CrowdfundInsider.com shared a post this week celebrating Reg CF’s 3rd anniversary. In the post, the highlight the ups and downs of Reg CF over the last 3 years and summarize where we are today. Reg CF, the smallest crowdfunding exemption, allows an issuer to raise up to $1.07 million in a highly regulated environment. Issuers must use FINRA approved “Funding
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Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against four individuals and related businesses for their roles in two microcap frauds and unlawful securities offerings. In sum, the alleged illegal transactions resulted in proceeds of more than $25 million. According to the SEC’s complaint, from approximately December 2012 to June 2013, microcap stock financier Magna Group, which was founded
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Uplisting from the OTC Markets to a senior US exchange, like the NASDAQ or NYSE American, is the goal of many smallcap public companies trading on the OTC Markets. About one hundred out of the thousands of issuers listed on the OTC make the jump every year. To uplist to a senior exchange issuers must meet a series of listing
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Uplisting from the OTC Markets to a senior US exchange, like the NASDAQ or NYSE American, is the goal of many microcap public companies trading on the OTC Markets. About one hundred out of the thousands of issuers listed on the OTC make the jump every year. To uplist to a senior exchange issuers must meet a series of listing
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This week, The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules to allow reporting companies to rely on the Regulation A exemption from registration for their securities offerings. “Regulation A provides an exemption from registration under the Securities Act for offerings of securities up to $50 million in a 12-month period,” said Chairman Jay Clayton. “The amended rules will provide reporting
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Guest Post By Irwin Stein, Esq. Ask a lot of people who are under 30 years of age and they will likely tell you that stockbrokers are evil charlatans who “caused” the 2008 market meltdown and the recession that followed. These young people cannot wait until all stockbrokers and other intermediaries are replaced by smartphone apps and automated systems that
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Sponsored The Workout Group LLC (TWG) may be one of the only groups of professionals that have led successful restructurings of microcap companies in the last 2 years. They were known as OTCWORKOUTS, LLC but changed their name to better reflect what they do. Below are three case studies where TWG recapitalized the company and remediated its’ debt that resulted
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Uplisting from the OTC Markets to a senior US exchange, like the NASDAQ or NYSE American, is the goal of many microcap public companies trading on the OTC Markets. About one hundred out of the thousands of issuers listed on the OTC make the jump every year. To uplist to a senior exchange issuers must meet a series of listing
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Derren Nathan, head of research at London-based broker Hybridan, recently shared an article on IRMagazine.com titled “How small caps can tackle investor prejudice.” In the post, Nathan shared these four reasons why most institutional investors avoid microcaps; Minimum Market Cap. “Many funds will have a minimum market cap requirement, and even where this is not an official policy, we often
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OTC Markets, in conjunction with IR Magazine, recently published a SmallCap Company Guide with best practices for being public and raising capital. This straightforward guide from provides a variety of useful, immediately applicable tips and checklists for small-cap companies seeking to raise capital and grow their businesses, including: – IPO Alternatives – Capital Raising Guide – 5 key considerations for
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