On Friday, the SEC announced the issuance of a staff report on the accredited investor definition, a review that, as directed by Dodd-Frank, occurs every four years with the objective of assessing ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released a staff report reviewing the definition of "accredited investor" in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 ...

The recent unveiling of the SEC's review of the Accredited Investor definition in December 2023 has disappointed many in the financial world. Despite widespread anticipation for a more inclusive ...

Congressman Tom Emmer, a member of the House Committee on Financial Services, has distributed a tweet calling the definition of an Accredited Investor “absurd.” The SEC’s accredited investor ...

An investor advocate is warning that expanding the pool of people who can invest in private offerings without appropriate safeguards will harm the investing public. In a Nov. 15 letter to Rep. Scott ...

Last month, the SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee held a virtual meeting to discuss the definition of an Accredited Investor. For anyone viewing the meeting, it was clear that ...