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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Regulation A

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and... more +
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and includes broad reforms related to many aspects of the financial and banking industry. Notable sections of the Act include stricter regulations of the derivatives market, as well as the Volcker Rule, which restricts the trading practices of FDIC-insured institutions.    less -
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Bad Actor Disqualification Provisions of Regulation A, Regulation CF and Regulation D

Overview - Section 926 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to adopt rules that would make the exemption from registration...more

Stoel Rives LLP

In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel - June 2018

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Trump signed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, the acronym for which doesn’t spell anything pithy, late last month. The EGRRCPA (ugh!), here, pulls back regulations implemented by the...more

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Congress Acts to Expand Capital Formation Rules While Rolling Back Dodd-Frank Regulation

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Since the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) was enacted in 2010, many Republicans have advocated for its repeal. However, in one of the first bipartisan banking laws to be adopted in...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

SEC Reporting Companies Soon to be Regulation A+ Eligible

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Buried in new legislation mainly intended to ease Dodd-Frank restrictions on small banks is an expansion of Regulation A eligibility to include SEC reporting companies. ...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Dodd-Frank Reform Includes Notable Changes to Rule 701 of the Securities Act and Regulation A+

Introduction - On May 24, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the “Relief Act”). The Relief Act significantly reforms the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Topics on SEC, CFTC, Banking, and EU Developments

SEC/CORPORATE - Dodd-Frank Legislation Directs SEC to Amend Rule 701 and Regulation A+ - On May 24, President Trump signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act. While the Act...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Dodd-Frank Rollback Law Includes Increased Flexibility for Growth Companies and Venture Funds

On May 24, 2018, President Trump signed into law a broad rollback of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. In addition to a number of changes applicable specifically to financial institutions,...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Dodd-Frank Rollback Requires Changes to Regulation A+ and Rule 701

The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155), which is primarily aimed at easing regulations on community banks, also contains provisions designed to facilitate capital formation. President...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Capital Formation Bills Pass House Financial Services Committee

On November 15, the House Financial Services Committee approved 23 bills, which included various bills that facilitate capital formation and reduce certain regulatory requirements.? Chairman of the Committee, Jeb Hensarling,...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Treasury Issues Plan to Streamline Capital Markets Regulation

Pursuant to Executive Order 13772, the Treasury Department has issued a report that identifies laws, treaties, regulations, guidance, reporting and record keeping requirements, and other government policies that promote or...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Access to Capital and Liquidity

The SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) recently produced a Report to Congress regarding the impacts of the Dodd-Frank Act on access to capital for consumers, investors, and businesses, and market liquidity. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Financial CHOICE Act Aims to Open Capital Markets and Reduce Regulatory Burdens

On June 8, 2017, the House of Representatives passed, by a 233-186 party-line vote (with all Democrats and one Republican voting against), the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017, a bill principally designed to reverse many features...more

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In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel - April 2017

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A host of things happened in the last few months regarding Conflict Minerals, although likely not much that will affect what a public company reports on its Form SD, due May 31. (Spoiler alert: The same thing companies have...more

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Corporate Communicator - 2017 Annual Meeting Season

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Dear clients and friends, We present our traditional year-end issue of Snell & Wilmer’s Corporate Communicator to help you prepare for the upcoming annual report and proxy season. This issue highlights SEC reporting and...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly News - June 2016 #3

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Regulatory Developments - OFAC Updates Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Lifting Sanctions on Iran - On June 8, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC) updated its...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

JOBS Act Quick Start – A Brief Overview of the JOBS Act, 2016 Update

Many market participants were taken by surprise by the enactment of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. The JOBS Act, HR 3606, was passed by the United States House of Representatives on March 8, 2012. On March...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

What's Market? Update: Securities

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Amendments to Regulation A adopted by the SEC to comply with a mandate in the JOBS Act took effect on June 19, 2015. Regulation A as amended (often referred to as “Regulation A+”) expands the maximum aggregate amount that...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Glossary of Important Securities Regulation Terms and Definitions

This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more

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In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel - May 2015

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The SEC proposed pay for performance rules to implement Section 953(a) of Dodd-Frank, which requires disclosure of “information that shows the relationship between executive compensation actually paid and the financial...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Chair White’s Testimony on SEC Initiatives

In testimony today, Chair White provided a brief update on various rulemaking initiatives. She noted that, in connection with the Dodd-Frank Act mandates, the Division of Corporation Finance continues to work to implement...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Practical Implications of the JOBS Act Changes to Private Placements: Rule 506(c), Crowdfunding, and Reg A+

Two key features of the JOBS Act – general solicitation in Rule 506 offerings, and the increased thresholds at which an issuer will be required to register a class of securities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the...more

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

JOBS Act Quick Start - A brief overview of the JOBS Act - 2014 Update

In This Issue: - Introduction - The IPO on-ramp - The IPO Process - Applying Title I to other transactions - Private offerings - Crowdfunding - Regulation A+ - Exchange...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Remarks of Sebastian Gomez Abero, Chief of the SEC’s Office of Small Business Policy, in an ALI Webcast Titled “Crowdfunding and...

On May 22, 2014, Sebastian Gomez Abero, Chief of the Office of Small Business Policy of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC, spoke about the SEC’s crowdfunding and Regulation A+ proposals. Mr. Gomez commented...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Under a Clear Blue Sky?

Commissioner Aguilar noted in his remarks that “Regulation A-plus remains a work in progress, and no one can say what the ultimate outcome will be.” The Commissioner went on to note that a workable exemption would “attract...more

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Amendments To "Regulation A" - A Step Towards a Middle Ground in Smaller Company Capital Formation

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) recently proposed rules amending Regulation A. Regulation A currently allows an exemption from federal registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) for...more

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