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
Michelle Jacko will be presenting, “Identifying and Managing Conflicts of Interest – With or Without the Rule” at the NSCP National Conference on October 16, 2017, from 1:55PM – 3:10PM (ET), in Washington, D.C.
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
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
2016 is speeding to a close, so to assist advisory firms in preparing for year-end compliance requirements, along with certain upcoming regulations, Core Compliance & Legal Services, Inc. (“Core Compliance”) recently published a Risk Management Update (“RMU”) that contains a … Read More
In a press release dated August 25, 2016,1 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced their issuance of a final rule, which amends Form ADV (Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration), along with five other rules under the Investment Advisers … Read More