Securities Law

Shelron Group Subsidiary Signs Memorandum of understanding to Acquire 7 Gold Exploration and Production Licenses – MSN Money

This press release may include certain statements that are not descriptions of historical facts, but are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange …

Municipal Regulators Crack Down on Disclosure Enforement – Bloomberg

Under securities law, municipal borrowers don’t have to provide financial and other information, yet their underwriter banks are required to put language in bond documents that forces the issuers to meet disclosure guidelines. Some dealers …

Crowdfunding will bring out the crooks and the con men – Beta News

Glass-Steagall along with the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 established a regulatory structure that many people thought worked well, until 1999 when parts of Glass-Steagall were repealed by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

Japan calls for tougher insider trading rules – msnbc.com

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s securities watchdog flexed its muscles by fining a foreign financial institution for insider trading for the first time, but punishments overall remain modest by global standards, sparking calls for tougher laws to deter a …

Petitioning the Securities and Exchange Commission – jdsupra.com

One requested the Commission to amend Rule 3a-5(b)(1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to include a reference to limited liability companies and business trusts. The other requested an amendment to Rule 146(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 … Continue reading

United States: JOBS Act "Regulation A+" Gets High Marks – Mondaq

Title IV of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) directs the SEC to write regulations providing for an exemption from Securities Act registration of public offerings of up to an aggregate of $50 million of equity, debt or … Continue reading

Chinese media bandits squeeze IPO hopefuls – Marketwatch

The phenomenon has been documented by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). It involves public relations and law firms that cut deals with media outlets and IPO-bound companies, and company officials who, for all practical purposes …

United States: JOBS Act Establishes New Thresholds For Registration Under The Exchange Act – Mondaq

This alert focuses on the changes effected by the JOBS Act to the registration and deregistration thresholds under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), and incorporates the additional guidance provided by the SEC Division of …

Matco Investments Ltd. Announces Acquisition of Convertible Debentures of CMQ Resources Inc. – Yahoo Finance

The Debentures are subject to a hold period under applicable securities laws which hold period expires on October 9, 2012. The Debentures were acquired by Matco pursuant to a Subscription Agreement entered into between Matco and CMQ at an …

BNC Bancorp Closes $72.5 Million Private Placement – Sacramento Bee

… discussed above involves the sale of securities in private transactions that will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be subject to the resale restrictions under that Act. BNC Bancorp has agreed to … Continue reading