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ACA Group Revolutionizes ESG Data Management with Enhanced ACA Vantage for ESG Platform

ACA Group introduces advanced features to its ACA Vantage for ESG platform, leveraging AI to help clients verify ESG data and streamline data management processes. This innovative solution empowers organizations to efficiently manage ESG requirements with greater accuracy and ease.

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  • ESG
  • ACA News
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SEC Rule 13f-2: Are you ready for the January 2, 2025 deadline?

Institutional investment managers with significant short positions must adopt new monthly reporting practices to meet SEC requirements.

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  • Regulatory Deadlines
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ACA Group Recognized at Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Tech 50 

ACA Group Recognized at Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Tech 50

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  • Cybersecurity
  • RegTech
  • ACA News
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Best Practices for Capturing Employee Personal Trading Activity for SEC-Regulated Firms

In today's complex financial landscape, SEC-regulated firms face increased scrutiny around the monitoring and reporting of employees' personal trading activities.

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  • RegTech
  • ComplianceAlpha
  • Compliance
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SEC Charges Broker-Dealers with Filing Deficient Suspicious Activity Reports

The SEC recently fined broker-dealers for SARs filings that failed to meet regulatory requirements.

Compliance Alert
  • Compliance
  • SEC
  • AML and Financial Crime
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Jody Kochansky Joins ACA to Lead Product and Engineering

Jody Kochansky Joins ACA to Lead Product and Engineering

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What to Know About ETF Distribution

Before your fund enters the marketplace, you will need a distribution plan. This article provides distribution considerations.

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  • Distribution
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Critical Vulnerabilities in Virtual Environments Using VMware vCenter Server

These vulnerabilities serve as a potential gateway to exploit not only the targeted vCenter instances, but also the broader networks and systems they manage.

Cyber Alert
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Critical WordPress Vulnerability Puts Websites at Risk

A critical security vulnerability was discovered in a WordPress plugin that allows attackers to enter the platform without credentials.

Cyber Alert
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Mutual Fund to ETF Conversions

In response to investor interest in the ETF vehicle, firms are rolling their existing assets from another product into an ETF.

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  • Distribution