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On December 7, 2018, FINRA released its 2018 Report on Examination Findings. This is the second annual report FINRA has released, and it provides a wealth of information for compliance officers. FINRA notes that it is not an exhaustive review of deficiencies exhibited by broker-dealers, but it does highlight those deficiencies that were significant and frequent. While the report focuses on broker-dealer operations, funding portals should take note as well, as FINRA has imputed certain broker-…
This entry is filed under Bad Actor, Crowdfunding, Due Diligence Process, Regulation, Regulation A, Rule 506(c)
On December 7, 2018, FINRA released its 2018 Report on Examination Findings. This is the second annual report FINRA has released, and it provides a wealth of information for compliance officers. FINRA notes that it is not an exhaustive review of deficiencies exhibited by broker-dealers, but it does highlight those deficiencies that were significant and frequent. While the report focuses on broker-dealer operations, funding portals should take note as well, as FINRA has imputed certain broker-…
This entry is filed under Bad Actor, Crowdfunding, Due Diligence Process, Regulation, Regulation A, Rule 506(c)
On December 7, 2018, FINRA released its 2018 Report on Examination Findings. This is the second annual report FINRA has released, and it provides a wealth of information for compliance officers. FINRA notes that it is not an exhaustive review of deficiencies exhibited by broker-dealers, but it does highlight those deficiencies that were significant and frequent. While the report focuses on broker-dealer operations, funding portals should take note as well, as FINRA has imputed certain broker-…
This entry is filed under Bad Actor, Crowdfunding, Due Diligence Process, Regulation, Regulation A, Rule 506(c)
On December 7, 2018, FINRA released its 2018 Report on Examination Findings. This is the second annual report FINRA has released, and it provides a wealth of information for compliance officers. FINRA notes that it is not an exhaustive review of deficiencies exhibited by broker-dealers, but it does highlight those deficiencies that were significant and frequent. While the report focuses on broker-dealer operations, funding portals should take note as well, as FINRA has imputed certain broker-…
This entry is filed under Bad Actor, Crowdfunding, Due Diligence Process, Regulation, Regulation A, Rule 506(c)
On December 7, 2018, FINRA released its 2018 Report on Examination Findings. This is the second annual report FINRA has released, and it provides a wealth of information for compliance officers. FINRA notes that it is not an exhaustive review of deficiencies exhibited by broker-dealers, but it does highlight those deficiencies that were significant and frequent. While the report focuses on broker-dealer operations, funding portals should take note as well, as FINRA has imputed certain broker-…
This entry is filed under Bad Actor, Crowdfunding, Due Diligence Process, Regulation, Regulation A, Rule 506(c)
On December 7, 2018, FINRA released its 2018 Report on Examination Findings. This is the second annual report FINRA has released, and it provides a wealth of information for compliance officers. FINRA notes that it is not an exhaustive review of deficiencies exhibited by broker-dealers, but it does highlight those deficiencies that were significant and frequent. While the report focuses on broker-dealer operations, funding portals should take note as well, as FINRA has imputed certain broker-…
This entry is filed under Bad Actor, Crowdfunding, Due Diligence Process, Regulation, Regulation A, Rule 506(c)
A systematic review of intellectual property assets owned, used, or acquired by a company used to examine use of intellectual property and indentify risks in the company's intellectual property portfolio.
This entry is filed under Due Diligence Process, I - M
A systematic review of intellectual property assets owned, used, or acquired by a company used to examine use of intellectual property and indentify risks in the company's intellectual property portfolio.
This entry is filed under Due Diligence Process, I - M
During a financial statement review, an accountant will review the financial statements prepared by a company to establish whether there are material modifications necessary to bring the statements into conformity with an applicable financial reporting framework. This process is less intensive than an audit and is required for offerings between $100,000 and $500,000 under the CROWDFUND Act.
This entry is filed under Due Diligence Process, E - H
During a financial statement review, an accountant will review the financial statements prepared by a company to establish whether there are material modifications necessary to bring the statements into conformity with an applicable financial reporting framework. This process is less intensive than an audit and is required for offerings between $100,000 and $500,000 under the CROWDFUND Act.
This entry is filed under Due Diligence Process, E - H