15c2-11 ApplicationBroker Dealer Registration RequirementsFINRAFINRA ComplianceFINRA RulesOTC MarketOTC Markets Listing RequirementsOTC PinkOTC Pink Listing RequirementsOTCQBOTCQB Listing RequirementsOTCQXOTCQX Listing Requirements OTC Markets Issues Comment Letters On FINRA Rules 6432 And 5250; The 15c2-11 Rules Laura Anthony, Esq.March 20, 2018 January 8, 2018, OTC Markets Group, Inc. (“OTC Markets”) submitted a comment letter to FINRA related to FINRA Rule 6432. Rule 6432... 03.5K00
SECSmall Business Capital Formation The 2017 SEC Government-Business Forum On Small Business Capital Formation Laura Anthony, Esq.March 13, 2018 On November 30, 2017, the SEC held its annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation (the “Forum”). It will b... 031600
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... 058400
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... 050200
Blockchain TechnologyCFTCCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologySEC The CFTC And Cryptocurrencies Laura Anthony, Esq.February 20, 2018 The SEC and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have been actively policing the crypto or virtual currency space. Both... 036700
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... 041100
CFTCCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsSEC The SEC And CFTC Joint Statements On Cryptocurrencies; Global Regulators Join In Laura Anthony, Esq.February 6, 2018 On January 19, 2018 and again on January 25, 2018, the SEC and CFTC divisions of enforcement issued joint statements regarding crypt... 035900
C&DIGAAPRegulation GRegulation S-KSEC SEC Issues C&DI On Use Of Non-GAAP Measures Laura Anthony, Esq.January 30, 2018 On October 17, 2017, the SEC issued two new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DI) related to the use of non-GAAP fi... 047600
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... 058000
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... 066500