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Regulatory Agencies with Financial Services

Readers can learn about new loan transactions, international trade agreements, mortgage loans and bank financing legislation, and other news as it unfolds in the US and around the world. Details that are covered by governmental and regulatory agencies including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), are routinely updated on the site. With ongoing agency news dealing with the CFPB, agency directors, and nominations to financial and banking agencies, the National Law Review constantly adds new cases and newsreaders want to remain informed about.

Global Financial Services

International banking and financial institutions news is also covered on the National Law Review. UK regulatory framework covered, including the Australian crowd-sourced funding regime, and EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), along with international insolvency, news, and legislation from around the world, which are linked to non-US foreign banks and institutions, are regularly published online.  Additionally, the legal experts at the National Law Review consistently offer updates on the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority and the effects of Brexit.

Financial Services and Innovation

The National Law Review also covers hot topics such as financial services law and FinTech (financial technology). Additionally, we cover topics like bitcoin, cryptocurrency transactions, SEC regulations, blockchain technologies, and compliance under finance laws like the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Additionally, cases and news which is governed under the Federal Reserve Act, the Fair Credit and Reporting Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and Equal Credit Opportunity Act, are also analyzed in articles on the site.

Securities & the SEC

The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. The National Law Review covers news and updates coming out of the SEC, including information about updates on the US SEC EDGAR system and related requirements, rules designed to limit and enforce rules against Insider Trading and Anti-Money Laundering settlements. Additionally, analysis of the SEC Division of Investment Management leadership and proposed rulemakings.

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Recent Securities, SEC, & Financial Institution Law News

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Jan
9
2023
My Crypto's Gone: Cryptocurrency in Earn Accounts Belong to Celsius Not Customers Bracewell LLP
Jan
11
2024
Treasury Announces Renewed Push for Investment Adviser AML Rules in Q1 2024 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
9
2015
Common Law Doctrines of Beneficial Ownership – Foreign Banks, U.S. Branches and Equity Swaps Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
12
2019
New York Approves Nationwide Licensing Tool for Virtual Currency Business Activity Companies Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
13
2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: February 4-8, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
7
2015
FINRA Proposes Rule Governing Personal Securities Transactions of Associated Persons Katten
Sep
4
2018
Britain Lifts Veil of Financial Secrecy for Overseas Territories Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
11
2022
SEC Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations for Advisers and Funds Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
25
2023
FERC’s Generator Interconnection Reform Order No. 2023 Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
13
2017
RegTech Association Launches in Australia K&L Gates
Mar
22
2020
Renewable Project Finance Market Alert - COVID-19 McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
5
2020
ESMA Updates Transparency Opinions, MiFID II Q&As & Clearing Services Commercial Terms Katten
Nov
19
2020
Credential Stuffing: Cyber Intrusions Into Client Accounts of Broker/Dealers and Investment Advisors Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Jun
22
2023
CFPB Intends to Supervise and Examine Consumer Payments Companies Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
23
2015
SEC Awards More Than One Million Dollars to Compliance Officer Faegre Drinker
Dec
19
2016
November 2016 U.S. Futures Exchanges Disciplinary Actions Report Bracewell LLP
Jan
16
2018
Supreme Court to Decide Who Can Appoint ALJs Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
16
2019
TCPA Regulatory Update — FCC Wakes from TCPA Hibernation with Orders Granting Two Petitions Mintz
Apr
14
2023
Question of the Week: As the use cases for NFTs continue to evolve, what are some key considerations for brands, NFT issuers and holders and marketplaces? Proskauer Rose LLP
May
20
2014
Graham Decision Adopts Gabelli Rationale to Apply Five-Year Statute of Limitations to Enforcement Actions Seeking Equitable Relief Faegre Drinker
Dec
23
2014
New York Times Discusses the Growth of Whistleblower Programs Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
14
2016
Massachusetts Federal Court: Current Structuring May Not Shield Private Equity Firms from ERISA Liabilities Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Apr
26
2019
FINRA Forms Office of Financial Innovation Katten
Jul
16
2013
Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Propose Higher Capital Requirements for Largest Banks Katten
Dec
11
2015
FINRA Issues Notice on Providing Stock Quotations to Customers Katten
Oct
31
2023
Japan Shareholder Reporting Reform K&L Gates
Mar
6
2024
Investment Advisers to Be Subject to Strengthened AML Regulations Under FinCEN’s Proposed Rule ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
1
2012
Can You Preserve Your Claims Against a Borrower After Filing a 1099-C Cancellation of Debt? Poyner Spruill LLP
 

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