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Private securities markets would be opened to more investors under SEC proposal

( December 19, 2019, 21:11 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Private securities markets would be opened to more individual and institutional investors under a US Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to broaden the “accredited investor” definition. The plan would expand the definition currently based on income and net worth to one that takes into account the financial sophistication of the investor, among other things. While proponents like SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said the plan would open the growing market to a broader swath of investors, critics such as Democratic Commissioner Allison Herren Lee said the opaque, “high-risk” market would snare more unsuspecting investors.Statement follows in full. ...

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