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.
Registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) that have a fiscal year-end of December 31st are currently faced with the impending deadline of March 31st for filing their annual amendment to Form ADV. While in the past RIAs may have begun reviewing their … Read More
Since the new Form ADV compliance requirements came into effect on October 1, 2017, many investment advisers are still unsure as to what information they’re required to update and which part of the Form ADV they need to focus on.
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
For almost a decade, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has been issuing write-ups focused on providing investors with timely information on investment frauds and scams (“Investor Alerts”), along with education on various investment topics (“Investor Bulletins”) (both types referred … 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
Determining whether or not your investment advisory firm has custody is not an easy task, but it is necessary. While having custody of client assets is not prohibited under Rule 206(4)-2 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended … 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
Featured in the July 2017 edition of the National Society of Compliance Professionals (“NSCP”) Currents publication, our Lead Senior Compliance Consultant, Tina Mitchell, describes the essentials for advisors to prepare for the upcoming changes to Form ADV.
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