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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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May
15
2014
Delaware Supreme Court Finds Fee-Shifting Bylaw Permissible Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
23
2021
California Attorney General Issues Summary of CCPA Enforcement Actions and Launches Consumer Privacy Interactive Tool Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jun
2
2014
Proposed Legislation Would Prohibit Fee-Shifting Bylaws for Delaware Stock Corporations Hunton Andrews Kurth
Apr
27
2020
Current Compensation Issues (Part 1 of 7): Considerations with Respect to Upcoming Equity Grants Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
24
2023
NLRB General Counsel Targets Non-Compete Agreements Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
3
2021
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Announces Additional Pipeline Cybersecurity Directive Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
5
2021
Environmental Justice Considerations in Business Transactions Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
4
2023
DOJ, BIS, and OFAC Issue Inter-Agency Guidance on Voluntary Self-Disclosures of Sanctions and Export Control Violations Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
26
2021
APEC Endorses the First U.S. Non-Profit Accountability Agent Hunton Andrews Kurth
May
28
2020
COVID-19 and E-Commerce are Changing Retailers’ Real Estate Footprints Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
1
2021
Restaurant Wants SCOTUS to Dust Off Eleventh Circuit’s “Physical Loss” Ruling Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
4
2021
Transition Period for Old Standard Contractual Clauses Ends Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
7
2021
Timely Trademarks Are Important to Crypto: Dogecoin Disputes Illustrate Potential Naming Issues Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
22
2013
SEC Approves NYSE, NYSE MKT and NASDAQ Compensation Committee Listing Standards Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
17
2023
SEC Announces Crypto Examination Priorities Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
18
2021
New California Legislation will Require Some Retailers to Adopt Gender Neutral Children’s Sections by 2024 Hunton Andrews Kurth
Apr
25
2016
Delaware Chancery Court Confirms MLP’s Right to Contractually Eliminate Fiduciary Duties, Including Duty of Disclosure Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
10
2011
New Alternatives to Condominium Structure for Florida Real Estate Developers Duane Morris LLP
May
11
2016
U.S. Futures Exchanges Disciplinary Actions Report - April 2016 Bracewell LLP
Nov
9
2021
The SEC Joins DOJ's War on Corporate Offenders Bracewell LLP
Jul
19
2019
DOJ Changes Criminal Policy to Recognize Antitrust Compliance Programs Bracewell LLP
Jan
3
2015
Lessons For Corporate Directors From The Wyndham Data Breach Derivative Action Bracewell LLP
Aug
2
2019
SLGS Window Reopening; Sequestration Extended Through FY 2029 Bracewell LLP
Mar
22
2021
Delaware Supreme Court Applies Delaware Law Even When Insured Is Headquartered Elsewhere Bracewell LLP
Nov
7
2022
"Fatal Means Fatal": 5th Circuit's Broad Read of 363(m) Continues to Moot Section 363 Appeals after the Sale Bracewell LLP
Nov
30
2022
FINRA Facts and Trends: November 2022 Bracewell LLP
Sep
15
2016
ICE, CME, CBOT and Other Energy Markets: U.S. Futures Exchanges Disciplinary Actions Report - August 2016 Bracewell LLP
Jan
11
2024
“Export Controls Are the New Sanctions” and Other Enforcement Trends for 2024 Bracewell LLP
 

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