Last week the SEC proudly announced the completion of its rulemaking obligations under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012 and the mini-JOBS Act 2.0 tacked onto the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The last rules had to do with implementing the...
We lag behind the world. Pearson says the US is 14th in the world in "cognitive skills and educational attainment." And we are ranked second in ignorance about social issues (only Italy is worse). This is not news. But today two interesting tidbits that could restart the...
I am headed across the pond to spend some time in our firm's London office this week. Why (besides the bacon sandwiches and good ale)? To meet with a bunch of folks about allowing the equity of already public UK companies to trade here in...
As the thermometer hits 79 today here in NY, the IPO market also seems to be thawing out of a long winter. Last week the BATS stock exchange went public and saw a 21% bump in its first day of post-IPO trading after raising about...
According to the Associated Press and others, the process of filling the two open SEC Commissioner positions is being held up primarily because of the nominees' views on whether public companies should disclose their political spending. Key Senators have asked both Lisa Fairfax, the nominee...