Tagged: title iv

June 18, 2015 @ 11:45 am By Anthony Zeoli  |  

As you may know, Montana has filed a “Petition For Review” to challenge the final rules adopted by the SEC under Title IV of the JOBS Act (commonly referred to as Regulation A+). In connection with its suit, Monica J. Lindeen, Montana State Auditor and… Read More

June 12, 2015 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets has published proposed new rules and standards for companies seeking to use newly adopted “Regulation A+,” or Title IV of the JOBS Act.  The objective is to have companies using this new exemption  to list their securities on OTCQX Best or OTCQB Venture… Read More

June 10, 2015 @ 9:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a little over a week Title IV of the JOBS Act, commonly called Reg A+, will become actionable.  We are already hearing chatter about companies planning on using the new exemption. Whenever a new chapter is written in the Securities Law Book there is… Read More

June 9, 2015 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

On June 19th, Title IV of the JOBS Act will finally become actionable for interested issuers.  Commonly referred to as Regulation A+, or “Reg A+”, this portion of the JOBS Act may be best described as a mini-IPO.  Reg A+ may be used by any… Read More

June 5, 2015 @ 9:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Senator Elizabeth Warren, an outspoken critic of all things associated with Wall Street, launched a blistering frontal assault against the current Chair of the SEC – Mary Jo White. It should be noted that Mary Jo White was selected by President Barack Obama to reinvigorate… Read More

May 27, 2015 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

CFIRA and CfPA Issue Joint Statement Regarding Lawsuit Against the SEC to Block Implementation of Regulation A+, Title IV of the JOBS Act In a joint statement released today by the leadership of crowdfunding industry associations Crowdfunding Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA) and the Crowdfunding Professional… Read More

May 26, 2015 @ 8:15 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

On the eve of the 2015 Memorial Day weekend, Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin set the stage for what I expect will be the final chapter in the continuing saga of what has popularly been referred to as Regulation A+,  a newly created avenue… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 9:25 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Last fall I interviewed FlashFunders Co-Founder Vincent Bradley to learn more about his newly launched, no-fee equity funding platform.  In the months following, Bradley and his team have stewarded startups and streamlined their process. The platform recently reached a major milestone: closing a major round… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 6:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Title IV of the JOBS Act has finally made it over to the Federal Register. According to protocol, the new exemption will become actionable 60 days after publication in the government journal.  This means Title IV, or Regulation A+ as it has become known, may… Read More

April 10, 2015 @ 5:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Alphaworks, the crowdfunding offshoot of innovation factory betaworks, recently published a series of postings on Regulation A+: How it came to be and what they anticipate it to become going forward. Broken up into three different segments, the first part reviewed the origin and history surrounding… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 1:08 pm By Gil Michel-Garcia  |  

Regulators, particularly securities regulators, are normally a conservative and risk averse lot, generally preferring fraud prevention to economic efficiency.  However sometimes they can come up with some brilliant pieces of economically empowering regulation, particularly when pushed by the political powers that be and when faced… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 12:01 am By Brad McGee  |  

After the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its final rules for the new Regulation A (Reg A+), many in the media heralded the changes as the dawn of a new financial paradigm: investment crowdfunding.  Companies we work with wondered if Reg A+ was the… Read More

April 6, 2015 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

  In 2014 OTC Markets claimed a record “exchange graduation year” with 83 companies “up-listing” from the OTC marketplaces to a NYSE or NASDAQ listing. OTC Markets also experienced a 92% increase in the number of US companies that qualified for their OTCQX Marketplace and now has over 660… Read More

April 2, 2015 @ 6:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Venovate is ready to onboard issuers leveraging the new Reg A+ rules announced by the SEC.  The alternative funding platform that has embraced investment crowdfunding recently indicated they had partnered with CrowdCheck to immediately support companies looking to utilized the new rules.  Title IV of… Read More

April 1, 2015 @ 11:33 am By Josh Kalish  |  

By now, the startup world has heard the news. Finance blogs are ablaze, and twitter feeds are lighting up with word that capital just became a whole lot easier to access. Entrepreneurs from coast to coast are leaning back in their chairs, greedily steepling their… Read More

March 30, 2015 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

We reported on Saturday that Commissioner Daniel Gallagher had visited the land of the Commodores in Nashville and delivered a piercing speech where he labeled Title III, retail crowdfunding as similar to former East Bloc Germany. While I wondered who would play the role of… Read More

March 30, 2015 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Final rules on Title IV of the JOBS Act, Regulation A+, were announced last week by the SEC. The rules will be available for companies interested in raising capital in a bit over 60 days.  There has been much speculation and discussion regarding the impact… Read More

March 29, 2015 @ 12:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has put together a nice fact sheet on Title IV of the JOBS Act, commonly referred to as Regulation A+.  The final rules, available here, encompass a 450 page document sharing the process behind the decision making process.  The fact… Read More

March 27, 2015 @ 4:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, one of the first crowdfunding platforms in the United States, was an early innovator when it comes to real estate crowdfunding.  Founded by brothers Ben & Dan Miller, the pair started using old Regulation A to offer shares in small real estate deals. This… Read More

March 26, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

With the release of final rules for Title IV of the JOBS Act, commonly referred to as  Regulation A+, all investment crowdfunding platforms are sizing up the opportunity and evaluating the shift in regulations.  But one sector is uniquely positioned to marry both perks and ownership:… Read More