Tagged: regulations

October 9, 2015 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The North Carolina  JOBS/PACES Act, an investment crowdfunding bill, has died in committee as NC legislators ignored a bill that garnered the support of the Governor and advocates of the local economy. According to a report in WRAL TechWire; “this represents a huge missed opportunity… 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

October 6, 2015 @ 10:55 am By Zhao Liang  |  

The concept of crowdfunding is derived from crowdsourcing and micro-finance. Crowdfunding is a financing process for individuals and enterprises to raise funds from the public via the internet. Crowdfunding platforms, project initiators, and investors are the participants in crowdfunding. Open online project exhibition, fund raising… Read More

October 1, 2015 @ 3:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

  As the Marketplace Lending industry begins to mature, awareness is growing across the population.  More and more consumers realize they may be able to save time, and money, by doing a greater portion of their banking online. Lending Club, the largest Marketplace Lending platform… Read More

September 30, 2015 @ 10:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lending is undergoing a bit of an introspective period.  The US Department of Treasury published a request for information which posed multiple questions to industry participants and interested observers.  The UK P2PFA took the opportunity to share their point of view from across the… Read More

September 30, 2015 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending Club (NYSE:LC), the largest marketplace lending platform in the US today, has submitted their opinion to the US Department of Treasury request for information (RFI) on the eve of the deadline for comments of September 30th, 2015.  Lending Club, the first publicly traded online lending… Read More

September 23, 2015 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The Advisory Committee on Small & Emerging Companies (ACSEC) convened today (September 23, 2015), submitting their recommendations on three different areas regarding securities regulations. The three items include: Modernizing Rule 147 under the Securities Act of 1933 (impacting intrastate investment crowdfunding) Expanding Simplified Disclosures for Smaller… Read More

September 21, 2015 @ 6:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

It was bittersweet walking into Commissioner Daniel Gallagher’s office for the first and last time. He has been a true champion for small business and access to capital and we all owe him a debt of gratitude. It was also wholly appropriate that the amazing… Read More

September 18, 2015 @ 1:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a somewhat controversial regulatory approach, the state of Washington, Department of Financial Institutions, has indicated its interest in requiring issuers to file with the state when utilizing Tier 2 of Regulation A+.  The new exemption which preempts State Blue-Sky law and raises the investor… Read More

September 15, 2015 @ 12:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regulations usually possess good intent, but all too frequently are near-sighted and fall far short of assisting targeted beneficiaries.  This may be another case of myopic regulators not taking a moment to think beyond what superficially may appear to be a plus, but ends up… Read More

September 15, 2015 @ 4:00 am By Anthony Zeoli  |  

Steve Jobs is quoted as saying that “innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” While I personally agree with this statement, and it may certainly be the case in the mobile device and other industries, when it comes to the offering and sale of… Read More

September 15, 2015 @ 1:08 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  Recently, Soul Htite, co-founder and CEO of Dianrong.com, one of China’s fastest-growing peer-to-peer lenders, did a little debunking of P2P and conventional banking assumptions. In a recent exclusive interview with FinanceAsia, he noted, One of the common misconceptions of P2P lenders is that they go head-to-head with… Read More

September 4, 2015 @ 4:00 pm By Charles Kaufman and Jor Law  |  

        If your company is not public and plans to raise capital, you might have considered Regulation A Plus – and you are aware that it comes with a big warning sticker: the company needs to prepare an offering circular and go… Read More

September 2, 2015 @ 5:00 pm By Bret Conkin and Alixe Cormick  |  

Causes and Lessons to be learned from more Developed Markets In this three-part series, we examine whether “conservative” Canadian business culture is having a negative effect on equity crowdfunding taking hold in Canada.  In Part I of this series we took a snapshot of equity… Read More

September 2, 2015 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Paul Niederer, CEO of ASSOB  – a trailblazing investment crowdfunding platform in Australia, makes a very valid point. Regulators are too rooted in the past and they are at risk of botching the future as the finance industry inevitably moves online. Australia is in the… Read More

August 29, 2015 @ 3:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The finalization of rules regarding Title IV of the JOBS Act was a watershed moment in the history of securities law and a leap forward for investment crowdfunding.  Title IV, now commonly referred to as Regulation A+, not only allows issuers to raise capital in… Read More

August 25, 2015 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Speaking at the annual FBIC Conference that is taking place this week in Mumbai, SS Mundra, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, called for more regulation in the burgeoning online finance space – including crowdfunding and peer to peer lending. “Crowdsourcing and peer… Read More

August 17, 2015 @ 5:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

As regional economies slow, policy makers search for new catalysts for growth.  Thailand is one of several countries in southeast Asia eyeing investment crowdfunding to help spur innovation and economic growth.  While several rewards based platforms operate in Thailand now, the country has charted a… Read More

August 16, 2015 @ 4:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The below report was published by the UK parliament some weeks back.  A joint commission comprised of members of the House of Lords and House of Commons generated a document entitled “Changing Banking for Good”.  The UK suffered like the rest of the world during… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 4:00 pm By Anthony Zeoli  |  

Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) responded to a “no-action” letter (RE: Citizen VC, Inc.) concerning the establishment of “substantive relationships” with previously unknown potential investors and what constitutes “general solicitation” in the context of a private securities offering. The SEC also issued… Read More