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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
  • Cybersecurity
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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
  • Cybersecurity
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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
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Mastering Digital Communications Governance: Common Questions Answered

Communications surveillance has emerged as a critical area for asset managers to ensure compliance.

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  • RegTech
  • ComplianceAlpha
  • eComms Surveillance
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Key Takeaways from PRI in Person 2024

The PRI in Person event in Toronto spotlighted key responsible investment themes: integrating climate risks into financial decisions, advancing standardized ESG reporting, and addressing human rights in sustainable development.

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  • ESG
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ACA Group Acquires Financial Compliance Firm, FINOP Consulting

Acquisition strengthens ACA’s outsourced financial operations offering for broker-dealers.

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  • ACA News
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ACA/NSCP 2024 AI Benchmarking Survey Results

To help firms better understand and manage AI risks, ACA and the NSCP partnered to explore how financial firms are utilizing AI and what controls they are putting in place to manage risks inherent in the new technology.

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  • Compliance
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Navigating U.S. After-Tax Performance: Best Practices in Tax-Managed Strategies

Tax management strategies provide significant benefits that are not always clear in a standard performance methodology, but performance metrics are essential to accurately assess the strategy’s effectiveness.

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  • Performance
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The Semi-Transparent ETF Ecosystem

New ETF structures selectively disclose portfolio holdings information to the public on a schedule similar to traditional actively managed mutual funds while still striving to maintain market and NAV parity.

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  • Distribution