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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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Mar
4
2019
CFPB Publishes Report on Elder Abuse Based on Newly Available SARs Data Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
9
2021
Eleventh Circuit Holds Subsequent FCRA Claim Subject to Arbitration Provision Under Terminated Subscriber Agreement Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
29
2022
UNITED STATES: A HOLIDAY GIFT FOR M&A BROKERS: CONGRESS PASSES NEW EXEMPTION FROM SECURITIES BROKER REGISTRATION K&L Gates
Oct
24
2023
CFTC Resuscitates Version of MLB’s Former 'Neighborhood Play' to Sue Principal of Defunct Crypto-Asset Entity Voyager as a Commodity Pool Operator Katten
Feb
27
2024
A Closer Look at the CFPB’s “Enhanced” Supervisory Appeals Process Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Feb
5
2016
FDIC Seeks Comment on Revised Deposit Insurance Assessment Rule Katten
Jun
2
2016
Insider-Trading Prosecutions Continue Post-Newman: USAO/SDNY and SEC Press Charges Against Ex-Barclays Director and Plumber Faegre Drinker
Oct
23
2018
Plaintiff Can Sue as "Consumer" Under FDCPA Despite Claiming Credit Card Debt Not His, Seventh Circuit Rules Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
21
2019
European Commission Adopts Disclosure Templates for EU Securitisation Reporting Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Sep
25
2015
CFTC Grants DCO Registration to Nodal Clear Katten
Jun
2
2017
Federal Banking Agencies Issue Advisory on the Availability of Appraisers Katten
Sep
14
2017
German Supreme Court: Loan Administration And Management Fees Are Invalid Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
14
2019
NFA Amends Swaps Supervision Requirements and Makes Technical Changes to NFA Rules and Interpretive Notices Katten
Jun
24
2015
SEC Charges Two Businesses for Acting as Unlicensed Broker-Dealers in EB-5 sales Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
22
2020
SEC Speaks 2020: Enforcement and Examination Highlights K&L Gates
Apr
7
2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Approves Clearing Exemption for Inter-Affiliate Swaps Katten
Feb
12
2015
SEC and FINRA Publish Materials Addressing Cybersecurity Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
29
2018
EBA Consults on Guidelines for Outsourcing Business Activities; EBA Publishes Opinion on Firms’ “Inadequate” Brexit Preparations Katten
Aug
28
2020
SEC Expands Definitions of Accredited Investor and Qualified Institutional Buyer ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
4
2022
Kim Kardashian Ordered to Pay Over $1.26 Million for Securities Violation Arising Out of Crypto Endorsement Hunton Andrews Kurth
Apr
4
2023
Crypto Contagion – Managing Risk on Multiple Fronts Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
3
2024
SEC Adopts Treasury Clearing Rules Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
17
2016
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finalizes Much Anticipated Prepaid Account Rule K&L Gates
Feb
22
2018
CFPB seeks comment on external engagements Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
6
2019
Conover v. Patriot Land Transfer: RESPA’s Statute of Limitations and Equitable Tolling Clash Again Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
3
2020
Relief From Regulatory Burdens Created by COVID-19 Response Granted To Community Banks Jones Walker LLP
Jan
3
2023
SEBI Tightens Framework for Fund Managers: Releases New Guidelines and Restrictions Nishith Desai Associates
Oct
25
2023
Transactional Corner: NOW Is the Time to Complete Your MSFTA Negotiations…Seriously Blank Rome LLP
 

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