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

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Jul 9 2014	Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Adopts New Auditing Standard Regarding Related Party Transactions and Amends Other Auditing Standards	Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul 9 2014	Article 29 Working Party Defends Binding Corporate Rules for Processors (BCR-P) to European Institutions	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 9 2014	Does A Director Have A Contractual Right To Compensation?	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul 8 2014	D.C. Circuit Court Rejects Lower Court’s Restrictive Reach of Upjohn Attorney-Client Privilege	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 8 2014	Is the SEC Poised to Bring More Administrative Enforcement Actions In Wake of Insider Trading Trial Court Losses? Yes	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul 8 2014	D.C. Circuit Clarifies Application of Attorney-Client Privilege to Internal Investigations	Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul 8 2014	Adoption of Fee-Shifting Bylaws by Pennsylvania Corporations	Faegre Drinker
Jul 8 2014	Ukraine: Crisis Management Guidance for Multinational Employers	Covington & Burling LLP
Jul 8 2014	When It Comes To Director Compensation Claims, Nevada And Delaware Are Fundamentally Different	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul 8 2014	New Italian Competition Authority’s Regulation on Legality Rating Certification	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 7 2014	Five Estate Planning Documents Every Young Professional Should Have	Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Jul 7 2014	Minimum Wage Issue Spreading to the Private Sector	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul 7 2014	SawStop Stopped: Virginia District Judge Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuit Against Table Saw Industry	Mintz
Jul 7 2014	The Supreme Court of the United States Holds that ESOP Fiduciaries are not Entitled to a Presumption of Prudence, Clarifies Standards for Stock Drop Claims	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jul 7 2014	New Jersey’s New Tax Laws — Retroactive for Most Companies	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 7 2014	Second Circuit Overturns District Court’s Rejection of SEC-Citigroup Fraud Settlement	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul 7 2014	Caution Required When Creating Self-Directed IRA's - Individual Retirement Account	Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Jul 7 2014	Supreme Court Rejects “Presumption of Prudence,” Adopts New Pleading Standards in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 7 2014	The Troubled Track Record of the Proxy Strike Suit	Mintz
Jul 7 2014	Some Questions Boards Might Want To Ask When Considering Fee-Shifting Bylaws	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul 7 2014	Cross-Border Conversion of a Company in the European Union	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 3 2014	Supreme Court Rules That For-Profit Corporations Are Not Obligated to Comply With the Affordable Care Act's Contraception Mandate Based on Religious Beliefs	ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul 3 2014	D.C. Circuit Protects Attorney-Client Privilege in Internal Corporate Investigations	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul 3 2014	Nevada Federal Court Rejects Court Of Chancery’s Privity Analysis	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul 3 2014	DC Circuit Rejects Narrow View Of Attorney-Client Privilege In Internal Company Investigations	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul 2 2014	Top 5 Actions to Consider for the New York Not-for-Profit Law Overhaul Effective on July 1	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul 2 2014	Cœur Défense: the Chronicle of a Foretold Reform of the French Safeguard Proceedings	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 2 2014	Looking for a New Space to Call Home for Your Business? Three Common Types of Commercial Leases – Their Pros and Cons	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.

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