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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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Jul
27
2018
Between Bridges – July 27, 2018: National Futures Association Proposes Interpretive Notice Requiring FCM, IB, CTA and CPO Disclosures Regarding Virtual Currency Activity Katten
May
15
2020
BOE, FCA and PRA Update on LIBOR Katten
Oct
19
2022
401(k) Compliance Check #10: Magic Words – Best Practices for 401(k) Plan SPDs Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
16
2018
S.2155 Does Not Facilitate Discriminatory Lending Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
26
2023
Proposed “Made Available to Trade” Determination for SOFR and SONIA Swaps Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
8
2014
Disputes Arising Out of Wrongful IR (International Registry) Registrations and the Irish High Court Vedder Price
Jan
3
2018
Court Dismisses Angela Burns Appeal Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
20
2014
The Arizona Court of Appeals Holds the Right to a Fair Market Value Hearing Cannot be Waived in a Deficiency Action Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Oct
13
2017
ESMA Highlights Importance of LEI for MiFID II Compliance Katten
Mar
29
2019
FCA and PRA Publish Updates to the Temporary Permissions Regime Katten
Nov
14
2019
FCC Seeks Comments Whether Opt-Out Follow-Up Texts Violate TCPA Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
10
2020
State Securities Compliance Relief in the Wake of COVID-19 Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Feb
5
2021
SEC Amends MD&A and Other Financial Disclosure Rules Mintz
Dec
5
2010
2010 Year-End Estate Planning: Navigating the Uncertainty Much Shelist, P.C.
Feb
6
2014
One Day Left to Share Your Comments about the Closing Process with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)! McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Oct
26
2015
Canadian Bankruptcy Considerations in Factoring Transactions Dickinson Wright PLLC
Mar
10
2017
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Communications with the Public: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority K&L Gates
Jul
19
2019
A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments: July 2019 Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
15
2020
Appellate Court Greenlights NYAG’s Bitfinex Investigation Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
3
2020
Bipartisan Leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee Release Latest Retirement Reform Package K&L Gates
Sep
22
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Proposes Disclosure of Difference Between CEO and Worker Pay Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
6
2015
New Rules in Fiduciary Law Holland & Hart LLP
Jul
11
2016
SEC Approves Consolidated FINRA Rule 3210 (Accounts at Other Broker-Dealers and Financial Institutions) Katten
Nov
7
2016
Bridging the Week: October 31 to November 4 and November 7, 2016 (Regulation AT Amended; Audit Partners; EFRPs; Form 40; Brexit) [VIDEO] Katten
Jul
31
2018
FTC Testifies Before House Committees Regarding Ongoing Focus on Payment Processors Ballard Spahr LLP
Sep
1
2023
Republicans Unveil Bills Targeting ESG in Securities and Banking Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Feb
26
2016
FDIC Approves Proposal on Deposit Recordkeeping Requirements in Large Bank Failures Katten
Mar
20
2018
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Outlines BSA Compliance Obligations and How One Small Bank Failed to Meet Them Ballard Spahr LLP
 

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