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Does JOBS Act = New banks?
Emerging growth companies may need emerging growth banks. Over the past several months, I've been critical of venture capitalists who believe over-regulation has prevented some of their portfolio...
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Unintended contradictions of JOBS Act
Let me set the scene: It's 70 degrees outside on a Friday afternoon. I'm all set to give my keyboard a rest, when the following tweet pops up on my screen from noted venture capitalist Josh Kopelman: I...
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Jobs Act: A great start, but more is needed
New legislation giving small businesses access to capital will help, but it won't solve the jobs crisis. America's corporate leaders need to join together to fuel the growth of entrepreneurial...
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Get a piece of my hedge fund!
The JOBS Act will lift a ban on advertising by hedge fund and private equity firms, but Wall Street may come to regret it. By Cyrus Sanati, contributor FORTUNE -- Private equity doesn't have to be so...
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For emerging companies, a dual track dilemma
How to make some noise while staying quiet. FORTUNE -- It's been two months since President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law, and dozens of "emerging companies" already have filed confidential IPO...
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Dude, where's my JOBS Act?
Parts of the JOBS Act remain in limbo. FORTUNE -- Apparently the SEC thinks deadlines are for chumps. When President Obama signed the JOBS Act back in March, several of the provisions went into...
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Pre-Marketing: Did SEC's Schapiro delay JOBS Act?
* Boom: SEC's Schapiro delayed JOBS Act to protect legacy * Chris Dixon: Product lens vs. finance lens for startups * Carlyle's Jason Thomas: Is the fiscal cliff dive already baked in? * Morning Call:...
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SEC's Schapiro cements a different type of legacy
Mary Schapiro's job not well done. FORTUNE -- We may now know why the SEC has been taking so long to finalize private placement marketing rules, as it was directed to do by this past spring's JOBS...
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Interested in crowdfunding? 5 priceless pieces of advice
Startup crowdfunding is due to change drastically this year. Here's advice from Ronny Conway, Ben Horowitz, Kevin Rose, and others. By Kurt Wagner, reporter FORTUNE -- Investing successfully in...
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Rattner vs. private equity solicitation
The part of Steve Rattner's JOBS act column that hasn't gotten enough attention. FORTUNE -- Steve Rattner has been taking some heat for a recent New York Times column that was deeply critical of the...
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Beware of that hedge fund in the window
When hedge fund managers advertise, performance dips. FORTUNE -- Hedge funds soon will be allowed to advertise their wares to potential clients, thanks to a provision in last year's JOBS Act (which had...
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Exclusive: SecondMarket gets a second life
General solicitation is coming, and that means big things for SecondMarket. FORTUNE -- The Securities & Exchange Commission this morning will vote on a proposed rule that would permit general...
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Hedge funds can now advertise. What it really means.
The SEC today voted to let hedge funds and others "generally solicit." What does that mean? FORTUNE -- The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted 4-1 to end a decades-old ban on "general...
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The first VC firm to 'generally solicit'
ff Venture Capital is asking for money. Publicly. FORTUNE -- This morning ff Venture Capital will become the first VC firm to take advantage of the SEC's new general solicitation rules, which allow...
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SEC finally does its job on crowdfunding
The SEC issues rules on equity crowdfunding. What took it so long? FORTUNE -- The current Securities and Exchange Commission chair has the same first name as her predecessor. But one clear difference...
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To create jobs, the stock market needs a little inefficiency
The stock market has gotten too efficient for small caps to thrive, and it's costing America jobs. But there is a solution. By Scott Kupor FORTUNE -- As Americans, we love efficiency. In huge numbers,...
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Jobs Act: A great start, but more is needed
By Duncan L. Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext The struggling U.S. economy received a welcome boost when the Jobs Act survived our bitterly divided Congress — it now awaits President Barack Obamas...
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What Alibaba’s IPO says about the rise of private investors
As Alibaba Group goes public later this month in an offering that could value the company at about $160 billion, its astonishing valuation highlights the evolving importance of the private markets....
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Ex-NYSE CEO will now help companies stay private longer
Everyone from hedge funds to mutual fund managers to retail investors has been wading deeper into the private markets, buying shares of startups that have yet to go public. So perhaps it should come as...
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Virtuix Hosts First Virtual Reality ESports Tournament at CES
With virtual reality all the rage at CES this year, Virtuix is hosting the first-ever eSports tournament in VR. The company connected four HTC htc Vive headsets to four of its Omni multidirectional...
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