SEC Approves New Rules Impacting Investment Advisers and Funds On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 along party lines to approve new rules and rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act)....
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Dogecoin Nears $50 Billion — Wow, Much Amaze!
An unlikely cryptocurrency is now worth almost 50 times what it was valued on January 1 of this year. According to the Dogecoin website, the digital currency is “favored by Shiba Inus worldwide.” Clearly, Dogecoin doesn’t take itself too seriously, so why does it have...
Reviewing the SEC’s Regulation Crowdfunding Report – Part II
By Cary Zimmerman As I noted in a previous article, this past summer the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a report on its study of the impact of Regulation Crowdfunding (“Reg CF”) on capital formation and investor protection. To recap, Reg CF helps...
A Snapshot of the SEC’s Summer 2019 Regulation Crowdfunding Report: Part I
By Cary Zimmerman On June 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a report based on its study of the capital formation and investor protection impacts of Regulation Crowdfunding (“Reg CF”). Reg CF was adopted on October 30, 2015 as required by...