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Daniel handles all aspects of broker-dealer regulatory matters for various types of financial institutions.
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The Financial Industry Regulatory, Inc. (“FINRA”) has recently provided our firm with informal guidance that, in accordance with the principles of the multijurisdictional disclosure system (“MJDS”), a Canadian issuer that is undertaking a U.S. registered public offering may count its reporting history in Canada (along with any reporting history in the United States) toward the 36 month requirement in FINRA Rule 5110. This has the effect of providing an exemption from filing with FINRA for Canadian issuers with a combined Canadian and U.S. reporting history of at least 36 months, even if they have a shorter reporting history in the United States. This guidance will save qualifying Canadian issuers the time and financial...
On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (”SEC”) proposed a new limited, conditional exemption from broker-dealer registration requirements of Section 15(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) for “finders” who assist issuers with raising capital in private markets from accredited investors. The proposed exemption would permit natural persons to engage in certain defined and limited activities involving accredited investors without registering with the SEC as brokers. The proposed exemption seeks to assist small businesses to raise capital and to provide regulatory clarity to investors, issuers, and the finders who assist them. There will be a 30-day comment period for the proposed exemption following publication in...
