SEC Commissioners asked the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee to address capital raising in the context of current market conditions, including among others, rising interest rates and the increasing use of artificial intelligence.
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In its annual report, the SEC Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation offered recommendations to improve capital raising for entrepreneurs and investors.
The SEC approved separate proposals by the National Securities Clearing Corporation, the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation and the Depository Trust Company to increase certain minimum capital requirements for members and make other adjustments.
SEC Deputy Director of the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation Sebastian Gomez Abero touted the "expanded capital raising pathways" under the 2012 JOBS Act and urged practitioners to utilize resources now available in the SEC's consolidated Capital Raising Hub.
FINRA revised and redesignated its Interpretations of the SEA Financial and Operating Rules to align with recent SEC amendments.