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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
6
2018
ESMA Publishes Final Report: Technical Advice Under the Prospectus Regulation Katten
Apr
10
2019
IRS Reminds Taxpayers: Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Assets Are Due by April 15, 2019 Varnum LLP
Apr
13
2022
SEC Proposes Extensive New Rules Applicable to SPACs and de-SPAC Transactions Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
16
2016
SEC Shake-Up: President-Elect Trump Expected to Make Key Appointments Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
7
2018
DBO Seeks Comments On Commercial Loan Disclosure Rules Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Nov
6
2020
India-focused Investment Funds: March, 2020 Onward Nishith Desai Associates
Jan
17
2023
Weekly IRS Roundup January 9 – January 13, 2023 McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
8
2024
SEC Finalizes Much-Anticipated Climate Disclosure Rules Katten
Feb
19
2014
To Avoid FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) Withholding, Foreign Financial Institutions Must Register With IRS by April 25, 2014 Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
20
2015
Factors the SEC Considers When Deciding Whether to Grant a Waiver to a Statutory Disqualification Mintz
Nov
25
2019
NYDFS Plans to Streamline Supervisory Information Sharing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
18
2020
SEC Amends Environmental Disclosure Requirements Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
23
2021
First Cannabis-Related Business SARS Penalty Against a Depository Institution K&L Gates
Jan
18
2022
National Taxpayer Advocate’s Report Highlights Tough Times for Tax Administration McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
3
2023
FTC Amends Safeguards Rule, Requires Non-Banks to Report Data Security Breaches Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
29
2019
Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: July 22 – 26, and July 29, 2019 (Or ≠ And; Actual Delivery = Real Delivery; Gaming Tokens ≠ Securities; Ain’t Broke = Working) Katten
May
21
2020
FinCEN Director Addresses COVID-19 Related Virtual Currency Issues at Consensus Blockchain Conference Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
13
2015
ESMA Reopens Consultation on Indirect Clearing Arrangements Katten
Mar
8
2016
California District Court Rules in Favor of Defendants on Remaining Claims in Schwab Case Relating to Violation of Fundamental Investment Policies Vedder Price
Apr
14
2020
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury Issue FAQ guidance on the FFCRA, the CARES Act, and other health coverage issues related to COVID-19 Robinson & Cole LLP
Jul
11
2022
DOJ Signals Concerted Effort to Prosecute Alleged Cryptocurrency Fraud Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
13
2012
Convertible What? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
20
2015
Implementation Issues Abound For The SEC’s Proposed Clawback Rules Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
16
2017
Predicting the Unpredictable: Foreign Investment Under the Trump Administration Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
19
2017
CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman Issues Sixth Annual Report Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
9
2018
Mulvaney to appear before Senate Banking Committee on April 12 Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
12
2019
SEC Adopts Rules to Modernize and Simplify Disclosure Katten
Nov
9
2021
OCC Asks Bank Boards to Better Manage and Report Climate Risk Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
 

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