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Lowenstein Sandler LLP

2020 and Q1 2021 Developments And Annual Compliance Checklists

Summaries of recent legislative and regulatory developments with respect to: •The SEC’s Examination Priorities for 2021- •The SEC’s Focus on Digital Asset Securities- •The SEC’s New Marketing Rule... ...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Key Considerations for Issuers and Potential Finders Under the SEC’s Proposed “Finder” Exemption from Broker Registration

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In our first installment of this two-part “mini-series” on finders, we outlined the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed conditional exemption (“Proposed Exemption”) to permit unregistered brokers – or “finders” – to...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

New Proposed SEC Rule Would Allow Finders to Receive Commissions Without Registering as a Broker Dealer

In order to clarify various no action letters and court decisions, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed an rule that would allow two classes of “finders” to avoid having to register as a broker-dealer or...more

Akerman LLP

SEC Proposes Exemption from Registration for Certain Finders

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On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed an exemptive order which would permit “finders” (i.e., natural persons engaged by issuers) to solicit accredited investors in connection with private...more

Blank Rome LLP

Regulatory Update and Recent SEC Actions - October 2020

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REGULATORY UPDATES - SEC Adopts Amendments to Exemptive Applications Procedures - On July 6, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced the adoption of rule amendments that establish an expedited...more

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SEC Proposed Exemption Offers Regulatory Clarity For Unregistered Finders

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On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to provide much needed clarity to the regulatory status of so-called “finder” who assist small businesses in raising capital. In a 3-to-2 vote, the SEC...more

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Divided SEC Votes To Propose “Finder” Exemption From Broker Registration

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On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted 3-2 to propose a conditional exemption (“Exemption”) to permit natural persons to engage in limited securities activities as “finders” on behalf of...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

SEC Proposes Much Needed Finder Exemption, and Paul Anka Must Be Singing

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Finders play a vital role in introducing startups to potential investors.  Yet the general requirement that persons soliciting investors must register with the Securities and Exchange Commission as broker-dealers and be...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Big Regulatory Changes in Store for Funds and Advisers? No One Knows for Certain, but Here’s Our Best Guess

While no one knows for sure what the future holds for investment management regulation, the tea leaves indicate that we may expect a slowdown on new regulations, some pullback on parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...more

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SIFMA Provides Guidance on Verification of Accredited Investor Status by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

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The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) issued a memorandum (the “Memorandum”) with guidance for registered broker-dealers and investment advisers on various non-exclusive means of verifying an...more

Blank Rome LLP

SIFMA Issues Guidance on Rule 506(c) Verification

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On June 23, 2014, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) issued a memorandum (the “Memorandum”) containing guidance for broker-dealers and investment advisers with respect to verifying the status...more

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Verifying Accredited Investors in Public Rule 506 Offerings: SIFMA Guidance

On June 23, 2014, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) published a memo outlining several specific methods for verifying accredited investor status that SIFMA believes would satisfy the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Guide to Social Media and the Securities Laws

REGULATION FD - Beginning in 1999 and continuing into 2000, media reports about selective disclosure of material nonpublic information by issuers raised concerns that select market professionals who were privy to this...more

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