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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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Jan
24
2020
FCA Publishes Dear CEO Letter for UK Alternative Investment Firms Katten
Jun
24
2020
IRS Provides Additional Guidance on CARES Act Retirement Plan Distributions and Loans Robinson & Cole LLP
Mar
24
2022
China Newsletter | Winter 2021/Issue No. 53 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
29
2023
SEC Complaint Signals Aggressive Approach to Information Barriers Enforcement Katten
Jan
30
2016
Final Pay Ratio Rules re: SEC Proskauer Rose LLP
May
27
2016
Senators Warren and Cotton Misled by Misleading Report on Broker Check Stark & Stark
Feb
3
2017
A ‘Parts’ Failure Leads to Penalties and Is ‘Unfair,’ Says the CFPB Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
8
2015
President Obama Attends The G-7 Summit; House To Consider COOL Legislation And Possibly TPA; While The Senate Resumes Its FY 2016 NDAA Floor Debate Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
19
2015
ESMA Raises Market Risk Indicator for European Securities to Highest Level Katten
Aug
30
2022
Advertisers On Notice: CFPB Says Targeted Web Ads Must Comply With Consumer Financial Protection Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
30
2013
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Discontinuation Guidance from International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) Katten
Feb
17
2018
ESMA Publishes Recommendation on Leverage and Liquidity in Investment Funds Katten
Oct
10
2019
How Can Automotive Startups Attract Investment from Car Manufacturers?
Sep
24
2021
Proposed Tax Legislation Would Dramatically Impact Private Wealth Planning Katten
Sep
6
2012
The SEC's New Resource Extraction Issuer Rules - Broad, Vague, Costly, Anti-competitive, and Requiring Immediate Action Bracewell LLP
Oct
27
2014
Senators Identify Concerns and Call for Guidance on Pension De-Risking Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
26
2019
CA Bill Introduced To Require Non-Retail Businesses To Allow Customers To Choose Among Refunds Methods Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
5
2019
Director Kraninger enforces another CID Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
7
2023
The Bare Minimum and More: Complying with the Contracting Requirements under U.S. Privacy Laws Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
8
2023
A Guide to the DOL’s New Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule Proposal – What Investment Advisers and Managers Need to Know Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
31
2011
New Proposed Regulation § 1.67-4 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Oct
13
2016
First FCPA Case Against Hedge Fund Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
30
2017
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Municipalities to Sue Banks for Foreclosure Losses Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
7
2017
The Brexit Negotiations: High Drama at Lunch Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
18
2018
A Step Towards UK Crypto-Asset Regulation? Treasury Committee Report Finds Current Status “Clearly Not Sustainable” Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
25
2022
4th Circuit Holds Tax Penalty Obligations Are Not Voidable Fraudulent Transfers Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
2
2023
Update: Portugal Ends Real Estate Investment Visa Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
24
2024
Private Credit Deep Dives – Going Exclusive (Europe) Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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