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The Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups Act › Investment Company Act of 1940

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The Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups Act is a United States federal law enacted in 2012 to increase start-up companies' access to capital by easing certain restrictions on seeking and soliciting private... more +

CFTC Finalizes Regulation Amendments: Certain Registered and Exempt CPOs and CTAs Need to Take Action

Dechert LLP on 1/9/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2019 several amendments to the regulatory framework applicable to certain commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading...more

SEC Proposes New Rule to Expand “Test-the-Waters” Modernization Reform to Registered Investment Companies

K&L Gates LLP on 3/19/2019

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - On February 19, 2019, the SEC proposed Rule 163B (the “Proposed Rule”) and amendments to certain related rules under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), that would enable all...more

SEC proposes to expand “testing-the-waters” provisions to all issuers

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 2/25/2019

On February 19, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a proposal to expand the “testing-the-waters” exemption to all issuers. Currently the exemption is limited to emerging growth companies (EGCs)....more

Investment Services Regulatory Update - August 2018

Vedder Price on 8/21/2018

New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS – OCIE Publishes Risk Alert on Compliance Issues Relating to Best Execution – On July 11, 2018, the Office of Compliance Inspections and...more

The Trump Administration: Change By Appointment

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 11/21/2016

The election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, along with the Republican control of the majority of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, will likely result in significant changes in...more

Fix Crowdfunding Act and Venture Capital Bill Pass House

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 7/6/2016

The Fix Crowdfunding Act (H.R. 4855) passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 394 to 4. It doesn’t look much like the original bill we reported on here. As passed by the House, the bill allows special purpose...more

Following the Wisdom of the Crowd? A Look at the SEC’s Final Crowdfunding Rules

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/2/2015

In this alert, we provide a detailed overview of the final rules, Regulation Crowdfunding, which will be applicable to crowdfunding offerings conducted in reliance on Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended...more

A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/3/2015

Non-Enforcement - States are Accommodating Crowdfunding Offerings While the SEC Continues to Ponder Crowdfunding Rules - The SEC first proposed rules in October 2013 for the crowdfunding exemption which was included in...more

SEC Proposes Rules To Amend Regulation A

Pierce Atwood LLP on 2/3/2014

On December 18, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released proposed rules to amend Regulation A to provide for the offering of up to $50 million in securities. Regulation A is a quasi-public offering...more

Standing out from the Crowd: A Closer Look at the SEC’s and FINRA’s Proposed Crowdfunding Rules

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act on 11/18/2013

In this alert, we provide a detailed overview of the proposed regulatory framework that will be applicable to crowdfunding offerings conducted pursuant to Title III of the JOBS Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(6) of the...more

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