LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 31, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equities.com, an online financial publication and social community for investors, is excited to announce it is an official marketing partner of BANQ (www.banq.co), the online division of TriPoint Global Equities, a FINRA member, SIPC insured broker dealer that aims to provide individual investors with direct access to the primary and secondary equity markets.
BANQ's platform takes the entire public and private offering process online and provides instantaneous confirmation of all investment transactions. BANQ offers access to registered public offerings, such as IPOs and secondary offerings, and private placements, including its first offering, ieCrowd. In addition, it offers low-priced trading commissions, as low as $0.99 and $3.95 per trade. By charging a low commission, BANQ is making investing even more accessible to the growing number of individual investors.
Equities.com will advertise qualified BANQ offerings in its Crowd Finance Investments portal, which provides investors with a comprehensive resource center to learn more about investments available to them in the private and secondary markets.
BANQ has established partnerships with a network of best-in-breed law firms, advisors, transfer agents, accounting firms, media organizations and investor relations firms to help provide its clients and prospects with a seamless and compliant experience. Equities.com is BANQ's primary digital partner in this exciting venture.
"Equities.com is thrilled to be working closely with BANQ to educate and inform investors of these compelling opportunities that are now or soon to be available to them because of the JOBS Act," said David Bernard, CEO and Founder of Equities.com. "As an online resource destination for the investment community, equities.com is constantly working with respected industry leaders such as BANQ and TriPoint to add value to our members and users."
"BANQ provides secure, seamless and compliant introductions of accredited and non accredited investors to high-growth companies and alternative investment opportunities. By partnering with Equities.com, BANQ issuers and investors will have the ability to access the premier resources and editorial distribution that Equities.com readers expect," said Mark H. Elenowitz, CEO and founder of BANQ.
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About TriPoint Global Equities and Its Division BANQ
TriPoint Global Equities, LLC, ("TriPoint"), is a FINRA member and leading boutique full service investment bank that provides companies with capital raising and corporate and strategic advisory services. TriPoint has created BANQ, a newly launched division that is an electronic investment banking platform that streamlines the matching of accredited investors with quality growth companies and alternative investment opportunities. BANQ provides accredited investors access to exciting companies with exposure to rapidly growing sectors and new technologies. BANQ takes the entire public and private offering process digital and online, providing access to U.S. opportunities and offerings in the U.S. markets.
BANQ widely markets its offerings utilizing the new general solicitation and advertising rules promulgated by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, in response to the passage of the JOBS Act of 2012. In addition BANQ will offer some of the lowest trading costs in the industry at $0.99 and $3.95. TriPoint Global maintains specialized practices in institutional private placements, sales and trading, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. TriPoint has offices in New York City, Jericho, NY, Akron OH, Beijing China and Washington, D.C. For more information on TriPoint and BANQ, visit www.banq.co and www.tripointglobalequities.com.
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