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- “Quick and Painless Job Stimulus: Knock the Chill off Small Businesses”
Small Businesses are very important to our economy. Easing their burden will certainly help economic growth. Current Rules of DTCC that provide remedies for SBs, supposedly enforced by the SEC, are not enforced, and this is having an immediate impact on SBs everywhere. This article points out these flaws and appeals for simple enforcement of existing rules so that SBs will not continue to be hamstrung or destroyed in the marketplace.
- JOBS Act: Initial Public Offering “On-Ramp”
by TroyGould
The JOBS Act, signed into law on April 5, 2012, is intended to stimulate job creation and economic growth by improving access to the capital markets for smaller companies. In an effort to facilitate capital-raising for private companies, the JOBS Act created a new class of issuer known as an “emerging growth company,” or an EGC.
- JOBS Act: SEC Must Amend Reg D to Permit Advertising for Private Offerings to Accredited Investors
by TroyGould
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) has made several important changes to federal securities laws. One of these changes has been to require the SEC to eliminate the restriction under Regulation D prohibiting general solicitation and advertising in connection with certain private offerings.
- Is $92 Billion a Year in Stock Trading an “Established Public Market”?
In 1964 the SEC published its policy regarding registration of securities without an “established trading market.” From that policy came the conclusion that a stock traded only on the Pink Sheets does not have an established trading market. That policy is essentially still in place today, despite the fact that $92 billion worth of securities traded on the Pink Sheets in 20091.
- Deutsche Börse AG Suspends New Listings on the Open
On December 20, 2011, Deutsche Börse AG suspended new listings for the First Quotation Board due to fraud and new cases of suspected market manipulation among several shares listed in the First Quotation Board. Deutsche Börse AG stated, “prosecution according to criminal law and supervisory legislation only seems to have a limited deterrent effect. By Brenda Lee Hamilton
- Do You Need a Commodities Fraud Attorney?
If you trade on the futures market and suspect commodities fraud, it is to your advantage to consult with a talented commodities fraud attorney who will work to help you recover your losses.
- Chinese Investment in Latin America
In September, 2011, a consortium of five Chinese companies invested 2 billion USD to acquire a minority stake in a Brazilian metal company...
- The Subprime Meltdown: For CDO & CLO Investors
As the damage from the subprime lending meltdown spreads, the question is not Who will suffer losses? but Who will be legally responsible when the inevitable lawsuits follow? There may be some surprises.

