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Proposed Regulation A Amendments Implementing The Jobs Act: Please, Sec, Revise Your Proposed Amendments In Order To Promote Small Business Capital Formation, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.
Proposed Regulation A Amendments Implementing The Jobs Act: Please, Sec, Revise Your Proposed Amendments In Order To Promote Small Business Capital Formation, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.
Law Faculty Advocacy
The Jobs Act was enacted to promote efficient access to external capital by small businesses. Title IV of the Jobs Act raises the limit on the exemption from federal registration provided by Regulation A to $50 million and requires the SEC to enact enabling regulations. The Commission’s first iteration of its proposed Regulation A amendments implementing Title IV of the Jobs Act fails to offer small businesses efficient access to external capital. Principally, this is because the proposed Regulation A amendments: (1) fail to preempt state registration authority over small offerings by small businesses relying on the proposed Regulation A …
Proposed Crowdfunding Regulations Under The Jobs Act: Please, Sec, Revise Your Proposed Regulations In Order To Promote Small Business Capital Formation, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.
Proposed Crowdfunding Regulations Under The Jobs Act: Please, Sec, Revise Your Proposed Regulations In Order To Promote Small Business Capital Formation, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.
Law Faculty Advocacy
The Jobs Act was enacted to promote efficient access to external capital by small businesses. Title III of the Jobs Act offers small businesses the chance of efficient financial intermediation through crowdfunding. The crowdfunding exemption is not self-executing but, instead, requires regulatory implementation by the SEC.
The Commission’s first iteration of its crowdfunding rules fails to offer small businesses efficient access to external capital. Principally, this is because the proposed crowdfunding rules: (1) require excessive disclosures, especially regarding smaller crowdfunding offerings; (2) fail to offer small businesses relying on the crowdfunding exemption two-way safe harbor integration protection; and (3) fail …
Direct Private Placements, William K. Sjostrom Jr.
Direct Private Placements, William K. Sjostrom Jr.
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The New Regulation Of Small Business Capital Formation: The Impact - If Any - Of The Jobs Act, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.
The New Regulation Of Small Business Capital Formation: The Impact - If Any - Of The Jobs Act, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Ipos And The Slow Death Of Section 5, Donald C. Langevoort, Robert B. Thompson
Ipos And The Slow Death Of Section 5, Donald C. Langevoort, Robert B. Thompson
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of The Jobs Act On Underwriting Spreads, Usha Rodrigues
The Effect Of The Jobs Act On Underwriting Spreads, Usha Rodrigues
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Role Of The States In The Regulation Of Private Placements, Manning Gilbert Warren Iii
The Role Of The States In The Regulation Of Private Placements, Manning Gilbert Warren Iii
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Subprime Scriveners, Milan Markovic
Subprime Scriveners, Milan Markovic
Kentucky Law Journal
Although mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") and other financial products that nearly caused the collapse of the global financial system could not have been issued without attorneys, the legal profession's role in the financial crisis has received relatively little scrutiny.
This Article focuses on lawyers' preparation of MBS offering documents that misrepresented the lending practices of mortgage loan originators. While attorneys may not have known that many MBS would become toxic, they lacked incentives to inquire into the shoddy lending practices of prominent originators, such as Washington Mutual Bank ('WaMu"), when they and their clients were reaping considerable profits from MBS offerings. …