June 19 will be one year since the effectiveness of the SEC's new rules on Regulation A+ under the Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012. So what's happened in the interim? According to information I very recently received: 99 deals filed, of which 55...
In a significant but not entirely unexpected or surprising blow to the cannabis industry, the Nasdaq stock market has decided to reject the attempt by MassRoots, a social networking site for cannabis enthusiasts, to list on their exchange. The reason: because they may be deemed to...
The SEC's Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies, co-led by Sara Hanks (left), met the other day to talk about how to update the definition of "accredited investor" following a detailed report issued by the SEC back in December. As we know, only accrediteds...
It took four years since the passage of the Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, but it is finally here. Regulation Crowdfunding, approved by the SEC back in October, is now officially in effect. Companies can work with a broker-dealer or registered online portal to...
Last week the SEC proudly announced the completion of its rulemaking obligations under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012 and the mini-JOBS Act 2.0 tacked onto the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The last rules had to do with implementing the...
According to the Associated Press and others, the process of filling the two open SEC Commissioner positions is being held up primarily because of the nominees' views on whether public companies should disclose their political spending. Key Senators have asked both Lisa Fairfax, the nominee...
The PIPEs Report last week tells us that equity lines of credit are making somewhat of a comeback. What are these? Kind of what they sound like - instead of a debt line, an investor agrees to give you money for stock anytime you want,...
According to Crowdfund Insider, spring will be a key season for the lawsuit brought by two US states to challenge the SEC rules adopted under the Regulation A provisions of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012. On April 14, final oral arguments...
Pres. Obama has recently declared that he'd like to see the budget for the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, double in the next five years. Of course as we know he will be out of office in less...
Elio Motors CEO Paul Elio must be pretty happy. According to Growth Capital Investor, he has apparently raised about $17 million through his Regulation A+ Tier II offering and is getting ready to close and start trading on the OTCQX. He says he will need...