The SEC has adopted a rule expanding the definition of accredited investor to include certain securities professionals, knowledgeable employees of the issuer, and others.
Read MoreOn March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule, which would clarify and harmonize integration concepts for several types of exempt offerings. The new rule also would shorten the safe harbor in Regulation D from six months to 30 days
Read MoreIn 2015, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted what has become known as Regulation A+. Like transposing instruments, Regulation A+ was designed to make it easier for small businesses to raise new capital. Yet, just as an A played on alto clarinet sounds like a G, Regulation A+ doesn’t provide an A+ solution for all businesses or issuers.
Read MoreIt is not unusual to hear that a company is being investigated by the government over immigration issues. But, what is unusual about this particular investigation, however, is that it is being conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which regulates securities, rather than the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which regulates immigration and visas, including EB-5 visas.
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