Crowdfunding

The portals are charged with misleading investors in varied offerings and will pay a combined $1.75 million in fines

Ebony CEO used funds to keep mag afloat, regulators claim.

Regulatory 'firsts' land uncomfortably close to private funds

Crowdfunder RealCrowd.com is hoping to distance itself from the now-indicted private equity adviser it carried on its platform.

We generally view a 'pre-existing' relationship as one that the issuer has formed with an offeree prior to the commencement of the offering or, alternatively, ...

"I believe one can view today’s actions as analogous to long-overdue deferred maintenance on a home where, over time, a few additions have been added ...

"We are adopting targeted improvements to a regulatory scheme that unnecessarily hinders capital formation and unduly restricts investors’ opportunities to participate in economic growth"

The "evidence suggests that retail investors would actually do worse in the private markets .... This rule is in large part also opposed by state ...

"Instead of providing retail investors access to that elusive high return rate, the majority’s steady march of expanding the private markets will only further entrench ...

"The amendments we are considering today would streamline and tailor the exempt offering framework for businesses seeking to raise capital while preserving investor protections"