The Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued a Concept Release on Harmonization of Securities Offering Exemptions, (Concept Release No. 33-10649). This release solicits input from constituents on ways in which the Securities Act’s exempt offering framework could be simplified and streamlined to stimulate capital formation and expand investment opportunities while, at the same time, not sacrificing investor safeguards. Join host, Josh Cohen, and guest, Allan Afterman, for a discussion of this release and what it hopes to offer investors. Podcast Host Joshua Cohen is a Senior Editor at Thomson-Reuters, working with their suite of Checkpoint SEC compliance products. Episode #2 Show Guest, Allan B. Afterman, CPA, Ph.D., was a member of the Executive Office Research Department and Assistant to the National Directors of Accounting, Auditing, and SEC Practice at major international public accounting firms. He is the author of numerous Thomson Reuters publications and has written a number of articles for professional journals. Dr. Afterman lectures extensively on U.S. and international securities regulation, financial reporting, and disclosure matters and is a former Adjunct Associate Professor in the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.

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