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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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Apr
1
2019
United States Supreme Court Holds That Knowing Dissemination of False Statements Made by Others Can Constitute Primary “Scheme Liability” In Violation of Rule 10b-5(a) and (c) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
12
2023
Indiana’s Consumer Data Protection Act Set To Become Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
13
2012
Trialogue Discussions Lead to Agreement on Final Text of EMIR McDermott Will & Emery
May
18
2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Makes First Preemption Determinations on State Unclaimed Property Laws Relating to Gift Cards Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
12
2015
FINRA Requests Comment on Revised Discretionary Accounts and Transactions Rule Katten
Feb
26
2016
SEC Speaks: How the SEC Decides Whether to Investigate Breached Entities Vedder Price
Mar
9
2017
Ninth Circuit — Dodd-Frank Protects Internal Whistleblowers Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
28
2018
Can an outside investigation constitute a “consumer report” under FCRA? The Seventh Circuit appears skeptical Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
10
2023
SEC Awards Whistleblower $5 Million in First Award of 2023 Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Nov
30
2010
Reform Reading: WikiLeaks Has Trove of U.S. Bank Documents Center for Public Integrity
Dec
1
2012
Industry Groups File Suit to Block Conflict Minerals Rules and Resource Extraction Rules ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
31
2024
FHA’s Releases 12-Hour Cyber Incident Notification Rule Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
13
2015
Delaware Chancery Court Addresses Proper Purpose for Inspection Demand Katten
Aug
2
2018
The OCC Will Move Forward to Accept Applications for Special Purpose National Bank Charters for Fintech Companies Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
17
2020
ESMA Publishes Reports on MiFID II/MiFIR Transparency Regime & SFTR and EU CCPs Updates Katten
Aug
11
2014
IRA Rollover Trap (in Divorce Cases) Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
Nov
21
2014
FINRA and the MSRB Release Companion Proposals That Would Require Additional Disclosures for Transactions in Fixed Income Securities Katten
Jan
3
2018
Court Dismisses Angela Burns Appeal Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
22
2018
FTC and FCC release tentative agenda for March 23 policy forum on robocalls Ballard Spahr LLP
Jul
19
2019
New EU Prospectus Regulation: Updated ESMA Questions and Answers Katten
Apr
10
2020
NFA Issues Notice Regarding FinCEN COVID-19 and AML/CFT Guidance Katten
Sep
14
2020
SEC Adopts Rules To Regulate Proxy Advisory Firms Jones Walker LLP
Jun
30
2022
Employers Beware – SEC Renews Enforcement Initiative Against Agreements (This Time a Non-Compete) That Interfere with Whistleblowers’ Unfettered Access to the SEC Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
11
2016
Bridging the Weeks: Spoofing; Business Continuity; Blue Sheets; Large Trader Reporting; Transaction Monitoring; Reg AT - June 27 to July 8 and July 11, 2016 Katten
Oct
13
2017
ESMA Highlights Importance of LEI for MiFID II Compliance Katten
Apr
3
2019
From RMBS to SLABS: Is History Repeating Itself? Bilzin Sumberg
Feb
28
2020
Supreme Court Decision on ERISA Statute of Limitations May Help Defendants Defeat Class Certification Robinson & Cole LLP
Dec
17
2021
SEC Proposes Another Round of Money Market Reforms K&L Gates
 

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