SEC Looking at Private Placements
Financial Regulation Regulatory Policy North America Top News SEC Chairman Wants to Let More Main Street Investors In on Private Deals Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said he wants to open up new options for individual investors. Photo: brendan mcdermid/Reuters By Dave Michaels Updated Aug. 30, 2018 4:54 p.m. ET NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to make it easier for individuals to invest in private companies, including some of the world’s hottest startups, the agency’s chairman said in an interview. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, a Trump appointee wrestling with how to boost flagging interest in public markets , said the commission also wants to take steps to give more individual investors a shot