Direct Public Offering (DPO)NASDAQNYSEOTC Market Going Public Without An IPO Laura Anthony, Esq.May 8, 2018 On April 3, 2018, Spotify made a big board splash by debuting on the NYSE without an IPO. Instead, Spotify filed a resale registrati... 00.9K00
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTFINRAFINRA ComplianceFINRA Rules FINRA Examines Fintech Including Blockchain Laura Anthony, Esq.September 11, 2018 On July 30, 2018, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published a Special Notice seeking public comments on how FINR... 00.9K00
Capital MarketsPenny Stocks Shifting Capital Markets; Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch Exits the Penny Stock Business Laura Anthony, Esq.October 23, 2018 November 4, 2018 There is a strange dichotomy building in the capital markets and what some are calling a clearing firm crisis. At the same time that... 086700
SPACs Proposed SPAC Rule Changes Laura Anthony, Esq.July 24, 2018 July 24, 2018 With the growing popularity of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), both the Nasdaq and NYSE have proposed rule changes th... 085700
C&DISEC SEC Issues Additional C&DI On Use Of Non-GAAP Measures Laura Anthony, Esq.August 7, 2018 On April 4, 2018, the SEC issued two new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DI) related to the use of non-GAAP finan... 083900
Blockchain TechnologyDistributed Ledger TechnologyInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsNASAASEC SEC and NASAA Statements on ICOs and More Enforcement Proceedings Laura Anthony, Esq.January 16, 2018 The message from the SEC is very clear: participants in initial coin offerings (ICO’s) and cryptocurrencies in general need to compl... 083300
C&DIRegulation DSEC Multiple Changes To Private Offering Compliance And Disclosure Interpretations (C&DI) Laura Anthony, Esq.January 23, 2018 January 23, 2018 The SEC has been fine-tuning its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DI), making multiple amendments, additions and del... 082200
OTC MarketOTC Markets Listing RequirementsOTCQBOTCQB and OTCQXOTCQB Listing RequirementsOTCQXOTCQX Listing Requirements Rule Changes for OTCQB and OTCQX Laura Anthony, Esq.November 20, 2018 Effective January 19, 2019, OTC Markets will require that all U.S.-incorporated OTCQB and OTCQX companies provide verified share dat... 080400
Regulation S-KRegulation S-XSECSmall Cap MarketSmaller Reporting Company SEC Amends Definition of “A Smaller Reporting Company” Laura Anthony, Esq.July 17, 2018 On June 28, 2018, the SEC adopted the much-anticipated amendments to the definition of a “smaller reporting company” as contained in... 078000
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCFTCCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency Offerings The Senate Banking Committee’s Hearing On Cryptocurrencies Laura Anthony, Esq.March 6, 2018 On February 6, 2018, the United States Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs (“Banking Committee”) held a hearing on... 076600