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
Maryland has joined Mississippi and Vermont on a growing list of state jurisdictions using January 1, 2022, as the effective date for new continuing education (CE) requirements. Within those states, Investment Adviser Representatives (IAR) must annually complete twelve (12) CE … Read More
If Willie Sutton were alive today, he might be targeting seniors instead of robbing banks. Why? Because that’s where the money is. An ongoing and rapid increase in the size of the nation’s 65-and-over population and the disproportionate wealth among … Read More
In its recently issued annual report on state-registered investment advisers, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) was straightforward about the steps it believes advisers should be taking to create a culture of compliance in today’s rapidly changing regulatory environment. … Read More
Almost 12 years have passed since Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison with restitution of $170 billion for perpetrating an elaborate Ponzi scheme that harmed thousands of clients. Widely regarded as the largest fraudulent investment scandal in … Read More
The North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) recently adopted a new model rule on Investment Adviser Representative (“IAR”) requirements for Continuing Education (“CE”). The new model rule states any IAR registered under Section 404 of the 2002 Act (or 201 … Read More
On episode 84 of the CCO Buzz podcast, we discuss the new NASAA Model Rule on Continuing Education Requirements for Investment Adviser Representatives.
The North American Securities Administration Association (NASAA) is a voluntary body composed of state securities regulators across all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. Founded in 1919, it is the oldest international regulatory organization devoted to investor protection. Many in the … Read More
On July 2, 2020, the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) released a notice for public comment on its proposed model rule for investment adviser written policies and procedures (“the Model Rule”) under the Uniform Securities Acts of 1956 and … Read More
On December 15th, the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”), a nonprofit group whose membership is comprised of state and provincial securities regulators devoted to investor protection, launched the Electronic Filing Depository (“EFD”) to streamline the filing process for exempt … Read More