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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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2014
District Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to SEC Administrative Proceedings Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
30
2015
November 2015 Compilation of SEC Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions
Mar
17
2020
Talking about The Thing Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
9
2014
US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Upholds Fraud Penalties for Ex-GlobeTel Executives Katten
Aug
12
2016
CFTC Announces Enhancements to Protect Customer Funds Katten
Oct
30
2017
US Administration’s § 231 List of Russian Entities Opens Some Third Parties to Potential Sanctions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
24
2018
DOL Less Likely to Appeal Fifth Circuit Ruling Vacating Expansion of Fiduciary Rule in Light of Recent SEC Guidance McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
13
2019
The SECURE Act and Guaranteed Retirement Income in Plans Faegre Drinker
Jan
27
2023
Federal Reserve Issues Policy Statement Limiting Crypto-Activities of State Member Banks K&L Gates
Sep
7
2014
Commodities Futures Trading Commision (CFTC) Settles Prearranged Trades Violation with Foreign Bank Katten
Apr
5
2016
Supreme Court Affirmation Leaves More Questions than Answers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
20
2017
Delaware Court of Chancery Holds Stockholder not Bound by Stock Transfer Restrictions not Noted on Stock Certificates K&L Gates
Oct
18
2022
SEC Charges Kim Kardashian with Violating Anti-Touting Law, Signals to Celebrities that Payments for Endorsements Must Be Disclosed Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
25
2023
Expansive New Bank Secrecy Act, Sanctions Whistleblower Program: Department of Commerce Insights Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
18
2012
Questions and Answers About FATCA and Foreign Trusts McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
1
2023
Launch of European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) Delayed Again Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
28
2013
Forum Selection Bylaws – Why A California Court May Not Follow Delaware Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
17
2015
Part 2 - Recent Enforcement Trends In Commodity Markets Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
20
2020
COVID-19: Maine Governor Limits Evictions; Urges Banks and Credit Unions to Stop Foreclosures Pierce Atwood LLP
Nov
16
2020
SEC Adopts Amendments to “Accredited Investor” Definition Winstead
May
2
2022
SEC Issues Risk Alert on Investment Adviser MNPI Compliance Issues Vedder Price
Dec
19
2014
President Obama Announces Sweeping Changes to United States’ Diplomatic Relationship with Cuba Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
25
2020
Achieving Diversity and Inclusion within the Securities and Financial Management Industry and its Legal Partners
Aug
16
2016
CFTC Staff Issues Final Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception Report Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Mar
31
2017
CFTC Will Have Enhanced Enforcement Powered by In-House Market Surveillance Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
15
2019
FinCEN Director Blanco Addresses AML Compliance and Casinos Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
7
2016
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Contracting Considerations: Looking Beyond Solution’s Structure Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
7
2016
Office of Comptroller of Currency Explores Special Purpose National Bank Charter for Fintech Companies K&L Gates
 

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