OTC MarketOTC Markets Listing RequirementsOTCQBOTCQX OTC Markets Makes Several Regulatory Recommendations Laura Anthony, Esq.May 15, 2018 May 15, 2018 On March 8, 2018, Cromwell Coulson, CEO of OTC Markets Group, made a presentation to the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee (“IAC”) a... 070500
FINRAFINRA ComplianceFINRA RulesSEC The Treasury Department Report To The President On Capital Markets Laura Anthony, Esq.February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018 In October 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a report to President Trump entitled “A Financial System That Creates Ec... 069700
PCAOB AuditingSEC The New Auditor Report Laura Anthony, Esq.February 13, 2018 In October 2017, the SEC approved a new rule by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) requiring significant changes... 069200
Blockchain TechnologyCybersecurityCybersecurity DisclosuresDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTSECSEC Guidance SEC Strategic Plan Laura Anthony, Esq.September 18, 2018 On June 19, 2018, the SEC published a draft Strategic Plan and requested public comment on the Plan. The Strategic Plan would guide... 068700
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCFTCCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTFINRASEC Online Platforms Trading Cryptocurrencies; Continued Uncertainty In Crypto Space Laura Anthony, Esq.June 5, 2018 I have been writing often about the cryptocurrency marketplace and the SEC and other regulators’ statements and concerns about compl... 066600
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTExchange Traded Funds (ETFs)ICOsInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsNYSESEC SEC Continues to Review, And Delay, Crypto Funds Laura Anthony, Esq.May 22, 2018 May 22, 2018 On January 18, 2018, the SEC issued a letter to the Investment Company Institute and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets A... 065800
SEC The Division of Corporation Finance’s Disclosure Review And Comment Process Laura Anthony, Esq.April 11, 2018 Those that regularly read my blog know that I sometimes like to go back to basics. This blog will revisit and discuss the SEC’s Divi... 063000
GAAPSECXBRL SEC Adopts Inline XBRL Laura Anthony, Esq.August 21, 2018 On June 28, 2018, the SEC adopted amendments to the XBRL requirements to require the use of Inline XBRL for financial statement info... 061200
FINRANASAARegulation ARegulation A+Regulation CRegulation SHORegulation TRule 144Rule 147Rule 152Rule 504 The 2017 SEC Government-Business Forum On Small Business Capital Formation Final Report Laura Anthony, Esq.June 12, 2018 The SEC has published the final report and recommendations of the 2017 annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Fo... 060700
Blockchain Technology Securities Token Or Not? A Case Study – Part III Laura Anthony, Esq.October 9, 2018 This is the third part in my three-part series laying out fact patterns and discussing whether a specific digital asset is a securit... 059900