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FINRA Proposes to Add ‘Knowledgeable Employees’ to Category of Persons Who May Receive Projections and Targeted Returns Under Rule...

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This amendment builds on FINRA’s recent willingness to relax the prohibition on the use of projections and targeted returns in the marketing materials broker-dealers deliver to institutional investors and qualified...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Proposed Legislation Seeks To Prevent Regulatory Limitations on Closed-End Fund Investments in Private Funds

The Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (IIOA), introduced on November 19, 2020, by U.S. Representative Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), aims to expand closed-end fund participation in private funds. The IIOA, among other things,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FINRA Issues Proposal to Mandate Filing of All Retail Communications Regarding Certain Private Placements

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In setting forth its rationale, FINRA observed that private placement retail communications reviewed by AdReg have “revealed significant and pervasive” violations of FINRA Rule 2210. On October 28, 2020, the Financial...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

ABA Securities Committee Comments on SEC’s Concept Release on Private Offerings Harmonization

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In June of this year, the SEC issued a concept release that reviews the framework for exempt offerings, including several exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 that facilitate capital raising. The...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

ICI, BlackRock, Fidelity, others urge SEC to expand retail access to private offerings

Several firms, including Investment Company Institute, BlackRock, Fidelity and Franklin, commented to the SEC concept where retail investors could gain greater exposure to growth-stage private companies through pooled...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on SEC Private Securities Offering Exemptions, NFA Surcharge Notice and...

BROKER-DEALER - SEC Requests Public Comment on Improving Private Security Offering Exemptions - On June 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission requested public comment on ways to simply harmonize and improve the...more

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Blog: SEC posts concept release on harmonization of private securities offering exemptions

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The SEC posted its new, much anticipated concept release seeking public comment on ways to harmonize and streamline the patchwork universe of private placement exemptions and “to expand investment opportunities while...more

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