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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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Apr
26
2020
COVID-19 Update: The Paycheck Protection Program – Loan Participation Transactions Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Mar
25
2022
New Form 8-K C&DIs – File Your Material Agreements Nelson Mullins
Jun
6
2014
Belated Vindication for the Security and Exchange Commission's Prior Settlement Policy Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
13
2019
DC Circuit Opinion Reaffirms Fiduciary and Disclosure Obligations of Advisers While Rejecting SEC Finding of “Willful” Violations Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
9
2020
DOJ Antitrust Division Rolls Out modernized Merger Remedies Manual Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
21
2022
Colorado’s New False Claims Act: What it Means for Whistleblowers Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Feb
12
2024
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Hears Oral Arguments in Industry Groups' Ongoing Petition to Vacate Private Fund Adviser Rules K&L Gates
Aug
28
2012
EMIR Enters into Force McDermott Will & Emery
May
6
2016
Federal Reserve Board Proposes Restrictions on Qualified Financial Contracts Used by Systemically Important Banking Organizations Katten
Dec
22
2023
The SEC's Treasury Clearing Mandate Katten
Jul
30
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Lifts Ban on General Solicitations for Certain Private Placements Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
May
15
2015
CFTC Requests Public Comment on Nodal Clear’s DCO Application Katten
Jan
8
2016
NFA Revises SD and MSP 4s Review Process Katten
May
3
2017
European Commission to Set Up Blockchain Observatory K&L Gates
Jan
29
2019
NY DFS Delivers an Icy Blast to Insurers Using External Data Sources and Algorithmic Underwriting Carlton Fields
Mar
27
2020
FTC’s 2020 Adjustments to HSR Filing Thresholds Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Mar
27
2023
“Oh, Baloney!” SEC Sues Father, Son, and Friend for Manipulating the Stock of a New Jersey Deli Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Mar
11
2013
Guidelines Monitoring Group Updates Walker Guidelines Re: Good-Practice Reporting by Private Equity Companies Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
14
2015
New Best Execution Requirement for Municipal Securities Transactions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
4
2018
Overpayments on Life-Contingent Annuities: How Bad Is This and What Can Be Done? Faegre Drinker
Sep
19
2018
Using FCRA’s Expansiveness as a Shield: CFPB Gets Pushback on FCRA Subpoena Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
11
2020
Challenges and Opportunities in MedTech, Innovation and Digital Health McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
14
2021
Firms Settle FINRA Charges for Supervisory Violations on UIT Rollovers Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Dec
17
2022
2023 European Fund Finance Market Predictions Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Mar
27
2020
Federal Reserve Suspends Regulatory Examination Activity for Banks with Total Consolidated Assets Under $100 Billion Vedder Price
Oct
7
2021
FinCEN Identifies First National AML/CFT Policy Priorities Mintz
Jun
10
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Bans Repeat, Bad-Faith Tipster From Future Submissions Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
19
2016
New York Proposes Required Cybersecurity Programs for Financial Institutions Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
 

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