The Invest Act cleared the lower chamber with strong bipartisan support, but critics worry about opening up access to opaque, ...

Accredited investors are individuals and entities that are allowed to trade high-risk financial products that are not registered with the SEC and are subject to less regulation than publicly traded ...

Although the staff report does not take a position on the several proposals discussed in the report, the SEC is requesting comments from the public and any interested parties. On December 14, 2023, ...

Last week the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee held a meeting to discuss the definition of an Accredited Investor. This definition decides who can, and who cannot, access ...

State securities regulators ask lawmakers to vote no on bill expanding private market access, citing investor risks ...

As we previously posted, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee met last week to consider changes to the accredited investor definition, which has ...

Today, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a report that reviews the definition of an Accredited Investor. In brief, an Accredited Investor is someone who earns over ...

Two bills seeking to widen the pool of investors who can invest in private equity passed the House last week by voice vote. The Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, H.R. 835, ...

Bipartisan bill creates sweeping changes for RIAs, expands accredited-investor rules and eases capital-formation barriers.

House lawmakers have passed several bills on a bipartisan basis in recent weeks aimed at broadening the pool of accredited investors eligible to participate in private markets, but not everyone agrees ...

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An investor advocate is warning that expanding the pool of people who can invest in private offerings without appropriate safeguards will harm the investing public. In a Nov. 15 letter to Rep. Scott ...