New US SEC Reg A+ to Help Smaller Companies Access Investment Capital via Crowdfunding Using Social Media, Big Data and Cloud Technologies On March 25, 2015 the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has adopted rules to facilitate smaller companies' access to capital, as mandated by the JOBS Act approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on April 5, 2012
1 Comment - I think the innovation of crowd funding platforms is a cool use of social media technologies for investors, but I wonder what some of the downside issues will be once more of these platforms launch
Imagine the opportunity of linking XBRL tagged data with other structured data sources such as social media information in the Cloud to better understand organizational or executive relationships
Importance of United Airlines, Social Media and Reputation Crisis Management.. ...But nevertheless, the disclosure of controls to manage reputation risks through social media outlets is something few companies disclose in documents to the public or regulators
External communication in 2015 must include some level of engagement with social media. This includes explicit engagement by the organization as well as training and policy related to acceptable stakeholder engagement in social media. The possibility of unintentional or intentional leakage of proprietary information is heighted by the growth of social media. As it relates to social media, Principle 15 requires internal controls that ensure only accurate and appropriate information is shared via social media
Earlier this week the US Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) issued a report aimed at helping SEC-regulated entities assess diversity efforts to the capital markets and other interested stakeholders. The self-assessments are voluntary for US public...
According to CERES - while almost half of the 600 largest U.S. public companies communicate with investors about environmental, social and governance issues, they could be doing a much better job of it. One “constant refrain” heard from investors is that “if a company is not talking about its...
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President Trump on January 14, 2019 signed into law the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking (FEBP) Act ( H.R. 4174 , S. 2046 ), which includes the Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act (Title II). Strategic Finance Magazine published the following article...