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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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Dec
24
2011
IRS Extends Year-End Deadline for Pension Plan Amendments Under Code Section 436 McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
19
2018
Paul Watkins named Director of CFPB Office of Innovation Ballard Spahr LLP
Oct
31
2018
HMRC, Insolvency and Post-Budget Preferential Status Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
6
2020
SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter Regarding Fund Participation in the Federal Reserve Board’s 2020 Term Asset-Backed Loan Facility Vedder Price
Aug
21
2010
The Transparency Monster Strikes Again: New Reporting Requirements For Executive Compensation And First-Tier Subcontract Awards Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
17
2014
Latin American Private Equity on the Rise McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
23
2016
FINRA Seeks Input From Brokerage Firms on ‘Cultural Values’ Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
8
2018
High Court Narrows Whistleblower Status Protections Under Dodd-Frank ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
11
2020
SEC Issues FAQs Regarding COVID-19 Order Jones Walker LLP
Dec
29
2020
Congress Provides Additional Funding and Guidelines for Paycheck Protection Program in Latest Stimulus Package Faegre Drinker
Mar
14
2022
The Fine Art of Money Laundering: The Treasury Department’s Study on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Art Trade Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
19
2023
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Consults on Changes to the Rules on Remuneration Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Apr
5
2024
CFPB Announces Potential FCRA Expansion Targeting Brokers of Consumer Data Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
3
2016
SEC Issues Investment Company Reporting Modernization Rules K&L Gates
Sep
3
2020
SEC Adopts Amendments to Expand Definition of Accredited Investor K&L Gates
Jan
15
2022
Leaving Your Job? Don’t Forget Your Stock Options… Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
17
2023
District Court Dismisses CFPB Redlining Action Against Nonbank, Limits ECOA’s Reach Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
23
2016
SEC Adopts Higher Net Worth Threshold for Qualified Clients under the Advisers Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
16
2017
SEC Updates to Form ADV FAQs Katten
Nov
10
2022
U.S. Tax Court Invalidates Conservation Easement Notice, Abates Reportable Transaction Penalty for Failure to Comply with Administrative Procedure Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
12
2013
European Commission Issues Communication Addressing New Sources of Risk in the Financial Sector McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
7
2014
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Mixed and Shared Funding Orders Vedder Price
Feb
17
2017
TCH Report on Redesign of the AML/CFT Regulatory Framework Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
12
2019
SEC Releases SCSD Self-Reporting Initiative Settlements Faegre Drinker
Nov
10
2021
Exchange-Traded Fund and Its CPO Settle SEC and CFTC Charges of Inadequate Disclosure Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Dec
18
2017
Department of Defense Issues Additional MLA Rule Interpretive Guidance; SCRA Foreclosure Protections Extended Ballard Spahr LLP
Jul
20
2018
SEC Adopts New Form ATS-N and Amendments to Regulation ATS and Exchange Act Rule 3a1-1 to Enhance Transparency and Oversight of Alternative Trading Systems Katten
Nov
1
2018
Using Adaptive Behavioral Analytics to Detect Fraud Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
 

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