Investment Crowdfunding in the U.S. is Dead Before Arrival
I was excited to attend the Dealflow Media Crowdfunding Conference in San Francisco Monday. However, what I heard about the regulatory process and the anticipated future rules from the SEC and FINRA...
View ArticleCrowd-funding could come back to bite broker-dealers
New laws that ease restrictions on raising money for small, private companies could come back to bite the securities industry. That was the assessment of Arkansas Securities Commissioner Heath Abshure,...
View ArticleDinan & Company Announces Crowdfunding for Accredited Investors
ConfidentCrowd Launches Accredited Investor Access for Broker-Dealer Members In Accordance with Title II of JOBS Act PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dinan & Company today announced that its unique...
View ArticleSoMoLend Can Now Facilitate Loans Through Accredited Investors and Family and...
SoMoLend’s platform can service a broader range of borrowers and lenders to fuel small business growth CINCINNATI— While it remains somewhat difficult to obtain financing from traditional means, small...
View ArticleFinally: AngelList and SecondMarket team up for legal, controlled look-alike...
In perhaps the worst kept secret in venture history, SecondMarket and AngelList have teamed up to allow accredited investors to legally invest purely online on AngelList for the first time. Basically,...
View ArticleNew FAQs on Broker-Dealer Registration Exemption
On February 5, 2013, the SEC released FAQs regarding Section 201 of the JOBS Act, which offers a new limited exemption from broker-dealer registration. In addition to directing the SEC to adopt rules...
View ArticleEquity Crowdfunders: Mind What You Tweet And Pay Attention To Disclosure
As we approach the dawn of equity crowdfunding in the US, one of the challenges portals will eventually face has to do with educating their entrepreneurs about how to stay on the right side of the SEC....
View ArticleFor broker/dealers, crowdfunding presents new opportunity
While start-up owners eagerly await the Securities and Exchange Commission’s regulations for crowdfunding, a handful of broker/dealers are racing to be the first to capitalize on the phenomenon....
View ArticleBroker-Dealer Solution for Crowdfunding Portals cTrade Launched
CommunityLeader and Benjamin & Jerald have jointly announced the launch of cTrade—as an accredited and authorized broker-dealer solution for crowdfunding portals. cTrade was designed to support...
View ArticleDaniel Gorfine: Crowdfunding Is Missing The Crowd
Daniel Gorfine is the Director of Financial Markets Policy at the Milken Institute. He has long been a balanced, pragmatic voice in the crowdfunding conversation, which is why his recent piece in...
View ArticleEquityNet Partners With Crowdnetic & North Private Capital Securities On Deal...
EquityNet has announced a partnership with Dow Jones MarketWatch via Crowdnetic and North Capital Private Securities that seeks to allow issuers to “showcase their private offerings” on MarketWatch,...
View ArticleMichigan Seeks to Create New Type of Broker Dealer
Michigan has been one of the states at the forefront of allowing intrastate investment crowdfunding to occur as Title III retail crowdfunding remains in a regulatory holding pattern. The state has...
View ArticleSEC Issues Cease & Desist Order To “EB-5” Investment Companies For Acting As...
Last week the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Cease and Desist Order (the “Order” embedded below) against two related companies for acting as unregistered broker-dealers in...
View ArticleFor broker/dealers, crowdfunding presents new opportunity
While start-up owners eagerly await the Securities and Exchange Commission’s regulations for crowdfunding, a handful of broker/dealers are racing to be the first to capitalize on the phenomenon....
View ArticleBroker-Dealer Solution for Crowdfunding Portals cTrade Launched
CommunityLeader and Benjamin & Jerald have jointly announced the launch of cTrade—as an accredited and authorized broker-dealer solution for crowdfunding portals. cTrade was designed to support...
View ArticleDaniel Gorfine: Crowdfunding Is Missing The Crowd
Daniel Gorfine is the Director of Financial Markets Policy at the Milken Institute. He has long been a balanced, pragmatic voice in the crowdfunding conversation, which is why his recent piece in...
View ArticleEquityNet Partners With Crowdnetic & North Private Capital Securities On Deal...
EquityNet has announced a partnership with Dow Jones MarketWatch via Crowdnetic and North Capital Private Securities that seeks to allow issuers to “showcase their private offerings” on MarketWatch,...
View ArticleMichigan Seeks to Create New Type of Broker Dealer
Michigan has been one of the states at the forefront of allowing intrastate investment crowdfunding to occur as Title III retail crowdfunding remains in a regulatory holding pattern. The state has...
View ArticleSEC Issues Cease & Desist Order To “EB-5” Investment Companies For Acting As...
Last week the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Cease and Desist Order (the “Order” embedded below) against two related companies for acting as unregistered broker-dealers in...
View ArticleMinimizing Potential Litigation & Regulatory Risks for Crowdfunding Platforms
Crowdfunding regulations were enacted with the goal of providing small businesses access to capital without imposing arduous registration and disclosure burdens.[i] In that regard, the regulations...
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