Post by Sapphire Capital on Oct 24, 2013 2:39:02 GMT 4
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday October 23, 2013 voted unanimously to propose rules that, for the first time, would allow investors to buy stock in companies over the Internet using a crowdfunding exchange.
These rules could reinvent the way companies raise money by allowing them to bypass the traditional costs of going public, which usually involves hiring costly investment bankers and accountants.
The SEC's vote on so-called equity crowdfunding is in direct response to Title III of the JOBS Act, passed last year, in which Congress is looking for a loophole to allow smaller companies to get an exemption from the strict rules controlling the sale of securities to individuals. Congress is hoping that by using Internet crowdfunding, small and promising companies could gather capital needed to grow and expand from a wide pool of investors.
These rules could reinvent the way companies raise money by allowing them to bypass the traditional costs of going public, which usually involves hiring costly investment bankers and accountants.
The SEC's vote on so-called equity crowdfunding is in direct response to Title III of the JOBS Act, passed last year, in which Congress is looking for a loophole to allow smaller companies to get an exemption from the strict rules controlling the sale of securities to individuals. Congress is hoping that by using Internet crowdfunding, small and promising companies could gather capital needed to grow and expand from a wide pool of investors.
