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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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Sep
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2023
SEC Denial of Grayscale Bitcoin Fund Was Arbitrary and Capricious, Rules DC Circuit Court of Appeals Katten
May
17
2017
UK Tax Criminal Finances Act 2017 & Hybrid Mismatch – Revised Guidance Published Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
4
2019
ESMA Consults on Technical Advice on FRANDT Terms for Providing Clearing Services Katten
Oct
13
2020
CFTC Record Enforcement Year and Director Departure Faegre Drinker
Nov
4
2022
FCA Publishes Consultation Paper on UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jul
14
2023
Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly July 14, 2023 Polsinelli PC
Jan
21
2016
First OFAC Sanctions Penalty of 2016 Continues Clear Trend of Enforcement Prioritization Holland & Hart LLP
Jan
24
2017
The SEC’s Appointments Clause Dilemma Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
15
2018
European Parliament Adopts EMIR 2.1 Proposal Katten
May
31
2019
Sustainable Investing Will Change the World Mintz
Aug
13
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The Eighth Circuit holds that stipulations filed contemporaneously with a complaint limiting damages to an amount below CAFA’s jurisdictional threshold may be used to defeat CAFA jurisdiction Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
May
15
2023
U.S. Executive Branch Update – May 15, 2023 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
29
2016
Community Bank Regulatory Environment Post Wells Fargo Jones Walker LLP
Dec
7
2017
New SEC Cyber Unit Obtains Emergency Action Against ICO K&L Gates
Feb
14
2018
EU Amends Restrictive Measures on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
24
2011
Dodd Frank – Several Developments of Note Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
5
2021
SEC Updates Cleared CDS Exemptions Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Aug
11
2022
Payment Processor Agrees to Refund Customers After FTC Alleges Surprise Exit Fees and Zombie Charges On Small Businesses Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
16
2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Publishes Regulation Crowdfunding Compliance Guide for Small Entities Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
14
2019
Pensions versus Insolvency: changes to The Pension Regulator’s powers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
20
2020
CFPB Issues First Version of FAQS Addressing Consumer Reporting in the COVID-19 Pandemic Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
28
2023
UK Confirms Proposals for the Future Financial Services Regulatory Rules for Cryptoassets Katten
Oct
9
2018
Vermont Exempts Bank Partners from Loan Solicitation License for Commercial Loans Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
17
2020
FCA Releases Asset Management Portfolio Tools Feedback Katten
Mar
1
2021
New York Attorney General Announces Settlement with Bitfinex Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
19
2023
Investor Groups Raise Concerns Over European Sustainability Reporting Standards Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Apr
3
2014
Arbitration Agreements and Whistleblower Protections Faegre Drinker
May
19
2017
Florida’s Fiduciary Lawyer-Client Privilege is on the Books, But is it Good Law? Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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