Tagged: regulation

January 4, 2016 @ 6:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last Thursday the portion of the law that dictates the structure of selling shares to the public was amended to make it easier to raise capital. While Israel is one of the hottest startup markets in the world, apparently the securities regulations have been slow… Read More

December 7, 2015 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

The so-called FAST Act or “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act” was shuffled off to be signed by President Obama after the Senate approved the massive bill.  It was a piece of legislation that saw the likes of Senators Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio, join… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Highlights of the proposed rules by the Commission for Title III of the JOBS Act that legalizes retail equity crowdfunding. Companies may raise $1 million during a 12 month period with non-accredited investors able to invest $2000 or 5% of their annual income (whichever is… Read More

October 22, 2015 @ 12:38 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

In a Deloitte report entitled “Bitcoin at the crossroads,”  Managing Director Jon Watts opines that Bitcoin need not yet be regulated, offering three reasons why global policy makers and regulators may want to consider giving Bitcoin more time to develop. Regulation could in fact slow innovation, an innovation with a… Read More

October 5, 2015 @ 7:40 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

  Are Final JOBS Act Crowdfunding Rules Truly Upon Us? It’s been too long since I graced the pages of Crowdfund Insider with one of my many missives – or as some at the SEC might say: missiles.  Well, since Regulation A+ went live in… Read More

October 1, 2015 @ 1:46 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority, or OJK, will announce a countrywide crowdfunding regulation next week, said OJK Chairman Muliaman Hadad, according to DealStreetAsia. The regulation will be simple and allow startups open access to funding, he added. The upcoming regulation would lay out plans for promoting VC businesses and for establishing new… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 3:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Arizona Governor, Doug Ducey, has taken an outsized approach to promoting, and improving, the state of Arizona.  He was quoted last month in the Capitol Times as saying; “What we’re not going to have are overly aggressive regulators who are going beyond the scope… Read More

May 15, 2015 @ 10:58 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“The [SyndicateRoom] model was a result of my experience. I was working with business angels when equity crowdfunding appeared. I loved the idea of a wider group getting access to investment in early stage companies, but I didn’t like how it was being done, and… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 2:55 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The number of foreign and domestic crowdfunding portals is expected to rise in Thailand once the regulations to govern crowdfunding in the country will be out. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand said the rules are now being finalized and could be out… Read More

September 27, 2014 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

In a comment letter addressed to SEC Chair Mary Jo White, 24 members of Congress have demanded the SEC keep state “Blue Sky Review” preemption as part of Title IV of the JOBS Act, commonly referred to Regulation A+.  The Congressmen also requested removal of… Read More

July 15, 2014 @ 7:26 pm By Barry James  |  

What has been called a “Terrifying Misuse of Legislation” was debated Thursday at the Westminster Crowdfunding Forum where it was unanimously agreed that it’s essential to tackle an over regulation of social media which is threatening both the Crowdfunding industry and the individual liberties of… Read More

July 1, 2014 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

A growing number of states have taken it upon themselves to push forward with investment crowdfunding while the SEC still ponders Title IV and Title III of the JOBS Act. While Title II of the fabled bill has been in effect since September of 2013… Read More

April 2, 2014 @ 2:58 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Lending Club has been forced to seek the ability to originate loans on a state-by-state basis, and that map of states just filled in a bit. Lending Club has announced that the peer lending platform has received the green light to operate in the State of Mississippi. “We’re… Read More

March 4, 2014 @ 11:46 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Hey, this week we got through a whole episode of Inside Crowdfunding without any major glitches! Success! Alon and I had a great conversation with Nick Meehan of The Lobby. Nick’s project piqued our interest after he was profiled in a piece for Vice. It’s… Read More

March 4, 2014 @ 11:31 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In an interview with BusinessDay, New Zealand Venture Investment Fund CEO Franceska Banga expressed optimism when asked about the impact equity crowdfunding’s implementation could have on New Zealand startups and the investment community as a whole. The early-stage investment community, and particularly angel networks and… Read More

March 4, 2014 @ 10:50 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Volpit, an equity crowdfunding platform based in the UK, plans on releasing a report detailing how the Financial Conduct Authority’s new regulatory regime will impact the UK economy and startup investing. The report is set to publish on March 31 and will be called “Enterprise… Read More

March 4, 2014 @ 9:06 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Throughout 2013, PayPal and crowdfunding project creators repeatedly found themselves at odds. First it was Lab Zero Games, the company behind the hugely popular campaign for Skullgirls. Paypal froze Lab Zero’s account only to later release all but $35,000 of Lab Zero’s Indiegogo cash. It… Read More

March 2, 2014 @ 10:43 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Spanish Government and Minister of Economy and Competitiveness Luis de Guindos are weighing regulations that would limit both overall project size and individual contribution size for crowdfunding-related campaigns in Spain. A draft bill would limit deal size to €1 million. Contributions for individuals would be capped… Read More

February 28, 2014 @ 10:10 am By Barry E. James  |  

Tens of thousands of new UK jobs and many millions in new investment are riding on UK regulators’ ability to come to grips with a changing economy. With regulators in the US and around the world increasingly coordinating their activities, deadlines and announcements, the implications… Read More

January 24, 2014 @ 9:49 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Yesterday the Alabama State Senate approved a bill that would set into motion an intrastate crowdfunding exemption. The vote was unanimous, 31-0. Crowdfunding legislation continues to garner bipartisan support. The bill now heads to the House where it is already receiving some praise. The Associated Press… Read More