How Much Money Can a Company Keep When Crowdfunding?

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De-Mystifying Minimum, Maximum, ‘Keep it All’ and ‘All or Nothing’ Offerings By Brian Koscak and Alixe Cormick  Securities regulators and those active in the financial industry seem to have their own secret language. Sometimes it can be difficult for companies and investors to understand what it all means. In this article, we are going to […]

Remarks by Howard Wetston Chair, Ontario Securities Commission Private Capital Markets Association Annual Conference June 2, 2014

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On June 2, 2014, the Private Capital Markets Association of Canada (the PCMA) held its 2014 Annual Conference at the Board of Trade in Toronto, Ontario.  There were over 320 attendees at a sold out event. As Chairman of the PCMA, I had the distinct honour and pleasure of introducing our keynote speaker, The Honourable Howard […]

Crowdfunding Experts Interview with Brian Koscak, Co-Chair ECFA Canada

By Brian Koscak - On May 29, 2014, I attended and spoke at a full-day conference held by the Equity Crowdfunding Alliance of Canada (the ECFA) in Vancouver, British Columbia. I was interviewed by Sydney Armani, Founder of Crowdfundbeat during the conference to discuss ECFA’s cross country tour on equity crowdfunding including highlights from the Vancouver event. [...]

Maybe You Can’t Crowdfund! Only Certain Types of Issuers Can Do Equity Crowdfunding in Canada

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Not every type of issuer can raise capital under the existing and proposed Equity Crowdfunding exemptions in Canada. This article discusses the availability of certain proposed and existing Equity Crowdfunding exemptions in Canada for issuers looking to raise capital and the published rationale by certain participating Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) where such exemptions are proposed […]

Private markets outpacing public markets – Opportunities for Professional Advisors

Andrea Seidt, the President of North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), gave the keynote speech on April 1, 2014 at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Conference in Florida. One of the themes highlighted in her speech was the increasing number of private offerings that are sold to investors without any registered intermediary involvement […]