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JOBS Act Expands Fund-Raising Options for Small to Mid-Sized Companies

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) , enacted in April, has opened the door to additional fund-raising options for small to mid-sized companies. One major result is the creation of a virtual IPO on-ramp. This technique encourages emerging growth companies to make initial public offerings (IPOs) of equity shares to raise the funds [...]

Small Public Companies Prepare for XBRL Tagging

Thousands of small public companies will submit eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) financial reports, for the first time, with their regular June 15, 2011 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the third and final phase of the SEC’s 2009 rule that requires all public companies to file financial reports with the computer [...]

Tweedie Urges U.S. Acceptance of IFRS

International Accounting Standards Board chairman Sir David Tweedie made the case Thursday for U.S. businesses and the Securities and Exchange Commission to support International Financial Reporting Standards this year. Speaking before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., Tweedie said that 2011 would be seen as the year when the future path of financial [...]