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IOSCO highlighted major crowdfunding risks and urged regulators to consider measures to address them. In a survey and report issued by the Committee for the Regulation of Market Intermediaries, IOSCO stated that "crowdfunding regimes are in their infancy" and "IOSCO has not proposed a common international approach to the oversight or supervision of crowdfunding at this stage." Based on the results of its survey, IOSCO emphasized the following crowdfunding risks: Heightened financial risks : A high risk of default or failure is often associated with startup businesses. Fraud, money laundering /

The SEC hosted a conference that commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act. The SEC noted that it currently oversees registered investment companies with a combined $17.8 trillion in assets and registered investment advisers with approximately $67 trillion in regulatory assets under management. The SEC's announcement of the 1940 Acts' 75th anniversary quotes SEC Chair Mary Jo White as saying that "[f]or 75 years, these Acts have served as a strong foundation for the Commission's regulation of the asset management industry. Their flexibility