“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” and nowhere is that more applicable than in the world of finance. Preventative, proactive compliance programs save enormous amounts of time, money, and sanity. As most firms are well aware, … Read More
The Core Compliance team recently returned from the IAA National Conference, which took place in Washington, DC, on March 15 & 16. We had the pleasure of attending two packed days full of discussions, which were kicked off by … Read More
With the recent updates to the requirements for Form ADV, many firms are wrapping up the preparation for their Form ADV Annual Amendment filing. Most firms should have spent the last few weeks gathering specific data points to address the … Read More
On the Form ADV, there are two sections where a firm must declare whether or not they have custody, and if so, how much custody the firm has. Specifically, this is a part of Item 9 of Form ADV Part … Read More
While it’s still early in the year, it’s easy to continue to push the Form ADV annual amendment to the side. However, with these new changes, a firm that doesn’t prepare now is setting itself up for potential penalties or … Read More
On October 1, 2017, the SEC updated and expanded the information required in the Form ADV, which means that if your fiscal year ended on December 31, 2017, it’s time for you to start thinking about your annual Form ADV … Read More
With 2017 rapidly coming to a close, you’re probably thinking about Christmas and your end-of-year vacation. You also may be putting the last touches on your company’s annual review. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has required advisory firms to … Read More
Annual reviews need to be done at least once every year or even more often. Some firms conduct reviews every quarter, rather than just once a year. For investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), annual reviews … Read More
It’s tempting, I know, to want to search online for a compliance review checklist you can simply download for the required annual review. Among the many requirements within the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the annual compliance review requirement in … Read More
Regardless of size, investment advisers need to be aware of some common, and avoidable, mistakes that are often made when maintaining compliance programs. Some of these mistakes are at a high level, things that senior management should be aware of. … Read More