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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 Corporate Law, Securities/SEC, & Financial Institution Law News

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Jul 24 2014	Extending Cybersecurity Breach Notice Requirements to Intelligence Community Contractors	Covington & Burling LLP
Jul 23 2014	Corporate Documentation for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul 23 2014	Bitcoin – Is Anyone In Charge?	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul 23 2014	Facebook/Oculus VR (Virtual Reality) Acquisition Raises Pseudo-Foreign Corporation Question	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul 22 2014	SEC Fulfills Promise to Bring Whistleblower Retaliation Actions under Dodd-Frank Act	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 22 2014	Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Indemnification Slight of Hand	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul 22 2014	Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Focuses on Cybersecurity at Standing Advisory Group Meeting	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul 22 2014	Infrastructure Investment Through Public-Private Partnerships (P3s)	Bilzin Sumberg
Jul 22 2014	SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Verifying Accredited Investor Status	Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul 22 2014	Public Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) in the UK: Positive Activity in First Half of 2014	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul 22 2014	National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Decides Not to Risk Its D.R. Horton Decision	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul 22 2014	California Dividend Statutes Found To Preempt Common Law Claims	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul 21 2014	Californians To Vote On Stripping Common Cause Of Its First Amendment Rights	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul 20 2014	District Court Clarifies Statute of Repose Timeline in Material Misstatement Case	Katten
Jul 19 2014	New Ukraine-Related Sanctions Imposed on Russian Interests	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 18 2014	New York Department of Financial Services Proposes First Comprehensive Regulatory Framework for Virtual Currency Businesses	Katten
Jul 18 2014	Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Proposes to Adopt Rules on Quotation Requirements for Over-the-Counter Equity Securities	Katten
Jul 18 2014	Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Adopts First Installment of Rules for Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activity	Katten
Jul 18 2014	Unmanageable Risk--An Unintended Consequence of Self- Insured Retentions	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul 17 2014	Choice of Entity Is Important for Budding Businesses	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jul 17 2014	A View from London: Initial Public Offering (IPO) Update from London	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul 16 2014	Is China’s Big Win at the World Trade Organization against the U.S. Government’s Policy on Chinese Subsidies a Game-Changer?	Faegre Drinker
Jul 16 2014	A View from Italy: New Italian Private Corporate Debt Rules—Opportunities for Foreign Investors	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul 16 2014	Don’t Leave It Out of Your Earn-Out – Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing in the Context Contingent Purchase Price Provisions	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul 16 2014	“Significant Weaknesses” and “Disappointing Practices”: The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) Anti-Money Laundering Annual Report	Covington & Burling LLP
Jul 16 2014	Allied Domecq: Nexus-Combined Reporting	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 16 2014	Is Your Out-of-State LLC “Doing Business” in California?	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul 15 2014	Recent Amendments to Mexican Commercial Laws	Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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