Insights
FINRA Reminder to Supervise for Digital Signature Falsification
FINRA recently issued a regulatory notice to remind firms to monitor digital signatures to prevent or detect forgery or falsification activities.
- Compliance
The Importance of ESG Risk Management During Periods of Market Volatility
Those who have invested heavily in ESG risk management are likely to be better prepared to weather the current market volatility.
- ESG
New Marketing Rule Performance Net Return Calculation Methodologies
Learn how private fund managers can calculate extracted and hypothetical performance to the relevant portfolio, and identify and model its net performance in line with the SEC's new Marketing Rule.
- Compliance
- SEC
- SEC Marketing Rule
Apple Warns of Two Vulnerabilities
In Apple’s latest software release update for iOS 15.6.1, Apple urges users to update their devices as soon as possible to avoid two known security issues.
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Resources
Market Volatility and Downstream Security Implications
Market volatility is predicted to have an impact on the cyber risk landscape. Learn the implications of the current risk and how your firm can prepare for an uncertain future.
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Resources
SEC Unauthorized Electronic Communications Sweep Key Takeaways
The SEC has become increasingly concerned with the risks arising from employees’ increasingly wide-spread use of mobile electronic communications apps to conduct business. Learn about the risks and how private fund managers can more effectively track, archive, and surveil their employees’ business-related communications across all communication channels being utilized.
- Compliance
- SEC
- RegTech
- ComplianceAlpha
The SEC’s New Marketing Rule: All Change Please
Coming into force on 4 November 2022, the SEC's new marketing rules introduce ssubstantial changes for all registered firms, wherever they are in the world. We outline why its key that firms familiarise themselves with the requirements now and take steps today to begin to implement these new compliance obligations, as several pieces of the work will take time and require resources
- SEC Marketing Rule
- Compliance
- SEC
Microsoft Releases Information on 100+ Vulnerabilities
Learn about Microsoft's latest vulnerabilities, as well as recommendations for protecting your firm against them.
- Cybersecurity
Emerging Threats in the Cyber Landscape
Financial firms have good reason to be worried about cyber risk. Attacks are on the rise, average costs of a breach are increasing, and regulators are responding by launching new measures for greater oversight. What are the emerging threats, and how should firms respond to this ever evolving landscape.
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Resources
- Compliance
Common Deficiencies in Private Fund Manager Exams: What you need to know
The observations the SEC shared earlier this year about common deficiencies uncovered during exams hold important lessons not only for registered private funds, but for other types of funds subject to SEC oversight as well. We outline the key takeaways.
- SEC
- Compliance