[UPDATE] On June 21st, 2018: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a mandate today that vacated the DOL Fiduciary Rule. With over 20% of the U.S. population projected to be over the age of 65 by … Read More
This week we discuss the highlights of the 2018 Investment Adviser Compliance Conference, with the hot topics on everyone’s mind as well as the most popular sessions of the conference.
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
Risk Management Update September 2017 In an ongoing effort to diversify into non-market correlated investments, more and more advisory firms are offering strategies that include alternative investments. This term is broadly used in the industry and encompasses several types of … Read More
On July 1, 2017, the State of Wyoming’s new regulations became effective, which require certain investment advisers (“IAs) and investment adviser representatives (“IARs”) to register with the State in order to provide investment advice in Wyoming. [1]
In their continued quest to obtain “big data” from registrants, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a final rule in August 2016, which significantly expands the information required in Form ADV.[1] The compliance date for the rule is … Read More
In a recent public statement, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chairman Jay Clayton announced that the SEC is moving forward with its review of the standards of conduct mandates for investment advisers and broker-dealers and he welcomes the Department of … Read More
“Risks applicable to investment advisers continue to be a high priority focus for the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). To that end, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) is tasked with the responsibility of, among other things, … Read More
There are many facets surrounding the registration of investment advisory firms (“IA Firm”) and investment adviser representatives (“IAR”) and the process can be erroneous if not performed correctly. Since registration is one of our core service offerings, we get asked … Read More
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