Tagged: title iv

March 25, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Below is the “draft” of final rules of Title IV of the JOBS Act. Also known as Regulation A+ the below document will become final following a 60 day period after publication in the Federal Register. The 453 page document will be reviewed by the… Read More

March 25, 2015 @ 1:20 pm By Kiran Lingam  |  

In a stunning development earlier today, the SEC released final Regulation A+ rules under Title IV of the JOBS Act that pre-empts state law for larger Regulation A offerings up to $50M and provides for state coordinated review for offerings up to $20M.  Growth companies… Read More

March 25, 2015 @ 12:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission met today to finalize rules for Title IV of the JOBS Act, commonly referred to as Regulation A+.  As expected the Commission quickly approved rules that included state Blue Sky pre-emption but for only Tier 2 of Title IV.  The… Read More

March 25, 2015 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Later this morning the Securities and Exchange Commission will be releasing final rules for Title IV of the JOBS Act otherwise known as Regulation A+. While the details are not yet know, the expectations are for proposed rules to allow raised of up to $50… Read More

March 20, 2015 @ 6:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced an open meeting to be held on Wednesday, March 25th, to consider whether to adopt rules and forms related to the offer and sale of securities pursuant to Section 3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 to implement… Read More

March 16, 2015 @ 5:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider Senior Contributor, Sam Guzik, joined David Weild, former Vice Chair of Nasdaq, in a presentation last week on current issues regarding capital formation for SME’s. The discussion reviewed Title IV of the JOBS  Act (Regulation A+), the need for venture exchanges for secondary transactions… Read More

March 11, 2015 @ 7:00 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

To borrow a line from SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, quoting from the fight song of his alma mata, Georgetown University:  Oh How Long It’s Been! As we approach the three year anniversary of the signing into law of the JOBS Act of 2012 it… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies tackled the highly contentious issue of state Blue Sky Review preemption today regarding Title IV of the JOBS Act. Commonly called Reg A+, the SEC has recommended pre-empting state review as it is widely understood to have… Read More

February 28, 2015 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) continues to lobby the SEC aggressively in their attempt to obstruct removal of Blue Sky Review under Title IV of the JOBS Act.  NASAA is a special interest group that represents state securities regulators and advocates on behalf… Read More

February 27, 2015 @ 3:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC has shared the agenda for the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Small & Emerging Companies.  This committee was recently re-animated by SEC Chair Mary Jo White.  The Committee provides insight and advice to the SEC on privately held small businesses and publicly… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

MicroVentures, an online investment crowdfunding platform, has announced today the creation of a new investment opportunity targeting high profile businesses participating in 500 Startups. The “500 Startups Fund” is now open to accredited investors for as little as $10,000. Typically investors seeking access to invest… Read More

January 30, 2015 @ 1:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets Group (OTC: OTCM), the US based marketplace that provides liquidity for over 10,000 over the counter securities, has published a round up of 2014 accomplishments. Cromwell Coulson, CEO of the company lauded the final results; “2014 has been a year of accomplishment with the… Read More

January 28, 2015 @ 10:27 am By Anna Duning  |  

Entrepreneurs and investors may have to wait until 2016 for the true equity crowdfunding that the JOBS Act was meant to establish. But the SEC will likely soon finalize rules that open another funding avenue for small businesses. Regulation A+, an amended version of a… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 12:26 pm By Anthony Zeoli  |  

In late December of last year, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) launched, what it refers to, as its Electronic Filing Depository (EFD) system. The EFD system is designed to allow users to submit certain required “blue sky” notice filings in connection with exempt… Read More

January 2, 2015 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

With 2014 finally at an end and 2015 just kicking off it is that time of year when predictions on the future of crowdfunding roll in.  Crowdfund Insider has already published more than a few interesting predictions for 2015 and we expect more to follow…. Read More

December 20, 2014 @ 3:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The presentation below was created by SEC Senior Financial Economist Vladimir Ivanov and incorporates data on the private placement securities market through 2013.  While there are other available reports the research provided by Ivanov is probably the best.  Prior to his first review in 2012… Read More

December 19, 2014 @ 10:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has launched their online Electronic Filing Depository (EFD) directed towards the regulatory filing process for certain exempt securities offerings. Developed by NASAA, EFD is an online system that allows an issuer to submit a Form D for a Regulation… Read More

December 16, 2014 @ 7:30 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

As 2014 comes to a close, this is the time of year when all good journalists look back at the year’s events, and then look forward – typically with a list of bold predictions for the year ahead.  For those of you focused on small… Read More

December 15, 2014 @ 8:14 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

With all of the talk around venture exchanges and the much needed secondary market for private companies, one company has gone a long way in providing such liquidity for smaller, growth and other companies that do not fit the mold of a national securities exchange…. Read More

December 9, 2014 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

  Groundfloor, a real estate investment crowdfunding platform based in Atlanta that offers “micro-loans”, posted a comment letter on the SEC site in mid November sharing their opinion on the hot topic of State Blue Sky Pre-emption:  something viewed by many as a compelling aspect… Read More