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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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Jan
29
2019
Act on Financial Support for Audio Visual Production Published in the Journal of Laws K&L Gates
Sep
15
2019
German Government Publishes Proposed Law for Proprietary Trading Firms Katten
Dec
26
2019
His Body Was a Key. What is Yours? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
2
2021
ARRC Formally Recommends Term SOFR Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
5
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Currently Examining Potential Changes To “Accredited Investor” Definition Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jan
12
2015
FINRA Exams; China Futures Exchanges Opening Up; Disruptive Trading Redux; Charlie Hebdo- Bridging the Week: January 5 to 9 and 12, 2015 [VIDEO] Katten
Dec
29
2015
Tenth Circuit Refuses to Allow Guarantors to Shirk Guaranty Liability by Relying on Primary Obligor’s Confirmed Plan Holland & Hart LLP
Sep
19
2018
Judge Preska Dismisses With Prejudice The New York Attorney General’s Dodd-Frank Claim In The RD Legal Funding Ballard Spahr LLP
May
10
2019
What Game Companies Need to Know About FinCEN’s Updated Guidance on Virtual Currency Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
7
2020
FCA BI Test Case – What Happened at the Consequentials Hearing Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
26
2024
Complying with Rule 506(c): Investor Verification Methods Explained Winstead
Aug
18
2012
The Second Circuit affirms denial of remand in a CAFA case where the plaintiff failed to raise a procedural defect in the notice of removal in a timely manner Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Sep
15
2016
New York Department of Financial Services Proposes Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies Faegre Drinker
May
23
2018
House Passes Banking Bill Providing Dodd-Frank Relief Ballard Spahr LLP
May
5
2016
Second Circuit: Intent to Harm Is Not Required for Criminal Conviction Under Investment Advisers Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
12
2020
CFTC Extends No-Action Relief to Registrants In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic Katten
Mar
1
2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - February 25, 2013 Mintz
May
15
2015
CFTC Requests Public Comment on Nodal Clear’s DCO Application Katten
Jan
30
2019
Investment Services Regulatory Update: January 2019 Vedder Price
Dec
1
2022
What’s Next for Blockchain and Crypto? Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
14
2015
New Best Execution Requirement for Municipal Securities Transactions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
20
2018
New FCRA Form for Pre-Employment Background Checks Starts Sept. 21 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
14
2019
To Call or Not to Call: the NPRM’s Proposed Call Frequency and Time/Placement Limitations Ballard Spahr LLP
Feb
25
2021
New York Attorney General Sues to Shutter Cryptocurrency Trading Firm Coinseed Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
25
2015
New FINRA Rule 2040 Becomes Effective Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
2
2017
2017 Global High-Yield Bond Study Proskauer Rose LLP
May
25
2018
Do Mandatory Retirement Age Requirements For Directors Violate California Law? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
10
2020
The Coming Cyber Pandemic: Part II The National Law Review's Guest Contributors
 

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