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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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Jun 21 2014	Delaware Court of Chancery Finds Contract Rate Applies to Post-Judgment Interest	Katten
Jun 21 2014	Governor Cuomo Set to Sign Law Repealing the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act’s Annual Pay Notice Requirement; Law Also Extends Wage Payment Liability to Ten Largest Members of New York LLCs	Mintz
Jun 21 2014	Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Releases Guidance on Affiliated Transactions of Series Investment Companies	Katten
Jun 20 2014	Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Obtains Settlement for Investment Adviser’s Real Estate Investment Fraud	Katten
Jun 20 2014	Possible Offshore Deferrals for Hedge Fund Managers – IRS Confirms That Certain Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights Are Exempt Under Section 457A	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun 20 2014	Delaware Court of Chancery Applies Entire Fairness Standard to Going-Private Transaction with a Controlling Stockholder Negotiated by Special Committee and Approved by a Majority of the Minority Stockholders	Katten
Jun 20 2014	Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to Hold Open Meeting on Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Definitions	Katten
Jun 20 2014	Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Proposes to Amend Rule 2360	Katten
Jun 20 2014	Delaware Court of Chancery Rules That a Major Debt Holder and 48 Percent Stockholder Is a Controlling Stockholder and Owes Fiduciary Duties to Minority Stockholders	Katten
Jun 20 2014	Inherited Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Are Not Protected Assets in Bankruptcy	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun 19 2014	Microsoft Corporation v. SurfCast, Inc., Decision Denying Institution and Motion for Joinder IPR2014-00271	Faegre Drinker
Jun 19 2014	Beyond Truth, and Toward Repose: Price Increases Following “Merger to Monopoly” Do Not Rekindle Statute of Limitations	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 19 2014	Not If, but When: Anticipating Data Breach Events in Outsourcing Contracts	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun 19 2014	Sirleaf Calls for Renewed Investment in Girls’ Education	Covington & Burling LLP
Jun 19 2014	Why Biolase v. Oracle Partners, L.P. May Not Be The Last Word On Director Resignations	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun 19 2014	Statute of Repose Agreed to by North Carolina House and Senate	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun 18 2014	Corporate Inversions Showing No Signs of Slowing Down	Bilzin Sumberg
Jun 18 2014	May A Director Resign By Telling Another Director “I Quit”?	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun 17 2014	Kentucky Couple Takes Advantage of Resources Concerning Startup Business	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun 17 2014	An L of a Mess: Perfecting Against LLP’s - Limited Liability Partnership	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun 17 2014	This Legislative Lacuna Looms Large In Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (RULLCA)	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun 16 2014	Top Five Tips For Minimizing The Risk of Class Action Litigation	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 16 2014	On the Section 409A Hunting Trail	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun 16 2014	Jumpstart Your Startup: Entity Selection and Formation	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun 16 2014	European Union Court Maintains Tough Stance Against Business Practices by Firms With Strong Market Power	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 16 2014	Commissioner Rings Pension Fund Tocsin	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun 16 2014	Dodd-Frank Anti-Retaliation Provision Limited To Complaints About Securities Laws	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun 16 2014	Beware: Enterprises Facilitating, But Not Operating In, a Cartelized Market Can Be Fined For Participating In the Cartel	Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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