Financial, Securities & Banking

The Financial institutions and banking sectors are highly regulated in the US and throughout the world with stiff penalties for failure to comply with regulations. The National Law Review addresses legal issues, compliance concerns, financial regulatory schemes, broker-deals, insolvency and restructuring, and structured transaction negotiations.

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 26 2011	Obama Housing Plan Gets Faint Praise	Center for Public Integrity
Oct 24 2011	SEC Asks Public Companies to Disclose Cyber Attacks	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct 23 2011	ECJ Gets Tough with The Commission on Parental Liability	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 22 2011	Dodd-Frank Update — Several Regulatory and Legislative Proposals of Note	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct 21 2011	Tenth Circuit Finds Potential Insurance Coverage for Patent Infringement Claims Under “Advertising Injury” Provisions	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct 20 2011	Hooters Sues Competitor over Alleged Trade Secrets Theft after Top Executives Fly Away	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Oct 20 2011	The Rule of the 5 W’s Even Works in a Crisis – It just Works a Lot Faster	Iori & Associates
Oct 20 2011	US Department of Labor obtains judgment to distribute $1.35 million to participants of Minneapolis-based Northland Inn's 401(k) plan	U.S. Department of Labor
Oct 19 2011	Individual Liability for Wage and Hour Claims	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct 18 2011	Compliance Deadline Looms for New Transparency in Supply Chains Act	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct 18 2011	The Coverage Question	Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Oct 17 2011	Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies When a Series of Dispositions will not Trigger an "All or Substantially All" Indenture Covenant	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct 14 2011	Update: Netflix Scraps Plan To Separate Its Business	Armstrong Teasdale
Oct 14 2011	Easy Steps To Avoid Having Your Brand Used In An Adult Website Address	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct 14 2011	Immovable Objects: Chief Executive Turnover	Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Oct 14 2011	Steve Jobs: Concept Precedes Design	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Oct 13 2011	IRS Guidance on Travel	Armstrong Teasdale
Oct 13 2011	Evaluating E-Verify: One Question at a Time	LawLogix Group, Inc.
Oct 10 2011	Your Social Media Policy May Need Revamping	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct 10 2011	Six Important Strategies To Reduce The Royalty Burden For A Pharmaceutical Product	Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Oct 7 2011	Top Five Traps in M&A Transactions in China	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 6 2011	Recent Ruling Allows a Shareholder Lawsuit to Proceed After a Negative Say-on-Pay Vote: Quirk or Harbinger?	Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct 3 2011	How to Turn a Bankruptcy Reorganization Into an Insider Trading Charge	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct 2 2011	Systemic Risk Management - since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy	Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Oct 1 2011	SEC Fee Rate Adjustment for Section 6(B), Section 13(E) and Section 14(G) To Be Effective October 1, 2011	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep 30 2011	Guide to International Arbitration with Chinese Entities	McDermott Will & Emery
Sep 29 2011	Deciphering Dukes: Ninth Circuit Hands Down Decision Interpreting The Game-Changer	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep 29 2011	What’s in a Name? Protecting Your Start-Up Trademarks	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

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