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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Year-End Recap and CCO Compliance Checklist

A number of regulatory updates and industry developments happened in 2019 that may impact how year-end compliance tasks are prioritized and 2020 initiatives are set. We’ve compiled a checklist to help guide you through key areas as you work to meet your 2019 obligations and head into 2020.

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The UK Stewardship Code 2020: What’s changing and why it matters

From 1 January 2020, many UK fund managers and providers will be more responsible and accountable for financial management as well as environmental, social and governance ESG. We examine what these changes mean for firms.

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Record fine issued for governance and control failings over regulatory reporting

Yesterday, the UK arm of a large international banking group was issued a record fine of £44 million for governance and control failings surrounding its capital adequacy and regulatory reporting. What lessons can firms learn from this enforcement?

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To outsource or not to outsource, that is the question

Over-burdened Chief Compliance Officers and compliance teams that are stretched too thin are more likely to experience burnout and make mistakes, exposing firms to risk. We examine how outsourcing can help improve standards, reduce risk, create operational efficiencies and ultimately bring about cost savings.

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Best Practices for Implementing a Holistic Monitoring and Surveillance Program

Our latest white paper provides a deep dive on holistic surveillance, why it matters now, and what your firm needs to know to implement its own holistic surveillance program to proactively and effectively identify, prevent, and remediate potential misconduct across the organization.

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Navigating the SEC’s Interpretation Regarding an Investment Adviser’s Standard of Conduct

ACA Compliance Group's Greg Mekanik recently shared his insights with the Hedge Fund Law Report in a three-part series on the&nbs

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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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