It's a very busy week here in Washington before Congress heads off for a two-week recess. Key events include:

  • A Wednesday House Financial Services Committee hearing on several JOBS Act 2.0 bills, mostly involving easing restrictions on small, publicly traded companies;
  • A Wednesday House Small Business Committee hearing on tax problems for small businesses; and
  • Thursday's meeting of the SEC's Investor Advisory Committee, which will vote on six proposals regarding crowdfunding.

This week's Update also covers:

  • PEGCC's Q3 2013 performance update, which shows that private equity outperforms the S&P 500 for the 5- and 10-year time horizons;
  • Last week's Small Business Committee hearing on bitcoin for small businesses;
  • SEC Chairwoman White's Testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee; and
  • The CFTC's public roundtable on End-Users.

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