Financial, Securities & Commodity Law | The National Law Review

The Financial institutions and banking sectors are highly regulated in the US and throughout the world with stiff penalties for failure to comply with regulations. The National Law Review addresses legal issues, compliance concerns, financial regulatory schemes, broker-deals, insolvency and restructuring, and structured transaction negotiations.

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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Date	Title	Organization
16 Sep	Tax and Employee Benefits Reform: House Committee on Ways and Means Submits Proposals	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
16 Sep	California AG Reminds Healthcare Entities to Comply with Data Breach Laws	Mintz
16 Sep	For Cannabis Dispensaries, Ounce of Prevention Worth More than Pound of Cure	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
16 Sep	SEC Surpasses $1 Billion in Whistleblower Awards	Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
16 Sep	Privacy Tip #300 – Apple iPhone Users: Update Your iPhone iOS ASAP	Robinson & Cole LLP
16 Sep	Qualifying International Entrepreneurs Must Meet New Dollar Amounts Beginning October 2022	Jackson Lewis P.C.
16 Sep	Hurricane Ida and OPA’s Acts of God	Jones Walker LLP
16 Sep	Sixth Circuit: It’s a Go on Plaintiff’s Claims Despite Arbitration Clause	McDermott Will & Emery
16 Sep	Macron Bonus: What's New for 2021	K&L Gates
16 Sep	Allegheny County Employers Must Provide Paid Sick Leave	Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky
16 Sep	Must A Corporation Have A Physical Location?	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
16 Sep	Imposing Group Health Plan Monthly Surcharges on the Unvaccinated	Mintz
15 Sep	Ninth Circuit Denies Sherman Act Challenge To No-Poach Provision	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
15 Sep	SEC Chairman Gensler's Senate Testimony Reaffirms focus on ESG Disclosures	Mintz
15 Sep	FDA and FTC Coordination Appears to Be Escalating	Mintz
15 Sep	“Click Here?” Fiduciaries: Is Your Retirement Plan’s Website/Portal User-Friendly?	Foley & Lardner LLP
15 Sep	AAP Changes Ahead for Federal Contractors	Hunton Andrews Kurth
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15 Sep	Pushing the Limits: Nielson v. Schmoke Clarifies the Outer Limits of Domesticating Foreign Judgments	Ward and Smith, P.A.
15 Sep	Nevada is Latest State to Enhance Oversight of Health Care Transactions	Foley & Lardner LLP