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ACA Appoints Director of Privacy to Oversee GDPR Compliance Offering

ACA announces that Alex D. Scheinman has joined the firm as a Director overseeing ACA Aponix®'s GDPR data processing reviews and data privacy.

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  • Privacy
  • Cybersecurity
  • ACA News
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ACA Compliance Group Announces Completion of Transaction to Partner With Starr Investment Holdings

Starr Investment Holdings acquires controlling interest in ACA.

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  • ACA News
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How ACA’s Form PF Solutions Can Help Lighten the Load

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s ("SEC") Form PF presents many challenges for investment advisers, particularly those that have large data sets and multiple administrators.

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  • Compliance
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Lack of Standardization Can Lead to Increased Risk for Asset Managers

Last month I had the opportunity to moderate a panel at the PEI CFOs & COOs Forum in New York on “Performance Calculations: Does the PE Industry Need More Standardization?” The panelists were seasoned CFOs from respected private equity fund managers and exchanged engaging dialogue with over 100 attendees in the breakout discussion.

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  • Performance
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Key Lessons Learned from Recent Cyber Incidents: Facebook, MyFitnessPal, and Panera Bread

Cyber-attacks continue to increase as new threats emerge.

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  • Cybersecurity
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Performance Measurement Methods: TWR vs. IRR

Investors and portfolio managers alike grapple with the best calculation methodology to use in performance measurement.

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  • Performance
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U.S. Tax Season Starts this Week — Here are Some Scams to be Aware of

This week is Tax Identify Theft Week in the U.S.

Cyber Alert
  • Cybersecurity
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What to Expect from Electronic Communications Exam Requests

SEC examinations of Registered Investment Advisers are on the rise. Here's a look at what the regulators are asking for and considerations for production.

Compliance Alert
  • Compliance
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5 Ways Our Vendor Management Platform Can Ease the Burden of Managing the Vendor Lifecycle

Are you tired of managing your vendors with spreadsheets? Do you have a different tab for every third party? Does the prospect of a regulatory exam make you break out into a cold sweat?

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  • Cybersecurity
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New Prudential Framework: Impact Analysis for EU Investment Firms

The premise of the new rules will be to ensure investment firms have a prudential framework designed to be simpler and more proportionate to the operations of these types of firms. However, these changes will result in significant alteration to how investment firms measure their capital for regulatory purposes.

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  • Compliance