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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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Oct
4
2014
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) Publishes Results of Annual Global Voting Policy Survey Katten
Jun
10
2020
What Is the Significance of Virtual Currency Not Being Taxed as Currency? McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
14
2020
Auditor Receives SEC Whistleblower Award of More Than $300,000 Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
May
5
2022
Second Circuit Finds That Criminal Victims Cannot Recover Attorneys' Fees for Parallel SEC Investigations Vedder Price
Nov
17
2023
OIG Issues General Compliance Program Guidance Updates McDermott Will & Emery
May
24
2018
Did The Last Viking Sell Securities? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
12
2021
A Sign Of Things To Come: CFPB Rescinds “Abusive” Guidance Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
8
2023
New England Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Class Action Filings Soar in 2023 Pierce Atwood LLP
Aug
25
2015
New FINRA Rule 2040 Becomes Effective Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
15
2019
German Government Publishes Proposed Law for Proprietary Trading Firms Katten
Mar
26
2020
SEC Emphasizes Anti-Fraud Protections During COVID-19 Pandemic Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Feb
7
2023
New UCC Article 12: Foreseeable Issues with Using Cryptocurrencies and NFTs as Collateral Bracewell LLP
Aug
6
2012
Curiosity Safe on Mars, Forward Contracts Safe Under Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code Bracewell LLP
Jul
25
2013
D.C. District Court Upholds SEC's Conflict Minerals Rules, Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report Questions Effectiveness on Humanitarian Efforts Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
8
2016
Settlement with SEC Gives Municipalities 180 Days to Become Compliant With Continuing Disclosure Obligations Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan
12
2017
Dubai International Financial Center to Launch FinTech Hive Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
17
2018
SEC to Whistleblowers: Report Promptly and Expect a Minimal Award if You are Culpable Zuckerman Law
May
10
2019
What Game Companies Need to Know About FinCEN’s Updated Guidance on Virtual Currency Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
6
2020
Weekly IRS Roundup December 30, 2019 – January 3, 2020 McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
28
2022
Australia: ASIC Releases Its First Insights from the Reportable Situations Regime K&L Gates
May
4
2023
Dismissal Streak Continues in BlackRock Target Date Fund Litigation Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
3
2013
European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Technical Standards Published in the Official Journal of the European Union Katten
Apr
29
2016
Amendments to the Venture Capital Fund Adviser and Private Fund Adviser Exemptions Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
1
2024
California’s AB 3129 Continues National Trend of Scrutinizing Private Equity Investments in the Health Care Industry Polsinelli PC
Aug
18
2017
SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Registered Representatives in Connection with Investments by Federal Employees in Variable Annuities Vedder Price
Mar
7
2022
FTC Bans Operators of Alleged Debt Relief Scam, $5.3M penalty Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
6
2022
SEC Investigations Relating to Record Preservation Practices Likely to Continue Vedder Price
Nov
20
2023
White House Seeks to Unlock Cost Savings Through the Better Contracting Initiative Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 

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