Why IPO Candidates Should Consider Regulation A First

Financial newsletters are coalescing around the idea that 2026 will be the year of IPOs. To their credit, a number of high-profile offerings look likely to occur—SpaceX, AI players OpenAI and Anthropic, fitness app Strava, and others have already filed confidentially or announced plans for IPOs later in the year. However, especially for consumer-based companies, […]

SEC Announces Examination Priorities.

On November 17, 2025, the SEC released its annual examination priorities covering all categories of entities under its supervision. These include broker-dealers, investment advisers, FINRA, as well as funding portals operating under Regulation Crowdfunding. Although the list of priorities specific to funding portals is shorter than those for other regulated entities, it still signals the […]