Tagged: sec

November 9, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Nicholas Tommarello  |  

I spent a lovely weekend reading (and re-reading) all 685 pages of the final SEC rules of Title III the Jobs Act. Ah, the joy of memorizing regulations! We helped Congress pass the JOBS Act back in 2012, to help everyone — no matter how wealthy — invest as… Read More

November 7, 2015 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform WeFunder, a site that has raised over $10 million using Accredited Crowdfunding, sees a serious flaw in final rules of Title III of the JOBS Act.  In a recent open letter to the SEC, WeFunder CEO and co-founder Nicholas Tommarello said while… Read More

November 6, 2015 @ 10:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against alleged rogue trader James Alan Craig of Dunragit, Scotland.  Apparently Craig was a bit cocky too, as he tweeted that the SEC would not be able to track him down.  The SEC has used their own Twitter… Read More

November 6, 2015 @ 1:31 pm By Anthony Zeoli  |  

  With all the excitement last week surrounding the SEC’s release of the final Title III rules implementing “Regulation Crowdfunding,” the SEC’s vote in favor of proposing amendments to the current Rule 147 to help foster Intrastate Crowdfunding amounted to little more than a side-note…. Read More

November 6, 2015 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up an insight on Indiegogo’s equity crowdfunding future, CEO Slava Rubin published a post on Linkedin titled How Indiegogo and Title III Are eliminating Gatekeepers. Rubin shared: “Before we started Indiegogo in early 2008, a select group of elite gatekeepers were responsible for determining which… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lost in all of the excitement of last weeks’ announcement from the SEC on Title III crowdfunding rules was a case of crowdfunding fraud.  According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency halted a “fraudulent oil and gas crowdfunding scheme”.  The SEC has frozen… Read More

November 1, 2015 @ 8:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Embedded below are proposed amendments by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding Rule 147 and Rule 504 of Regulation D.  These are federal securities rules that impact the 29 states and District of Columbia that have enacted forms of intrastate crowdfunding. The SEC is accepting… Read More

October 31, 2015 @ 5:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Title II, 506(c), Equity Crowdfunding has Raised $33 Billion to Date. The unregistered securities market in the US is huge. In fact in 2014, over $2 trillion of capital was raised using unregistered securities largely using Regulation D. This is revealed in a white paper… Read More

October 31, 2015 @ 4:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has published the final rules regarding Title III of the JOBS Act that legalizes retail crowdfunding.  While the Form Funding Portal and updated Form ID will be effective January 29, 2015, these regulations will not become actionable until 180 days… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 1:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, StartEngine announced its support for the finalized rules of JOBS Act’s Title III that allows non-accredited equity crowdfunding.  Startups and SMEs will soon be able to raise up to $1 million in equity funding. The SEC’s four commissioners voted 3-1 on Friday morning… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo founder and CEO Slava Rubin has consistently expressed interest in shifting his platform to allow securities to be transacted under new exemptions enacted by the JOBS Act of 2012. Today, Rubin reaffirms its intent to allow non-accredited investors to purchase equity in SMEs –… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Elite Crowdfund announce the launch of its new equity crowdfunding platform. This announcement comes just as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission makes the final decision to allow unaccredited investors to enter the crowdfunding market. Elite Crowdfund offers accredited, and potentially unaccredited pending the… Read More

October 30, 2015 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Published below are the proposed amendments impacting Rule 147 and Rule 504 of Reg D which impacts intrastate crowdfunding. The SEC stated its intent to refine what it means to be an intrastate offering and ease some of the issuer eligibility requirements in the current… 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 29, 2015 @ 6:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC has updated their site to reflect a more defined meeting for tomorrow’s meeting of the Commission to reveal Title III, retail crowdfunding final rules.   The SEC will have  representatives of the Division of Corporate Finance in attendance to present information, similar to… Read More

October 29, 2015 @ 8:41 am By Kiran Lingam  |  

At long last (3 years, 6 months, 25 days since signing of the JOBS Act to be exact), we will get Title III equity crowdfunding rules tomorrow potentially opening up a new novel avenue for small businesses to raise capital. When the original rules were… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will reveal the final rules regarding Title III of the JOBS Act this Friday, October 3oth.  The long-awaited regulations will mark the completion of the bi-partisan bill that was signed into law over three years ago. Presently Title II… Read More

October 23, 2015 @ 9:44 am By JD Alois  |  

The annual gathering at the Securities and Exchange Commission to discuss issues pertaining to SMEs is scheduled for November 19th, 2015.  The Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation has become a much-needed event for members of the business community to interact with SEC officials…. Read More

October 23, 2015 @ 8:16 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Before Facebook’s IPO, there was SecondMarket: a leader in the secondary trading market, which enables repurchases of shares in private companies. SecondMarket’s platform saw over $1.4 billion worth of transactions in 2014–quadruple the volume of its transactions in 2013.  And today (Oct. 22), Nasdaq announced it had acquired… Read More

October 20, 2015 @ 5:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

President Barack Obama has revealed his picks to fill the two vacancies at the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Hester Peirce, currently a Professor at George Mason University and Lisa Fairfax, a Professor at George Washington University Law School, have been selected to fill two spots… Read More