Tagged: david burton

April 6, 2016 @ 7:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week Crowdfund Insider reported that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an arm of the Department of Treasury, had published a proposed rule change that will impact the nascent investment crowdfunding industry. The proposed change will require funding portals to adhere to the Bank Secrecy… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“I do not recycle or repackage the ideas of others.  I try to focus instead on broader JOBS Act issues and events which have thus far gone unnoticed – or barely noticed – and which require further thought, analysis and hopefully, action, by louder and… Read More

May 28, 2015 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Creating an exchange or market where smaller, entrepreneurial firms (SME’s) may efficiently and effectively see their shares trade in a public and transparent fashion is a good thing.  Giving people the opportunity to sell shares in a small company is a method of exit for… Read More

May 13, 2015 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Subcommittee on Capital Markets & Government Sponsored Enterprises, part of the Financial Services Committee, will meet today (Wednesday, May13th) to discuss multiple proposals designed to improve access to capital for SMEs.  Smaller businesses generate the bulk of economic growth, and correspondingly job creation,… Read More

May 5, 2015 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The subject of venture exchanges, or secondary markets for small cap companies, is a hot topic right now.  Sparked in part by the signing of the JOBS Act, and the new securities exemptions now coming into play, investing in SMEs is better for everyone if… Read More

March 8, 2015 @ 10:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Capitol Hill is an ever-revolving series of meetings, hearings and committees that too frequently get mired in petty political squabbles and posturing. Most of what occurs on the Hill these days is lost to much of the rest of the country who are simply too… Read More

November 10, 2014 @ 7:27 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

As one who has represented small and emerging growth companies over the past 36 years in navigating access to the capital markets, I have closely followed the legislative and regulatory developments in Washington, D.C. since the enactment of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of… Read More

October 13, 2014 @ 3:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week the Investor Advisory Committee met at the Securities and Exchange Commission to review and make recommendations on several issues regarding investors.  At the top of the list was the hot polemic on how an accredited investor should be defined. As it stands today… Read More

September 17, 2014 @ 5:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today (September 17th), during a presentation delivered at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher gave a thoughtful, concise and concerned speech regarding the incredibly important needs of small business in the United States.  Recognizing that “small business is the lifeblood… Read More

September 14, 2014 @ 5:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

The issue of capital formation for small businesses is an extremely important topic.  All too frequently the subject gets pushed aside by more superficial issues or the hot political topic of the moment.  But the fact of the matter is that small business creates the… Read More

April 7, 2014 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Committee on Financial Services has scheduled a earing entitled “Legislative Proposals to Enhance Capital Formation for Small and Emerging Growth Companies”.  The hearing is taking place this Wednesday, April 9, 2014 10:00 AM in 2128 Rayburn HOB.  This is a one panel hearing and… Read More