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Like an accordionist, real estate sponsors often seek to be innovative. Cutting-edge opportunities like crowdfunding and online selling platforms call to them. However, based on statistics from the Securities and Exchange...more
SEC is seeking public comments in its concept release in an effort to simplify, harmonize and improve the existing exempt offering framework. On June 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the...more
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. filed proposed amendments to FINRA Rule 5110 (Proposed Rule Change) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2019.1 Rule 5110 (Rule) imposes certain...more
Recently, I came across a very helpful table on the SEC's website. The table illustrates which offerings exempt from Section 5 of the Securities Act may be subject to state registration or qualification requirements...more
The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance staff released 35 new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) on December 8th. Among numerous interpretations focused on issues applicable to foreign private issuers and...more
On Monday, the House of Representatives passed the Creating Financial Prosperity for Businesses and Investors Act (H.R. 6427) (the “Act”) by a vote of 398 to 2. The Act is actually a compilation of six measures that were...more
The SEC has adopted final rules to modernize intrastate securities offerings under Rule 147, adopted new Rule 147A to broaden the availability of the existing safe harbor for intrastate securities offerings and amended Rule...more
On June 6, 2016, the OTC Markets Group Inc., the entity operating three major over-the-counter marketplaces (“OTC”), submitted a rulemaking petition to the SEC. The petition asked the SEC to amend Regulation A+ to allow...more
Newly adopted exemption to securities registration requirements may offer new capital raising opportunities for developing companies - A company that seeks to raise capital by offering or selling securities to potential...more
On February 16, 2015, the Texas State Securities Board voted to formally adopt their proposed Rule 139.27, which provides an exemption from dealer registration for intermediaries providing services solely in connection with...more
Yesterday’s post discussed a news report of an SEC inquiry into insider trading by CalPERS. Rather than being abashed by this news, CalPERS responded by congratulating itself on having implemented a personal trading policy....more
On February 5, 2013, the SEC released FAQs regarding Section 201 of the JOBS Act, which offers a new limited exemption from broker-dealer registration....more
On January 29, the SEC amended the expiration dates in its interim final rules that provide exemptions for security-based swaps that, prior to July 16, 2012, were security-based swap agreements and are defined as “securities”...more