On August 29, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a proposal to permit widespread advertising and other forms of “general solicitation” in private offering...
On July 19, 2012, the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued additional responses (the “Responses”) to frequently asked que...
On July 10, 2012, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) issued a no-action letter that will extend until December 31, 2012 relief from registration as a commodity...
On June 8, 2012 and June 29, 2012, the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued responses (the “Responses”) to frequently ask...
On June 8, 2012, the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued responses (the “Responses”) to two questions regarding reportin...
On April 11, 2012, prior to proposing rules that are required to implement certain aspects of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), the Securities and Exchange Com...
SEC Rules and Regulations
SEC Staff Responds to Form ADV Questions Regarding Exempt Adviser Reporting and Financial Industry Affiliations
SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Issues of Intere...
On March 22, 2012, the Senate voted 96-3 to adopt the House version of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (the “STOCK Act”), which most notably extends insider trading la...
By a vote of 380 to 41, the House of Representatives today passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (“JOBS”) Act, without further amendment. The JOBS Act will now be sent to Preside...
Yesterday, by a vote of 73 to 26, the U.S. Senate passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, which was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 8, 2012, but voted to am...
