The California Department of Business Oversight has adopted final rules 10 CCR §260.211.4-§260.211.7 implementing California’s exemption from broker-dealer registration for certain individuals acting as finders in securities transactions. The exemption, codified on January 1, 2016 at §25206.1 of the Corporations Code, provides long-sought clarification of the scope of allowable activities for finders in securities transactions in California and creates a streamlined regulatory framework in which finders can legitimately provide services. Most significantly, it permits finders who satisfy the requirements ...

On October 26, 2016, the SEC amended Rule 504 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) to increase the maximum amount of securities that may be sold thereunder in any 12-month period from $1 million to $5 million.

As amended, an offer and sale of securities by an eligible issuer will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 504 if:

• the aggregate amount of securities sold in the offering does not exceed more ...