The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 in a party line vote. The bill is intended to build on the JOBS Act of 2012 by reducing the regulatory burdens on certain capital raising transactions.
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FINRA amended its Codes of Arbitration Procedure. The revisions make changes to the arbitrator list selection process and clarify requirements on prehearing conferences, hearings, claims and motions practice, case dismissals and hearing records.
In its "Review of the 'Accredited Investor' Definition," a report required under Dodd-Frank, the SEC considered the evolution of the definition of the term "accredited investor," and cited statistics detailing how the impact of the definition has changed over time.
In its 2023 Annual Report, the SEC Office of the Investor Advocate detailed its Fiscal Year 2023 efforts on investor outreach, responding to investor inquiries, and engaging in substantive research on (i) registered index-linked annuities and (ii) mandatory arbitration clauses in investment advisory agreements.
A broker-dealer settled charges with FINRA for failing to file required information in connection with private placement offerings sold to retail investors.