Facing the FCA: Managing Scrutiny and Strengthening Compliance with Health Checks and Mock Exams
Join us on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 2pm GMT when we delve into practical strategies to enhance your firm's FCA compliance readiness.
Third-party risk management (TPRM) is the process of monitoring, validating, and remediating risks presented by third-party vendors. TPRM helps ensure your vendors protect your data, comply with regulations, and provide sustainable services that meet your requirements. However, vendor risk management can be a costly and time-consuming task. Our vendor management outsourcing service (VMOS) allows your company to offload the vendor due diligence and risk assessment process. Unlike other vendor risk management solutions and vendor management software providers, ACA's VMOS will help your company save valuable time and resources in order to focus on more strategic tasks.
Our vendor management software allows you to track DDQ progress and vendor risk assessment results. Key features include:
Our vendor risk assessments are developed and managed by a team of information security risk analysts in ACA’s centralized, cost-effective analysis and review center (the ARC) in Pittsburgh, PA. The ARC’s dedicated vendor management outsourcing service team is overseen by an experienced vendor risk specialist and includes former senior managers in risk management, insider threat specialists, and data security officers from various industries, including financial services, banking, and healthcare. Over 750 clients and 2,000 vendors have chosen ACA to manage their vendor management process and mitigate third party risks.
Our tailored, proprietary vendor due diligence questionnaires (DDQ) include over 300 questions and are customized for each vendor type to provide an accurate assessment of possible risks. Topics include:
Get ready for the year ahead with our FINRA Regulatory Filings Calendar. This user-friendly resource outlines key reporting deadlines and ongoing annual regulatory obligations in a clear, easy-to-follow format.
ACA’s Most Popular Webcasts of 2024
For RIAs and ERAs, the new year presents an opportunity to strengthen AML compliance practices. With FinCEN’s AML Rule approaching, taking proactive steps now will help firms avoid last-minute stress, meet requirements confidently, and achieve full compliance readiness.
Santa’s workshop offers valuable insights for vendor management in the financial industry. With careful planning, continuous oversight, and high standards, firms can mitigate risks, enhance performance, and achieve seamless results.
Our President, Carlo di Florio, recently joined Eliot Raman Jones of the Waters Wavelength podcast for an engaging discussion about the evolving regulatory landscape in financial services.
With regulators like the SEC, FCA, DFSA, and FSRA maintaining strict oversight, mock exams are a proactive way to identify and address compliance gaps. Prepare now to ensure your firm is ready to meet regulatory expectations and avoid costly surprises.
ACA Group Recognized as RegTech100 Company for Fifth Consecutive Year
ACA Group introduces advanced features to its ACA Vantage for ESG platform, leveraging AI to help clients verify ESG data and streamline data management processes. This innovative solution empowers organizations to efficiently manage ESG requirements with greater accuracy and ease.
ACA Group Recognized at Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Tech 50
Join us on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 2pm GMT when we delve into practical strategies to enhance your firm's FCA compliance readiness.
Join us on 12 February 2025 as we highlight common pitfalls in ICARA implementation, including inadequate liquidity stress testing, poor wind-down planning, and unclear risk linkage.
Join us as our esteemed speakers explore trends in financial crime, examine key regional regulatory priorities, and provide actionable insights to strengthen AML and CFT programs.