The SEC has requested public comment on way to simplify and improve the exempt offering framework with the goal of expanding investment opportunities and promoting capital formation while maintaining appropriate investor protections. The Concept Release on Harmonization of Securities Offering Exemptions reviews the framework for exempt offerings, including several exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 that facilitate capital raising.

On June 10, 2019, the SEC updated its list of unregistered entities that use misleading information to solicit primarily non-US investors, adding 11 soliciting entities, four impersonators of genuine firms, and nine bogus regulators.