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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 Securities, SEC, & Financial Institution Law News

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May
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2023
Foreign-Owned Companies Operating in The United States Must File a 5 Year Survey with The U.S. Department of Commerce by May 31, 2023 (for Paper Filings) and June 30, 2023 (for Electronic Filings) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
7
2023
Industry Trades Really Don’t Like the Basel III Endgame Proposal Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jan
19
2024
2023 Cybersecurity Year In Review Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
3
2017
SEC ALJ Decision Shows Agency’s “Home Field Advantage” Has Its Limits Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
23
2018
SEC Adopts Amendments Requiring Inline XBRL Reporting for Fund Risk/Return Summary Information Vedder Price
Mar
3
2015
The SEC Will Be Your Employment Law Agency, Too Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
Oct
19
2015
Bridging the Week: October 12 to 16 and 19, 2015 (Pre-Arranged Trades, Wash Sales, Spoofing, CCO Liability, Non-Disclosure, IBs) Katten
Mar
12
2018
Dismissing FDCPA Lawsuit, Sixth Circuit Calls Out Congress for Creating Statutory Remedies Where No Harm Has Occurred K&L Gates
Nov
13
2018
No Double-Dipping Under FCRA Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
10
2020
HM Treasury and Swiss Government Joint Statement on a Future Mutual Recognition Agreement Katten
Sep
9
2020
Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #30 Faegre Drinker
May
4
2013
Delaware Federal Court Dismisses Securities Fraud Action Against Power Plant Executives Katten
Sep
16
2013
A Continued Examination of Charitable Patient Assistance Programs Part Eight in a Series: What Products Say About Charitable PAPs Mintz
Jun
29
2015
Do Investment Advisers Automatically Have Fiduciary Duties to Their Clients? Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
Jun
29
2016
SEC Declines To Define “Mineral” In Resource Extraction Rule But Then Defines It Anyway Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Nov
8
2019
HMT Publishes Letter on Equivalence Katten
Feb
18
2020
LIBOR Transition Newsletter – Issue 3 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
14
2020
A Friendly Reminder: CFTC Staff Encourages Exchanges, Futures Brokers and Clearinghouses to Ensure Their Risk Controls and Disclosures Address COVID-19-Related Market Volatility and Negative Prices Katten
Feb
6
2023
Honchariw: The Enforceability of Late Fees in California Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
14
2019
Division of Trading and Markets and FINRA Staffs Issue Joint Statement on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities Katten
May
5
2023
Considerations for Counterparties Whose Swaps Are Transferred from First Republic to J.P. Morgan Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Sep
8
2023
ATDS EXPRESS: Another Court Holds Debt Collectors Cannot Violate the TCPA ATDS Provisions– But Is It Really That Simple? Troutman Amin, LLP
Oct
6
2017
CFPB issues final payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov
12
2021
Don’t Use “Build Back Better” to Sabotage the False Claims Act Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Mar
25
2019
Basel Committee Statement on Crypto-Assets Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
4
2015
New Guidance from the SEC on Gifts to Adviser Personnel Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
15
2018
Court Reminds SEC That Rule 144 Is A Non-Exclusive Safe Harbor Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Nov
15
2018
OCIE Targeting Certain Mutual Funds, ETFs and Advisers in New Compliance Inspection Initiatives Faegre Drinker
 

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