As we all know in the compliance and the financial services industries, as a registered investment adviser or as an employee of the adviser, you have a fiduciary duty to put your clients’ interests ahead of your own. But as … Read More
Managing Director of Consultant Services, Tina Mitchell’s article, “2022 Investment Adviser Compliance Checklist in Preparation for Year-End,” was published in the November 2022 issue of the NSCP Currents Newsletter. In the article, Tina provides CCO’s with a detailed compliance checklist, … Read More
On episode 101 of the CCO Buzz, Managing Director of Consultation Services, Tina Mitchell, provides a year-end compliance checklist for Investment Advisers.
It’s the time of year again where Chief Compliance Officers start thinking about the compliance tasks that need to be completed by year-end, and there’s a lot to think about this year. Importantly, 2022 carries compliance deadlines for two major … Read More
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has announced it has proposed to amend Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Investment Company Act”) requiring additional disclosures related to their Environmental Social and … Read More
On episode 96 of the CCO Buzz podcast, Tina Mitchell, Managing Director of Consultation Services, discusses the 2022 SEC Exam Priorities.
The release of the exam priorities report[1] was later this year than in prior years but appears to be worth the wait. In this year’s report, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) outlines, among others, five “significant” areas of focus. … Read More
On January 24, 2022, Chairperson Gary Gensler said the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) might extend regulatory responsibility for cyber-risk management by requiring third-party providers to have adequate safeguards in place to protect investors and ensure key services for them … Read More
In recent months, the increase of high-profile cyber-attacks have not only undermined investor confidence but have also rattled the industry. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has responded with a pledge to review and consider significant changes in cybersecurity … Read More
Fraudsters like to follow the money when it comes to targeting unsuspecting investors. It is why cryptocurrency and digital asset fraud topped the North American Securities Administrators Association’s (NASAA) annual list of investor concerns released January 10, 2022. Annual inflows … Read More