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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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Mar
7
2012
Financial Advisor Conflicts Update McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
1
2013
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) and Financial Institutions Anti-Fraud Enforcement Act (FIAFEA): A Novel Approach To Protecting Financial Institutions From Themselves Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Nov
16
2016
Trump Administration Should Avoid Gutting SEC’s Remarkably Successful Whistleblower Reward Program Zuckerman Law
Oct
21
2017
Three Developments Concerning EU-US Cross-Border Swaps Katten
May
22
2020
ESMA Publishes Statement on the End of Short Selling Bans by Certain EU Financial Regulators Katten
Apr
29
2021
Bankruptcy Basics: Secured vs. Unsecured Claims Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jul
27
2022
Court crams down HMRC in the latest SME Restructuring Plan Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
11
2014
North Carolina Federal Judge Denied Bank of America’s Motion to Dismiss $850M Mortgage Fraud Case Bilzin Sumberg
Feb
26
2015
Mortgage Servicers and the Need for Whistleblowers Mahany Law
Jul
6
2017
The DOL’s RFI and Possible changes to BICE: Interesting Angles on the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule #54 Faegre Drinker
Apr
6
2018
FCA Adopts Senior Managers Regime for Its Own Senior Management Katten
May
3
2022
Possible Cyberwarfare? Here’s How to Stay Armed. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Feb
3
2023
How Not To Get Your Start In Banking Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
7
2023
European Commission Proposes Legal Framework for Digital Euro Katten
Oct
12
2015
Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Foreclosure Judgment Despite Discrepancies Between Copies of the Note Attached to Foreclosure Complaint and Submitted into Evidence Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
May
2
2023
Eight Key Amendments of the 2022 ICSID Arbitration Rules Bracewell LLP
Oct
30
2023
U.S. Antidumping Law On Vietnam Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
1
2024
CFPB Issues Risk-Based Supervision Order Against Installment Lender Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
4
2016
A Borrower Referral Scheme May Increase Competition For SMEs in the UK K&L Gates
Apr
17
2019
Observations From the Enforcement Directors at SEC’s Annual Conference McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
3
2019
Pending CFIUS Filing: Elastic N.V. and Endgame Inc. Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
20
2014
FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Examiners to Focus on Brokers with Histories of Discipline Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
23
2016
SEC Approves IEX as a National Securities Exchange and Issues Interpretation To Allow IEX "Speed Bump" Katten
Mar
16
2017
SEC Staff Publishes FAQ in Response to Questions Regarding Its Mutual Fund Fee Structure Guidance and “Clean Shares” Interpretive Letter Vedder Price
Dec
13
2018
DOJ agrees CFPB is unconstitutional but opposes grant of certiorari in State National Bank of Big Spring case Ballard Spahr LLP
Dec
22
2020
SEC Adopts Modernized Marketing Rule for Investment Advisers Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
17
2012
FSA Consultation on Proposed Changes to UK Listing Rules: New Definitions and Individual Guidance McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
18
2016
Post-Election Outlook for Financial Regulatory Agencies: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Covington & Burling LLP
 

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