Posts tagged securities regulation
SEC Adds Knowledgeable Issuer Employees to List of Accredited Investors in Private Placements

Starting in December individuals may be accredited based upon their credentials, and issuer employees may be accredited based upon their "knowledge." However, there is no bright-line test to determine which employees are sufficiently knowledgeable to be accredited investors.

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SEC Proposes New Regulation for Integration of Offerings

On 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

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Orange Groves, Pay Phones, Visas, and Violins: Why Your Real Estate or Business Investment May be Subject to Securities Regulation

It 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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