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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 Securities, SEC, & Financial Institution Law News

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Aug
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2019
Cryptoasset Regulation: FCA Final Guidance Published Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
15
2021
Agencies’ Joint Statement on Supervisory and Enforcement Practices Forecasts Increased Scrutiny and Regulatory Activity Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jan
19
2024
Expanded Virginia Court of Appeals Leads to Policyholder Relief Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
16
2016
CFTC Staff Issues Final Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception Report Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Apr
3
2017
European Commission Launches Public Consultation on FinTech K&L Gates
Apr
30
2018
ASIC: Australian Laws Still Apply to ICOs Created and Offered Overseas K&L Gates
Apr
20
2020
Polish Competition Protection Authority Cracks Down on Late Payments Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
19
2021
Supreme Court Remands Securities Class Action Against Goldman Sachs Back to Second Circuit K&L Gates
Feb
8
2023
Black History Month and Venture Capital [VIDEO] Foley & Lardner LLP
May
2
2023
U.S. Executive Branch Update – May 2, 2023 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
26
2012
Recent SEC Enforcement Actions Signal Shift to More Proactive Approach to Hedge Fund Regulation Vedder Price
Apr
7
2016
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Contracting Considerations: Looking Beyond Solution’s Structure Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
7
2016
Supreme Court Upholds Insider Trading Prosecutions on Mere Disclosure to Friends and Family
Nov
2
2017
LIBOR – Living On Borrowed Time? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
24
2018
SEC Disapproves Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Products Katten
Jun
10
2021
SAS 136: The New Audit Standard for Employee Benefit Plans and Its Impact on Plan Sponsors Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
31
2022
PLAINTIFF FAILED TO ALLEGE TCPA CLAIM: Small Victory For Capital Link Management Troutman Amin, LLP
May
9
2011
Department of Labor Proposes Additional Disclosure Rules for QDIAs and TDFs McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
26
2013
Saying Goodbye to Fannie and Freddie as a Result of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
10
2014
SEC Money Market Reform: An Analysis of Fund Director Responsibilities Faegre Drinker
Apr
17
2015
Part 2 - Recent Enforcement Trends In Commodity Markets Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
8
2015
Export-Import Bank of United States Open for Business Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
25
2017
CFPB Identifies Regulatory Action Plans in Spring 2017 Update to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
3
2022
SEC Proposes Important Changes To Section 13 Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
22
2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Ability to Pay Rule Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec
19
2014
President Obama Announces Sweeping Changes to United States’ Diplomatic Relationship with Cuba Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
26
2024
OFAC Settlement Illustrates Sanctions Compliance Risks For Foreign Asset Managers Trading US Securities Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
19
2019
Increase in Regulatory Expense for Debtor-In-Possession Revolving Credit Facilities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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