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SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee to Tell Commission Don’t Raise Accredited Investor Wealth Hurdles, Seeks to Make Definition More Inclusive

Yesterday (February 27, 2024), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), met to discuss several issues of importance that impact early-stage firms. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the definition of an Accredited Investor – a rule the Commission… Read More

The SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee to Address Definition of an Accredited Investor Once Again

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC)will reconvene once again to discuss the definition of an Accredited Investor. At the same meeting, the Committee will review the status of the IPO market in the US along with several other… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee to Discuss Definition of an Accredited Investor. Again.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), is scheduled to meet next week, and it has just posted its agenda. Probably the most interesting subject on the list of topics is the segment on the definition of an Accredited… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Meeting Scheduled for End of Month

The Securities and Exchange Commission, Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), has scheduled a meeting for the end of this month on November 20, 2023. The meeting will begin at 10:00 ET and will be open to the public via a live stream on… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Posts Agenda for Upcoming Meeting

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), has posted the agenda for its second meeting of 2023. SBCFAC will hold three separate panels, the first being a primer of the operations of the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance (CorpFin)…. Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Schedules September Meeting

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) has scheduled a meeting to take place on September 19th. This is only the second meeting following the Commission’s change of members on SBCFAC. An agenda is not… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Posts Meeting Agenda

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), has posted its first agenda following the new incarnation of the Committee with an almost completely new group of members. The agenda for the meeting, available below, includes Member Observations on the… Read More

Newly Reconstituted SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Schedules First Meeting

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) has scheduled its first meeting of 2023 following the influx of new members announced earlier this month. The meeting, which is open to the public and will be live-streamed on the SEC… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Worries that Small Companies May Die on the Vine as Commission Ignores its Recommendations

In a diplomatically worded missive, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, has posted a “Parting Perspective Letter” regarding its efforts in recent years while outlining its recommendations – that the Commission has ignored. The letter, signed by Committee Chair Carla… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Has Made a Lot of Recommendations to Support SMEs, but the Commission Has Ignored them All

  The SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) was created by Congress in recognition that smaller firms too frequently did not garner the support they need. The Committee formally provides feedback to the Commission and, ostensibly, the SEC should be reviewing and pursuing… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Posts Meeting Agenda

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), has posted its agenda for its next meeting. The Committee was created by law to advise the Commission on issues, including rules and regulations that impact small businesses, providing valuable feedback as… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Schedules First Meeting of 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), has scheduled its first meeting of 2023. The meeting, set for February 7, 2023, at 10 AM, does not yet have a posted agenda with the notice indicating that the “meeting includes… Read More

SEC Looks for New Members for the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is on the hunt for new additions to the  Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC). The Committee, which was created by legislation signed into law during the Obama administration, aims to provide the Commission with advice and feedback… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Tells Commission to Add Sophistication Option for Accredited Investor Qualification, Cautions on Undermining Reg D, More

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), has posted two letters advising the Commission on key policy goals that impact capital formation, especially for smaller – private firms. The Committee is the creation of the SEC Small Business… Read More

SEC Commissioner Peirce Asks All the Right Questions of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee

Today the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) held a meeting to address two important topics. The sagging initial public offering (IPO) market and access to capital for vital entrepreneurial markets. Both, are key policy ambitions – more so during a time of… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Tells Commission to Make it Easier to Trade Reg A+ Securities

Several weeks back, the SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) met and discussed secondary transactions for securities issued under Regulation A (Reg A+) as well as Reg CF. Private securities must adhere to various rules for investors to sell a holding creating hurdles… Read More

SEC Investor Advisory Committee Schedules Meeting, Will Discuss Climate Disclosure Along with Other Topics

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) has scheduled a meeting for September 21st. According to the Sunshine Act Notice, the IAC will be discussing Climate Disclosure along with a recommendation made by the Committee. Currently, the SEC is proposing new rules… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Tells Commission to Make SPACs Work

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), is telling the Commission to help SPACs [Special Purposed Acquisition Companies] work – not shut them down by over-regulating. Posted last month, in a letter to Chairman Gary Gensler, the SBCFAC stated:… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Tells Commission Climate Disclosure May Deter Firms from Going Public

Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), held a meeting to discuss proposed rules on climate risk disclosure. The meeting addressed potential rule changes initiated by the SEC and championed by SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. When… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will Discuss SPACs, Climate Disclosure under ESG Push

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) has scheduled a meeting to discuss two specific topics: SPACs or Special Purpose Acquisition Companies and Climate Disclosure. The meeting will take place on Friday, May 6, 2022. According to a statement by… Read More

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