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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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Jan
9
2014
Volcker Rule Adopted by Regulatory Agencies to Limit Certain Bank Activities Vedder Price
Jul
9
2014
Two Observations From the SEC’s First Settlement Under its Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative Mintz
Jun
19
2015
FDIC Proposes New Premium Assessment System for Small Banks Katten
Jun
30
2018
SEC Proposes New Approval Process for Certain ETFs Katten
Feb
17
2022
Target Date Fund Performance Litigation – Advice for Plan Fiduciaries Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
20
2023
SEC Proposes to Establish a New Best Execution Standard Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
22
2013
Project Blue: A UK Stamp Duty Land Tax Case That Made Headlines Katten
Nov
7
2023
Indian Fintechs to Go Global: New Payment Opportunities for Cross Border E-Commerce Nishith Desai Associates
Nov
10
2011
Recent Baylake Bank Case Questions a City’s Ability to Enforce Development Agreement Penalties as Taxes Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jun
7
2017
U.S. Supreme Court: Disgorgement Subject to Five-Year Statute of Limitations Bracewell LLP
Dec
11
2020
CFTC Approves Final Rules Regarding Electronic Trading Risk Principles and Bankruptcy Regulations & Organizational Changes Katten
Sep
29
2015
When Is Medical Information Considered Sensitive? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
14
2017
German Supreme Court: Loan Administration And Management Fees Are Invalid Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
1
2019
SEC Proposes To Expand “Test-the-Waters” Reforms to All Issuers Katten
Jun
17
2019
ESMA Updates AIFMD and UCITS Q&As Katten
Jun
30
2020
IMS Insights Episode 17: Dr. Charles Cowan on COVID-19 Impacts to the CMBS Market [PODCAST] IMS Legal Strategies
Apr
19
2022
President Biden’s Digital Revenue Proposals Polsinelli PC
Oct
23
2018
SEC Chairman Clayton Issues Statement About SEC Staff Views Vedder Price
Jul
12
2021
AAR Denies Parent-Subsidiary Capital Gains Exemption in Buyback, Upholds Taxability Under Section 46A Nishith Desai Associates
Jun
22
2015
Preparing a Company to Deal With Activist Investors [VIDEO]
Jun
9
2016
SEC Amends Form 10-K to Permit Inclusion of Summaries Jones Walker LLP
Jul
5
2018
The principal issue in RD Legal Funding also merits attention Ballard Spahr LLP
Feb
18
2022
Louisiana Department of Revenue Updates Partnership Reporting Requirements Jones Walker LLP
Jan
24
2023
UK FCA: United Kingdom’s Recent Focus on Consumer Best Interests ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
14
2024
Back to the Drawing-Board: The CFTC Re-Proposes Rules to Codify Letter 19-17 Katten
Apr
5
2013
FTC Voids Confidentiality and Non-Compete Provisions in Non-Reportable Transaction and Requires Notification of All Future Transactions Mintz
Apr
5
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Requests Comment on FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Rules Katten
Feb
12
2015
SEC Staff Revises Guidance on Shortened Debt Tender Offers, Expands Guidance to Cover Tender Offers for High-Yield Debt and Certain Exchange Offers Bracewell LLP
 

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