Reg A+

Wall Street has a new obsession: special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). SPACs are an alternative to the traditional way businesses raise money known as initial public offerings (IPOs). Since January 1, 2021 SPACs have raised over $88 billion, making up 83 percent of public offerings this year and raising more money than they did in all of 2020. As investment banks and professional investors celebrate this booming...

SEC Charges New Jersey Software Company and Senior Employees with Accounting-Related Misconduct Synchronoss Technologies to Pay $12.5 Million to Settle Charges, Former CEO to Reimburse Company Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Bridgewater, NJ-based Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. and seven senior employees, including the former CFO, in connection with their roles related to long-running accounting improprieties that ran...

​California Cannabis Powerhouse, Harborside, is Another Public Launch on the Horizon Last month, I mentioned the Pax Labs IPO as probably the biggest moment for the cannabis industry next year. Pax is Juul's cannabis-focused sister and the stock will be in high demand as it technically does not touch the plant as it is more of a "Keurig for cannabis"...

Washington D.C., May 3, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the allocation of 20 additional positions to the unit responsible for protecting investors in crypto markets and from cyber-related threats. The newly renamed Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit (formerly known as the Cyber Unit) in the Division of Enforcement will grow to 50 dedicated positions. "The U.S....

Brokerage firm sold $13.3 million worth of high-risk bonds to retirees and other retail investors Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged registered broker-dealer Western International Securities, Inc. and five of its registered representatives, or brokers – Nancy Cole, Patrick Egan, Andy Gitipityapon, Steven Graham, and Thomas Swan – with violating Best Interest Obligation regulations (commonly referred...

10 Reasons why STO (Security Token Offering) Will Become Huge Investment vehicle In 2017 the world learned about initial coin offerings (ICO) as the start-ups began raising capital in a new and innovative way. In 2017 and 2018 more than $14 billion as invested through ICOs in Blockchain companies as investors were eager to cash in on the crypto craze....

The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed this week new Regulation SE under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) to create a regime for the registration and regulation of security-based swap execution facilities (SBSEFs). The new regulatory framework was one of the major reforms required under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Haverford, PA-based Egan-Jones Ratings Company, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) registered with the Commission in certain ratings classes, with violating conflict of interest provisions. The SEC also charged the company’s founder and chief executive officer, Sean Egan, with causing certain of those violations. The SEC’s order finds that,...

Reg A+ Investing will become big in 2020 and beyond for public and private companies Before 2015, a business looking to raise money had very limited options. The most common avenues were an initial public offering or raising capital privately. This left only seasoned companies and accredited investors to reap the benefits leaving a pool of investors. The JOBS Act in...

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it updated its list of unregistered entities that use misleading information to solicit primarily non-U.S. investors, adding 58 soliciting entities, 11 impersonators of genuine firms, and one bogus regulator. The SEC’s list of soliciting entities that have been the subject of investor complaints, known as the Public Alert: Unregistered...