Crowd Valley adds an important partnership to its portfolio, creating a strategic relationship with Zacks CF Research, the crowdfunded securities research and valuation arm of Zacks.com. The two companies look forward to expanded international services in the relationship, which will bring added value to both parties.
In July 2013, Ontario took a big step towards opening the market to equity crowdfunding, as Crowd Valley reported in this article, allowing a company to run an equity crowdfunding portal for social or environmental issuers. Eight months later, in March 2014, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), together with other provincial financial authorities (Alberta, Quebec, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick), published a joint proposal for regulations for securities crowdfunding (i.e. the Crowdfunding Exemption). On March 14th 2014, Japan’s Prime Minister Abe and his Cabinet approved a de-regulation of equity fundraising to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law paving the way for companies, especially startups, to raise finance through crowdfunding. At the invitation of the State Department of the United States of America, Crowd Valley presented and advised institutional investors in Washington DC on efficient capital allocation and how crowd investing is changing the landscape with funds and institutions. Her Majesty (HM) Treasury has announced that as of July 1st, 2014 peer-to-peer lending is being given tax discounts for the first time in UK history. The radical reformation will take place within the Individual Savings Account (ISA) system. Silicon Valley Crowdfund Ventures hosted the second crowdfunding gathering in Palo Alto, California, April 3 & 4. Crowd Valley was present with chairman Jouko Ahvenainen on two panels at the event. |
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