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SEC Modernizes Decades-Old Investor Marketing Rules to Address Evolution of Markets and Technology

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/29/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted a new investor marketing rule to replace and modernize its current advertising and cash solicitation rules. Neither of these rules has been...more

Social Media Compliance Guide For Issuers, Broker-Dealers, And Advisers

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on 7/9/2018

[author: Trevor Starer] The use of social media raises many securities law and compliance challenges for issuers, broker-dealers, and investment advisers. This Compliance Guide summarizes briefly some key principles. ...more

"Solicitation" In the Era of Social Media Remains Unsettled

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 12/5/2013

Last month, in KNF&T v. Muller (October 2013), the Massachusetts Superior Court found that a LinkedIn update regarding an employee's new job was not a solicitation of business in violation of her non-competition agreement,...more

Private Offerings: Questions that Might Frequently be Asked Sometime Soon (Part II)

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/3/2013

Shortly after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the final rule relaxing the prohibition against general solicitation in connection with offerings made pursuant to new Rule 506(c) and Rule 144A, we provided...more

The Guide to Social Media and the Securities Laws

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 10/1/2013

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

Securities Act Rule 506(c) - A Few Things to Think About if You Decide to Engage in General Solicitation

Dentons on 7/29/2013

A few things to think about if you decide to engage in General Solicitation: 1. Develop a plan as to type and content of the communications. You need to be in control so that all communications are appropriate and...more

SEC Approves Final Rules that (1) Permit General Solicitation and General Advertising in Rule 506 and Rule 144A Offerings and (2)...

Dechert LLP on 7/28/2013

The SEC has amended Rule 506 of Regulation D and Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) to (1) permit, in certain circumstances, an issuer to engage in general solicitation and general advertising in...more

Investment Management Legal + Regulatory Update -- July 2013

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/19/2013

In This Issue: Regulatory Updates - SEC Proposes Money Market Reform; SEC Eases Ban on General Solicitation and General Advertising in Certain Private Placements; SEC and CFTC Adopt Joint Rules to Address...more

Private Funds on Social Media—Proceed with Caution

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 7/16/2013

When the Securities and Exchange Commission lifted the ban on general solicitation and general advertising for private offerings of securities, can marketing blitzes on Twitter and other social media sites be far behind?...more

Form PC Revisions and Other Areas of Focus on Charities – A Summary of Remarks by Mary Beckman, Non-Profit Organizations/Public...

Foley Hoag LLP on 2/1/2013

Forthcoming revisions to Form PC, examining new forms of solicitation using social media, and newly proposed legislation regarding director compensation were topics covered by Mary Beckman, Chief of the Massachusetts Attorney...more

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