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Regulatory Agencies with Financial Services

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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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Jul
16
2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Orders Wells Fargo and Banc of America to Reimburse Customers More Than $3 Million and Pay $2.15 Million in Fines for Unsuitable Sales of Bank Loan Mutual Funds Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec
17
2015
SEC Re-Proposes Disclosure Rules for Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers Mintz
Feb
16
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Comforts Appointed Board Members of Municipal Issuers on Valentine's Day Mintz
Apr
28
2015
Quicken Loans Takes on the DOJ & HUD Bilzin Sumberg
Aug
17
2015
Switzerland Is the First Country to Lift Some Sanctions on Iran Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
1
2016
SEC Issues $22 Million Whistleblower Award Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
5
2022
Illinois Federal Court Applies Seventh Circuit’s Albert v. Oshkosh Decision to Dismiss ERISA Excess Fee Case Vedder Price
Jul
4
2012
FTC Announces Revised Monetary Exemptions Under The Franchise Rule Armstrong Teasdale
Jan
2
2015
CFPB Observer: Recent Developments from Dec. 8-12, 2014 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
1
2017
The Congressional Agenda for August Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
13
2011
Trade Associations Express Concern over Risks of Diverging EU and US Derivatives Regulation McDermott Will & Emery
May
11
2018
The Hacked & the Hacker-for-Hire: Lessons from the Yahoo Data Breaches (So Far) Ballard Spahr LLP
Aug
26
2019
Seventh Circuit Holds Withdrawal Liability Cannot Be “Decelerated” Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
3
2023
NFA Imposes New Compliance Obligations on Members Engaged in Digital Asset Commodity Activities K&L Gates
Aug
17
2023
EUROPE: Eltifs to Become Standalone Product in Ireland K&L Gates
Apr
29
2019
Pennsylvania Bureau Notifies Filers of the Loss of Attachments Submitted with UCC Records Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
8
2020
Can Airlines Seek Relief under EETC Financing? Vedder Price
Dec
30
2022
SECURE 2.0 Changes Rules for Retirement Plans Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
5
2024
OIG Issues a Favorable Advisory Opinion on Vendor’s Offer of Gift Cards to Physician Practices for Recommending the Vendor’s Services Mintz
Dec
18
2015
Banking Agencies Issue Cautionary Statement on Commercial Real Estate Lending Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
17
2019
SEC Staff Issues Form CRS FAQs Vedder Price
Oct
26
2023
CARU Releases Metaverse Guidelines Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
1
2015
CFTC Proposal Eases Trade Option Obligations for Non-SD/MSP Counterparties Katten
Sep
2
2016
SEC Proposes Amendments Requiring Hyperlinks to Exhibits in Filings Katten
Nov
13
2017
CFPB Seeking Information On Consumer Experience With Free Credit Score Access; Announces Plan To Update Public List Of Companies Offering Free Credit Scores Ballard Spahr LLP
Sep
25
2014
IRS Issues Fraud Alert to Financial Institutions Complying with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
30
2014
Too Late to Foreclose? re: Florida Mortgage Foreclosure Statute of Limitations Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Apr
24
2016
Did the Banking Regulators Cite Hundreds of Violations in Error? Vedder Price
 

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