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Simplify Research Compliance with AI-Powered Technology and Human Expertise
Reduce risk and improve information integrity with expert-led research compliance solutions, powered by Encore AI.
ACA’s Research Compliance Solutions (RCS) is a first-of-its-kind solution, combining AI-powered technology with expert human oversight to simplify and strengthen compliance in investment research. As firms face increasing scrutiny from regulators and investors, RCS empowers research and compliance teams to navigate expert networks, research meetings, and third-party engagements with confidence.
Delivered by ACA’s experienced compliance professionals, our AI-enabled Managed Services support real-time call screening, risk flagging, and transcript analysis—helping teams act quickly on expert insights and drive better business outcomes.
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What Do You Need Help With?
ACA’s Research Compliance Solutions provide structured, expert-led support for firms navigating high-risk research and expert engagements. Our Managed Services support includes:
Ensure expert calls meet internal policy requirements through pre-call compliance checks and structured documentation review.
Identify and evaluate potential risks tied to experts, firms, or discussion topics before a call takes place—supporting defensible engagement decisions.
Examine and validate risks surfaced by Encore AI with expert human review, ensuring appropriate escalation and alignment with firm policy.
Provide real-time, human-led monitoring during high-risk calls—offering immediate support and escalation when concerns arise.
Document and escalate flagged risks or violations directly to your compliance function for follow-up and resolution.
Ready to streamline your compliance and research processes?
Our team can walk you through how we help teams move faster and stay aligned.
Smarter Reviews, Powered by ACA’s Encore AI
ACA’s Research Compliance Solutions leverages Encore AI to streamline compliance in investment research. The platform transcribes and analyzes expert calls, flags high-risk language in real time, and supports both live and automated chaperoning. With intelligent tagging, centralized search, and structured oversight, RCS delivers clarity and control, helping reduce risk, enhance monitoring, and ensure audit readiness. Our Managed Services team uses Encore AI to:
Surface high-risk language and topics faster
Document findings with defensible audit trails
Tag and classify transcripts for efficient review
Get real oversight—enhanced by real intelligence
Accelerate insight generation with AI summaries and search
Centralize and analyze research content across tools like Zoom, OneNote, and Otter
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Address, review, and maintain your regulatory framework and documentation
Digitize and future-proof your compliance program with regulatory technology
Put in place a scalable compliance program
Meet your regulatory filing commitments and deadlines
Outsource your compliance function to lower expenses, reduce key-man risk
Satisfy investor DDQs, meet standards of institutional investors
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Seek guidance on regulatory requirements and new rules
Perform an SEC cyber mock audit
Conduct mock regulatory examinations
Implement cyber risk management
Undertake a cyber risk assessment
Run penetration testing
Leverage technology to help with code of ethics, employee compliance, market abuse surveillance, electronic communications surveillance, and more
Gain ESG insights through data and peer analytics
Address ESG gaps with expert advisory support
Why ACA?
ACA brings together deep regulatory expertise, proven managed service delivery, and purpose-built technology to help firms reduce compliance risk around expert calls and research-related conversations. Our team understands the complexities of material non-public information (MNPI) controls, policy enforcement, and documentation expectations while delivering support that aligns with your firm’s internal processes.
Reduce Internal Burden
Rely on a team that works within your systems to take on time-consuming tasks and free up internal capacity.
Improve Consistency and Execution
Bring structure and follow-through to core compliance activities with support that aligns to your program.
Stay Ahead of Regulatory Demands
Tap into a team that monitors changing rules and expectations, so your program stays responsive and up to date.
Let’s lighten the lift on your compliance team. Talk to us about how our Managed Services can support your firm.
FAQs
Call Monitoring and Research
How does ACA’s Managed Services support Chief Compliance Officers and compliance teams monitor expert calls?
ACA’s team provides pre-call reviews, live chaperoning, and human validation of flagged risks from Encore AI. This reduces the review burden for Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) and empowers compliance teams to maintain effective, scalable oversight of MNPI-sensitive calls.
How does AI enhance ACA’s Managed Services?
Encore AI automates transcription, flags high-risk language in real time, and classifies content for efficient review. Our compliance professionals then validate and escalate findings, combining speed and scale with expert judgment.
Can ACA help us validate items flagged by Encore AI?
Yes. Our compliance specialists review and triage flagged Items of Interest (IOIs), escalating potential policy breaches or MNPI concerns according to your firm’s procedures.
Do firms lose control when outsourcing expert call review?
Not at all. ACA works within your policies, and you retain final decision authority. Our team serves as a support layer, enhancing review coverage without replacing internal decision-makers.
What types of research-related conversations can be reviewed?
We support compliance coverage for expert network calls, cap intro meetings, internal research briefings, earnings discussions, and LP communications.
Can Research Analysts access Encore AI outputs to search prior calls?
Yes. Transcripts are centralized, searchable, and tagged by topic, enabling research analysts and investment teams to find key insights faster—while compliance tracks review activity.
Is live chaperoning available for high-risk conversations?
Yes. ACA’s compliance professionals can join expert or diligence calls in real time, helping CCOs apply proactive oversight during sensitive engagements.
Do ACA's Research Compliance solutions and AI technology meet documentation expectations for regulators?
Absolutely. Every transcript, flag, and escalation are logged with timestamps, reviewer notes, and policy tags, providing a clear audit trail aligned with SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) expectations.
Can ACA tailor review workflows to our internal policies?
Yes. We configure our Managed Services to reflect your risk matrix, escalation criteria, and preferred documentation format—ensuring alignment with your compliance governance model.
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