currently, crowdfunding is not a regulated activity in Ireland. The Irish Minister for finance, Michael Noonan T.D. commented on the consultation; “Ensuring that the development of this exciting and… Read More

April 21, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By Jonathan Nieh  |  

On April 20, 2017, amendments to Rule 147 and new Rule 147A, federal intrastate offering exemptions, finally went into effect. The amendments to Rule 147 and new Rule 147A are intended to modernize and update the exemption that allows companies to raise money from investors who… Read More

April 19, 2017 @ 10:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding, as allowed under Reg CF (created by Title III of the JOBS Act) was designed to improve access to capital for smaller firms in need of funding while providing new investment opportunities for smaller investors. For too many years the little guy has been… Read More

April 19, 2017 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released an update this week on both their mission and an accompanying business plan. The lead securities and market regulator, posted its broad strategic objectives, as determined by Parliament; To ensure that relevant markets function well – and three operational… Read More

April 12, 2017 @ 8:08 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

China’s Concerns with Outflowing Money China has a money outflow problem on its hands. More than US $1.2 Trillion has left China since its yuan was devalued in August 2015, according to Bloomberg. Money has been leaving China in several ways: increase in repaying foreign… Read More

April 8, 2017 @ 4:34 pm By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Only a few weeks since the SEC denied two separate bitcoin ETF applications, there may be some good news coming out of Japan for supporters of Bitcoin. On April 1, a new law went into effect in Japan allowing for the country’s first officially recognized… Read More

April 5, 2017 @ 10:49 pm By Nat Hoopes  |  

  The technology transforming the financial sector is creating a historic opportunity to make financial services better and more accessible for all Americans. With this technology, consumers are finding new opportunities to borrow more affordably, save, invest, and transmit money.  While Americans prize the innovations… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets, a non-partisan think tank with a mission to increase global prosperity, has published a document on modernizing financial regulation in the US.  Most regulations overseeing the financial services sector were written for an analog world. There is a… Read More

March 20, 2017 @ 11:47 am By Amy Wan  |  

On Monday, March 6, 2017, Congressman Patrick McHenry gave keynote remarks at the Lendit Conference in New York City. Among the themes of his speech, McHenry talked about the need for financial inclusion, citing a statistic that counties with less than 100,000 in population saw… Read More

February 27, 2017 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Oracle is one of the largest software and services company in the world. Only second to Microsoft, Oracle has grown and pushed into a multitude of verticals and businesses. Today much of Oracle’s business has to do with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software – massive… Read More

February 25, 2017 @ 7:00 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Two-day conference Startup Grind earlier this week set in Redwood City, California at the Fox Theater boasted “5,000 founders and investors, more than 40 keynote and fireside sessions, and over 50 exhibiting startups”.  The ability to pull back from all of the pitches and decipher key messages… Read More

February 21, 2017 @ 6:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has partnered with NYU’s Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions to host a symposium on the effects of investment crowdfunding on February 28th. The Commission’s Division of Economics and Risk Analysis (DERA) is leading the dialogue and… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 9:24 pm By Georgia Quinn  |  

  First off, we all owe Tony a debt of gratitude for actually drafting this set of regulations. Legislative drafting is yeoman’s work especially when it comes to tax law. This new legislation solves for two extremely important problems in the U.S. economy and society…. Read More