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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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Sep
19
2016
Done with Discounts? New IRS Proposals Aim to Eliminate Valuation Discounts for Closely-Held Businesses Jones Walker LLP
Sep
19
2016
NFA Proposes Amendments to CPO and CTA Quarterly Reporting Requirements Katten
Sep
19
2016
Should Tweener Corporations Include This Provision In Their Equity Compensation Plans? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
18
2016
CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter Relating to Yieldbroker PTY Limited’s Relief From SEF Registration Requirements Katten
Sep
17
2016
CFTC Chairman Proposes Extension of Phase-In De Minimis Amount Termination Date Katten
Sep
16
2016
SEC Chair Gives Speech on Equity Market Structure Katten
Sep
16
2016
Eleventh Circuit Holds That a Corporation Is Not Distinct From Its Agents For Purposes of a RICO Enterprise, Following Sister Circuits Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
16
2016
The SEC Remains Active with Whistleblowers Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
16
2016
Slapped Down: California Supreme Court Rules Anti-SLAPP Law Applies to Mixed Causes of Action Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
16
2016
Court Rules Coequal Stockholders Owe Fiduciary Duties To Each Other Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
15
2016
Another Sports Retailer Bankruptcy – Golfsmith International, Inc. Files for Chapter 11 Protection in Delaware Stark & Stark
Sep
15
2016
US Once Again a “Safe Harbor” for European Data with Launch of EU-US Privacy Shield Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
14
2016
Beyond Bitcoin: The Potential of Distributed Ledger Technology (Part 1) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
13
2016
Taming the Bull Rider: Delaware Chancery Court Reining in Mootness Fee Awards in Merger Litigation Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
13
2016
SEC Sues Company and its GC/CCO for Failure to Disclose and Accrue Charge for a Pending DOJ Investigation Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
13
2016
FINRA’s Proposed Rules on Gifts, Gratuities, and Non-Cash Compensation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
12
2016
A "Quest" for Certainty—Court of Appeal Affirms Louisiana Was a "Location-of-Performance" State All Along Jones Walker LLP
Sep
12
2016
FCC Fines Non-Telecom Companies for Lapse in Compliance with Wireless Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
12
2016
Charging Order – How Nevada Secretary Of State Doesn’t Get It Quite Right Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
12
2016
Diversity, Caremark Standard, Indemnity Issues, Severance Agreements: Corporate Law & Governance Update September 2016 McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
12
2016
Curb Phishing Damage with a New, Human Approach to Bad Habits Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Sep
9
2016
Nevada’s Secretary of State Concatenates Veil Piercing, Indemnification And Exculpation Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
8
2016
Tax Man Cometh To Nevada Businesses Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
7
2016
Ninth Circuit Court Rules Board Of Directors Is Incapable Of Being Sued Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
6
2016
Impending Events May Limit Estate Planning Opportunities: Now is the Time to Review Your Goals and Objectives Faegre Drinker
Sep
6
2016
Proposed Regulations Under Internal Revenue Code Section 2704: Changes May Be Coming to Transfers of Closely Held Business Interests Katten
Sep
3
2016
IRS Issues Temporary Regulations on Early Election Into New Partnership Audit Procedures Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
2
2016
Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses the “Cleansing Effect” of Stockholder Approval In Post-Closing M&A Damages Actions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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