As we previously posted, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee met last week to consider changes to the accredited investor definition, which has ...

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The Investment Adviser Association (IAA) said at its annual Policy Leadership Forum today that it expects new legislation soon that would overhaul the definition of an “accredited investor” to allow ...

The current definition of an Accredited Investor has long been understood to be misdirected, disenfranchising millions of potential investors. Today, the definition defines an individual as ...

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One reason many Americans follow the stock and bond markets so closely is because their investment choices are so limited. Despite the fact that alternative asset classes are experiencing exponential ...

The Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (HR 3394) has been approved by the House of Representatives. The legislation now moves over to the Senate for a vote. As the Senate is ...

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 ...

House lawmakers reintroduced a bill to offer another option for Americans to gain accredited investor status, allowing them to invest in private markets. The bill — introduced by Reps. Mike Flood, ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to the “accredited investor” definition, one of the principal tests for determining who is eligible to participate in our private ...

Legislators are reintroducing bills to expand retail investors’ private market access, and changes to the law may be closer than ever now that a single party holds both houses of Congress and the ...