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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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Mar
11
2013
Guidelines Monitoring Group Updates Walker Guidelines Re: Good-Practice Reporting by Private Equity Companies Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
6
2014
Belated Vindication for the Security and Exchange Commission's Prior Settlement Policy Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
18
2017
Division of Investment Management Releases Investment Company Reporting Modernization FAQs Vedder Price
May
25
2018
CFTC Issues Proposed Rule Amends Margin Requirements & CFTC Issues Virtual Currency Advisory for Exchanges and Clearinghouses Katten
Feb
4
2019
Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: January 28 – February 1 and February 4, 2019 (Spoofing; SEF Trading; Security Tokens; Bitcoin Sales) [VIDEO] Katten
Jan
10
2020
NFA’s Swaps Proficiency Requirements Become Effective on January 31 Katten
Aug
10
2020
A Liu Look at Disgorgement: Ninth Circuit Vacates SEC Disgorgement Award Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Aug
14
2023
UK Court Grapples with Cryptocurrency Preservation and Enforcement Issues Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
31
2018
The Broker Protocol: End of an Era? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
24
2018
SEC Settles Charges Against Adviser for Failure to Disclose Conflicts of Interest Vedder Price
Mar
30
2023
How Does the Federal Reserve Board Bank Term Funding Program Benefit Community Banks? Jones Walker LLP
Sep
20
2019
CFTC Unanimously Approves Measures Related to Position Limits and Position Accounting for Security Futures Products and Public Rulemaking Procedures Katten
Dec
23
2022
European Central Bank Director General Proclaims ‘Bitcoin’s Last Stand’ Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
6
2022
SEC Whistleblower Receives $13 Million Award Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Sep
15
2016
New York Department of Financial Services Proposes Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies Faegre Drinker
Jun
16
2020
Motivations & Models for Health Systems Structuring Captive Venture Capital Investment Funds K&L Gates
Jul
31
2013
Are the Odds in Your Favor? Re: EB5 Investor Visas Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
3
2013
A Brief Recap of Recent Regulatory Actions Regarding Short-Term, Small-Dollar Lending Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
12
2016
How Has Supreme Court Decision in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer Affected Litigation Over Company Stock in Retirement Plans? The National Center for Employee Ownership
May
5
2016
Second Circuit: Intent to Harm Is Not Required for Criminal Conviction Under Investment Advisers Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
27
2020
SEC Issues Temporary Borrowing Relief for Mutual Funds and Insurance Company Separate Accounts Vedder Price
Apr
26
2020
COVID-19 Update: The Paycheck Protection Program – Loan Participation Transactions Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Oct
19
2023
Need to Know: SEC’s New Private Fund Rules Goulston & Storrs
Jun
10
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Bans Repeat, Bad-Faith Tipster From Future Submissions Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
17
2017
Blockchains and Active Funds: Don't Just be an Active Fund...be a Pro-Active Fund K&L Gates
May
30
2018
Professional firms – in the fee firing line again Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
16
2021
New Texas Bill Would Provide Release Relief To Trustees Who Deliver Adequate Accountings Without A Timely Objection By The Beneficiary Winstead
Feb
1
2018
The Unique Quandaries Faced in Recovering International Cryptocurrency Frauds Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
 

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