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The Financial institutions and banking sectors are highly regulated in the US and throughout the world with stiff penalties for failure to comply with regulations. The National Law Review addresses legal issues, compliance concerns, financial regulatory schemes, broker-deals, insolvency and restructuring, and structured transaction negotiations.

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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Dec
23
2014
California Court of Appeal Applies Delaware Law to Deny Discovery in Shareholder Derivative Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
23
2014
Currency Conversion Concerns: New York Issues Guidance on Virtual Currencies McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
23
2014
Five Things to Know About Trade Secrets Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
22
2014
SEC’s Second Amicus Brief On Whether Dodd-Frank Protects Internal Reports Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
22
2014
MiFID II, MiFIR, Block Trade Washes, AlphaMetrix, Charges for Cash, Bitcoin Options Exchange, Trading System Failures - Bridging the Week: December 15 to 19 and 22, 2014 Katten
Dec
22
2014
Ninth Circuit Clarifies Pleading Standard for Securities-Fraud Claims Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
22
2014
There’s No Place Like Home: SEC Increasingly Uses Administrative Proceedings Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
22
2014
A New List of Strategic Products Creates Opportunities for Companies in Brazil Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
22
2014
The Shareholder Rights Project: Advice And Representation Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
22
2014
The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 1: Going Live with the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Shared Responsibility Rules on January 1, 2015 Mintz
Dec
21
2014
Los Angeles Mayor Proposes Mandatory Earthquake Retrofitting for Commercial and Residential Buildings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
20
2014
San Francisco Board of Supervisors Continues to Reshape Working Environment for Low-Wage and Part-Time Workers; Becomes First Jurisdiction in Nation to Approve So-Called “Retail Workers Bill of Rights”; Forces Large Retailers to Address Automated Scheduli Mintz
Dec
19
2014
Affordable Care Act Considerations in Mergers and Acquisitions Faegre Drinker
Dec
19
2014
Turnin’ Havana to Atlanta: The White House Opens Doors for U.S. Telecommunications Investment in Cuba and Latin America Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
19
2014
Pennsylvania Unwraps Final Market-Sourcing Guidance McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
19
2014
SEC Clarifies Business Development Companies (BDC) Transactions with Certain Second-Tier Affiliates Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
19
2014
Duma Votes to Accelerate Implementation Date of Russian Data Localization Bill By A Year Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
19
2014
Delaware Chancery Court Declines to Dismiss Fraud Claims Against Private Equity Fund and Directors Katten
Dec
19
2014
U.S. Commerce Department Prioritizes Mozambique in 2015 Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
19
2014
Insufficient Evidence Calls for Overturning Insider Trading Cases, Second Circuit Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
18
2014
“Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights” to Take Effect in San Francisco Impacting Retailers, Janitorial Firms and Security Services Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
18
2014
Senate Approves Energy Tax Extenders McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
18
2014
Are Chinese Companies Retooling in Africa? Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
18
2014
Delaware Legislature to Resume Debate in January on Bylaws Imposing Liability on Shareholders Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
18
2014
Serial brand creator Marcia Kilgore sells Soap & Glory to Alliance Boots Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
18
2014
Illinois Department of Revenue: It's About Time. Hopefully This Trend Continues Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Dec
18
2014
Potential Pitfall in Pre-Action Discovery Revealed in Texas Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Dec
18
2014
One Step Closer to Normalizing Relations with Cuba Faegre Drinker
 

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