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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
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2023
Borrowers at Failed FDIC-Insured Institutions: FAQs Foley & Lardner LLP
May
5
2014
North Carolina General Assembly Budget Woes in an Election Year Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
12
2016
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Extends Relief for Non-US Swap Dealers From Transaction-Level Requirements Katten
Mar
31
2017
Complete FX Global Code of Conduct To Be Released Katten
Dec
21
2018
SEC Adopts Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks Katten
Aug
9
2019
More Problems on the Horizon for Multiemployer Pension Plans Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
17
2020
Exempt Offering Framework Amendment Proposal Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
9
2023
Euronext Launches New Sustainable Investment Tools and ESG Initiatives Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Dec
6
2016
New York Banks Face New Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Requirements, Effective January 1 Faegre Drinker
Aug
16
2018
RD Legal Funding Asks Judge Preska To Stay NYAG’s Claims Pending CFPB’s Appeal From Rule 54(b) Judgment Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
23
2021
Swiss Miss: The Fed, Basel III, and SLR Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Sep
2
2022
ESMA: Rules for Third Country Benchmarks Are Not Fit for Purpose and Should Be Reviewed Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Apr
6
2015
Waiver of Defenses: Protecting Lenders from ECOA Claims Poyner Spruill LLP
Nov
30
2015
DC Circuit: No False Claims Act Liability for Reasonable, Good Faith Interpretations of Ambiguous Regulations Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
25
2018
Lucia Oral Argument Highlights Philisophical Tensions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
16
2020
New FINRA Rule Limits Registered Persons From Being Named Customer’s Beneficiary Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
18
2021
New York Enacts Consumer Credit Fairness Act, Impacting Debt Collection Actions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
2
2022
Regulators Ramp Up Scrutiny of ESG Funds Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jun
2
2023
A Long Hot Summer: Effective Variable Rates Subject to Increase (Irrespective of General Market Conditions) ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun
29
2013
New European Guidelines on Regional Aid for 2014–2020 McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
1
2017
Australian Government Releases Proposal For New And Improved Sandbox K&L Gates
Jan
10
2018
Five Regulatory Implications for Blockchain Tokens as an "Asset Class" McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
1
2020
For the Unwary, Paycheck Protection Program May Create False Claims Act Liability Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
9
2021
Tweeting in the Night: Judgment Entered Against ARCS Stock Tout Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Mar
18
2012
Section 162(m): Actions That Generally Should be Taken by March 31, 2012, and/or in This Year’s Proxy to Avoid the $1,000,000 Deduction Limitation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
23
2013
Banks and Credit Union Latest Targets of Joao Bock Transactional Systems, LLC Patent Suits Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
8
2014
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Publishes its Standards for the Automatic Exchange of Information Katten
Jul
24
2017
Can I Submit A Tip to the SEC Whistleblower Office if I Agreed to a Confidentiality Provision in an Employment/Severance Agreement?- Chapter 8 Zuckerman Law
 

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