Compliance Insights and Alerts

Compliance teams are constantly challenged to keep pace with ever-evolving regulatory change while navigating the pressures of geopolitical threats, economic crises, and third-party risks. Uncertain times require a nimble approach to achieve compliance and address business priorities in new ways to enable innovation and growth while minimizing risk.

As the global regulation continues to change, it's key that you keep up to speed with latest developments. Here we capture the latest compliance trends, industry insights, risk alerts, and events.

Latest insights and alerts

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Observations from Examinations of Advisers that Provide Electronic Investment Advice

The SEC's Division of Examinations recently released their observations from exams of advisers that provide automated, electronic advice, also known as digital advisers, automated advisers, internet advisers, or robo-advisors.

Compliance Alert
  • Compliance
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FINRA Updates Advertising Regulation FAQs

FINRA recently updated its FAQs about FINRA 2210, its advertising regulation, to provide firms with revised guidance.

Compliance Alert
  • Compliance
  • Performance
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FINRA Releases AML/CFT Priorities

FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 21-36 urging firms to consider how to incorporate the government-wide Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Priorities into their AML programs.

Compliance Alert
  • Compliance
  • AML and Financial Crime
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Registered Investment Company Initiatives Exam Observations

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations issued a Risk Alert that provides observations from examinations conducted as part of the Division’s registered investment company initiatives.

Compliance Alert
  • Compliance
  • SEC
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Early Signs of a Significantly More Expansive Approach to SEC Examinations of Private Markets Fund Managers

While it is too early to characterize as a trend, in Q2 2021, we started to see early signs of a significant expansion in the scope of SEC exams involving private markets fund managers.

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  • Compliance
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Q&A: Understanding the new Remuneration Rules under the UK’s Investment Firms Prudential Regime

The UK’s Investment Firms Prudential Regime (“IFPR”) comes into force in less than 50 working days. Its more prescriptive approach to remuneration introduces new complications and challenges for firms. This essential Q&A helps you better understand your remuneration rule requirements.

Compliance Alert
  • Compliance
  • Managed Services

Events

Curing Compliance Insomnia: Top 5 Compliance Challenges Keeping You Up At Night

Ever-changing regulation, the threat of an impending exam, and worrying about whether your reps are texting clients are among just a few of the compliance concerns wealth managers face daily. Join us as we address the top 5 compliance challenges for wealth managers and how to mitigate them.

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