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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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2015
Addressing Climate Change in SEC Filings and Other Public Disclosures: What These Disclosures Mean for Businesses Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
30
2017
Husband and Wife Investment Advisors Banned from Working in Financial Services by the FCA for Lack of Integrity after Concealing their Assets Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
14
2019
DOJ Files Amicus Brief With SCOTUS in FDCPA Statute of Limitations Case Ballard Spahr LLP
May
29
2020
COVID-19: Voluntary COVID-19 Disclosures -- Time to Share Your Approach With the Marketplace? K&L Gates
Nov
29
2023
Texas Passes Bill Imposes Obligations on Digital Service Providers to Protect Minors Hunton Andrews Kurth
May
26
2012
Recent SEC Enforcement Actions Signal Shift to More Proactive Approach to Hedge Fund Regulation Vedder Price
Sep
10
2014
SEC Money Market Reform: An Analysis of Fund Director Responsibilities Faegre Drinker
Mar
30
2017
Corporate Governance and the Culture of Compliance: Top 10 Issues Facing Financial Institutions in 2017 #7 ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jul
17
2017
Who Is An Eligible SEC Whistleblower?- Chapter 6 Zuckerman Law
Apr
25
2018
SEC Proposes Regulations to Reform Retail Investment Standards Faegre Drinker
Dec
20
2018
FINRA Publishes Its Annual Report on Examination Findings Katten
May
6
2021
The Dog Ate My Financials: Dissembling Filers Sanctioned by the SEC Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Sep
20
2023
Action Steps Health Plans Should Take Now In Response To New DOL Guidance on Mental Health Parity Foley & Lardner LLP
May
9
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Department of Labor Proposes Additional Disclosure Rules for QDIAs and TDFs McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
15
2013
Indian Nations Law Update - June 2013 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec
5
2016
European Commission Adopts More MiFID II Delegated Regulations Katten
Apr
17
2020
Inside FCA Podcast: What does Cyber Resilience and Security mean for Firms? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
15
2022
I am the Gatekeeper: SEC Commissioner Calls for Heightened Attorney Scrutiny Nelson Mullins
Aug
11
2022
Payment Processor Agrees to Refund Customers After FTC Alleges Surprise Exit Fees and Zombie Charges On Small Businesses Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
9
2016
SEC Increases Performance Fee Net Worth Threshold for Qualified Clients Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Jan
17
2022
National Minimum Wage Enforcement – Six Traps to Avoid (UK) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
14
2022
SEC Adopts Final Rule Requiring Additional Proxy Voting Disclosures K&L Gates
Apr
12
2024
New CFIUS Rules to Enhance Enforcement and Investigation Activities Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
31
2016
March 2016 - Compilation of SEC Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
31
2024
SEC Adopts Final Rules Regarding SPACs and De-SPAC Transactions to Impose Additional Disclosure and Reporting Requirements K&L Gates
Nov
26
2015
UK Insolvency Practitioners Watch Out: Don’t Unwittingly Fall Foul of FSMA Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
30
2017
SEC Investor Advisory Committee Considers Blockchain Technology Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
17
2019
Privacy Tip #203 – Cryptocurrency Woes Robinson & Cole LLP
 

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