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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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Jun
18
2015
CFPB Extends TRID Effective date to October 1: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
5
2021
Privacy Legislation: Data Brokers Regulatory Authority Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
28
2022
Recent SEC Proposed Rulemaking Could Impact Blockchain Trading Platforms Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
9
2015
Trends in SEC Staff Comments on Oil and Gas Disclosures Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
21
2015
Advising Mortgage Lenders and Servicers Through Long-term Effects of Carson decision Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jun
8
2022
Food & Beverage Policy in 2021 and What to Look for in 2022 Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
15
2023
Credit Crunch: An Update for Borrowers Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
17
2016
ESMA Publishes Final Guidelines on the Implementation of MiFID II Transaction Reporting Katten
Feb
27
2019
California Legislation Would Make CCPA Even Worse for Businesses Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
1
2020
SEC v. Telegram:A Groundbreaking Decision in Cryptocurrency Enforcement? Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
3
2023
Reducing Risks from Cyber Incidents with Cyber and D&O Insurance Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
9
2023
Court Strikes Down HHS Rule on Copay Accumulators: Implications for Health Plans and PBMs Mintz
Jun
3
2016
CFTC Requests Comment on Proposal To Exempt Federal Reserve Banks From Sections 4d and 22 of the CEA Katten
May
31
2017
No Delay to DOL Fiduciary Rule: June 9, 2017 Applicability Date Stands (for the Most Part) Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
21
2018
“It Says What It Says”: Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection Requires SEC Reporting, SCOTUS Rules Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
14
2019
IOSCO Consults on Regulating Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms Katten
Jan
30
2020
Qualified Opportunity Zones, the Final Regulations: What’s New, What’s Changed, and What’s Stayed the Same ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
6
2017
President Trump Issues Memorandum on Fiduciary Rule Likely Leading to Delayed Compliance Date Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Dec
12
2017
Federal Reserve Eliminates SOSA Rating and Proposes New Standards for FBO Daylight Overdraft Capacity Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
29
2020
Where is Main Street?—Fed Provides Guidance on the Main Street Lending Program Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
1
2022
The DOJ Pulls the Rug on the Frosties NFT Founders Nelson Mullins
Apr
30
2024
Carbon Quarterly - Volume 8 K&L Gates
Nov
14
2011
DOJ and SEC Affirm Continued Commitment to Rigorous FCPA Enforcement Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
13
2012
Taxpayers Engaging in Tax-Free Liquidations and Reorganizations Can Now Change Accounting Methods McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
19
2015
Second Circuit Rules that FIRREA’s Ten-Year Statute of Limitations Applies Even When Banks Participate in the Fraud ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
3
2016
Student Loan Bond Issues: New Hampshire Tale (Part 2) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
18
2017
Professor Sovern Disagrees with Senator Warren and Concedes that Consumers Do Well in Arbitration But Raises Another Red Herring Ballard Spahr LLP
Aug
6
2021
Not All Student Loans Are Created Equal – Some May Be Dischargeable in Bankruptcy Miller Canfield
 

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