On December 9, 2021, the SEC Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation released its 2021 annual report condensing a treasure trove of data related to exempt and registered offerings by small businesses for the period July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 and providing related policy recommendations to support such businesses.
SEC Updates Intrastate Crowdfunding Rules 147 & 504 and Repeals Rule 505.
Proposed Rule 147 amendments would establish a new Securities Act exemption for intrastate offerings of securities by companies doing business in-state, including offerings relying upon newly adopted and proposed crowdfunding provisions of state securities laws.