The SEC has released the agenda for the Tuesday, December 1, 2020 convening of the Asset Management Advisory Committee (AMAC). The free event will take place from 9 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. ET and will be presented live via webcast on sec.gov. The AMAC was established to provide the SEC with diverse points of view on asset management and related advice and recommendations. The committee is a group made up of outside experts, including parties representing the perspectives of small and large funds, retail and institutional investors, intermediaries, and other market participants.
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On November 2nd, the SEC approved amendments intended to harmonize, enhance, and streamline the layered and complicated exempt offering framework. These rule amendments were first proposed in March 2020. Shaped by public feedback and recommendations received from the SEC’s advisory committees, the SEC’s Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, and through direct outreach and engagement with investors and issuers, the modifications are intended to reduce potential friction points to streamline the capital-raising process and meet ever-changing market needs.
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On October 29th, the SEC released the agenda for the November 5, 2020 special meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee (AMAC). This committee was formed to provide the SEC with diverse viewpoints on asset management and related advice and recommendations. The event will be webcast live on the SEC’s website beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET and is freely open to the public. The presentation will also be archived on the website for later viewing. Continue reading "SEC Announces Agenda for November 5th Virtual..." »