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Regulatory Agencies with Financial Services

Readers can learn about new loan transactions, international trade agreements, mortgage loans and bank financing legislation, and other news as it unfolds in the US and around the world. Details that are covered by governmental and regulatory agencies including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), are routinely updated on the site. With ongoing agency news dealing with the CFPB, agency directors, and nominations to financial and banking agencies, the National Law Review constantly adds new cases and newsreaders want to remain informed about.

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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Aug
11
2020
Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, LLP and European Civil Society Organizations Dedicated to Whistleblower Rights Provide Recommendations for Ireland’s New Whistleblower Law Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Aug
4
2022
Second Circuit Limits Scope of SEC Whistleblower Incentives Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
3
2022
SEC Awards $2.5 Million to Whistleblowers Who Reported Fraudulent Practices Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
Jul
11
2023
Insurers and Financial Institutions Face Increasing Scrutiny from States in the ESG Debate Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Oct
7
2014
Supreme Court to Review Application of ERISA’s Six-Year Statute of Limitations in Tibble v. Edison Int’l. McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
16
2015
CFTC Staff Extends No-Action Relief to Certain Reporting Counterparties Masking Identifying Information Pursuant to Non-US Law Katten
Nov
28
2017
Anti-Bribery Compliance Meets Permits, Approvals and Licences in India Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
9
2020
SEC Publishes OCIE 2020 Examination Priorities Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
12
2012
The Ninth Circuit Finds in a Recent Parens Patriae Action that the Case is 99 Persons Short of a Mass Action under CAFA Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Aug
18
2017
SEC Staff Issues Information Update for Advisers Filing Certain Form ADV Amendments Katten
Mar
7
2022
CFPB: Auto Loan Servicers Must Ensure Lawful Repossessions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
21
2023
CFTC Whistleblower Award Program Remained Active in 2023 Katz Banks Kumin LLP
Aug
22
2011
Short Sellers — European Commission Urges Adoption of EU-Wide Ban on Short Selling Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
28
2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Recent Developments: November 18, 2013 - November 22, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
15
2016
ICE, CME, CBOT and Other Energy Markets: U.S. Futures Exchanges Disciplinary Actions Report - August 2016 Bracewell LLP
May
5
2017
EU Policy Update, May 2017: Brexit and European Elections; Tech and Digital Single Market; Communication and Media; Energy and Environment; Internal Market and Financial Services; Life Sciences and Healthcare; Trade Policy and Sanctions Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
6
2018
Understanding the Effect of Wyoming's Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Legislation K&L Gates
Jan
8
2016
CFTC Amends Recordkeeping Rules Katten
May
5
2016
Compliance Departments Must Continue to Evolve as Regulators Refine Their Approach to Spoofing Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Sep
20
2018
Worldwide Cryptocurrency AML Standards K&L Gates
Feb
14
2023
Message Received: SEC Zeros in On Off-Channel Communication K&L Gates
Apr
3
2024
Fifth Circuit's German Pellets Opinion: Risks of Nonparticipation in Bankruptcy for Creditors ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug
31
2015
August 2015 Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
27
2020
FCA and PRA Publish Guidance on Key Financial Workers Critical to COVID-19 Response Katten
Mar
16
2021
$59 Million Settlement in Pension Plan Outdated Actuarial Assumption Litigation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
5
2022
Investors Take Sink-or-Swim Approach to Struggling Crypto Startups Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
4
2022
Key Takeaways | How the Inflation Reduction Act Impacts the Oil and Gas Industry + The Role of Natural Gas Moving Forward [VIDEO] McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
25
2024
Trends in 2024: American Bar Association Banking Law Committee Insights Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
 

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