Compliance Induction - 14 April 2021
This course is designed to assist Senior Management to embed a compliance ethos in the individual and a strong compliance culture throughout the firm.
Online Training
GRC Solutions for Hedge Funds
We work with hedge fund managers to provide innovative governance, risk, and compliance advisory services and technology solutions that enhance their operational and business processes.
Make decisions with confidence
Feel confident knowing that your consultants have the relevant and current regulatory and in-house expertise to be a trusted adviser and partner. Our staff includes former SEC, FINRA, CFTC, FCA, OCC, and state regulators along with former Chief Compliance Officers and senior compliance managers from prominent hedge funds and other financial institutions.
Increase efficiency and streamline processes
Build a scalable and resilient compliance program with our regulatory technology software platform backed by managed services support. Our solutions are designed to help your firm streamline processes, simplify day to day tasks, and ensure easy and comprehensive tracking of all activity across your firm.
Ease the burden of day to day tasks
Get more out of your day by relying on our team for recurring task work, filings, and surveillance. Our managed services can support you with your ongoing compliance responsibilities, including compliance testing, electronic communications reviews, and other operational tasks.
Gain peer insights
You will have access to unique insights, trends, and benchmarking data gathered from the largest network of clients in your market. Since inception, we’ve worked with thousands of hedge fund managers. We've worked with 85% of the top 100 hedge fund managers (Hedge Fund Alert, May 2020) with a diverse set of investment strategies and business operations.
Solution Spotlight
Trade surveillance solutions
Regulators globally are using cutting-edge technologies to identify potential insider trading, market abuse, and other misconduct, resulting in record-breaking fines and enforcement. ACA’s trade surveillance solutions are designed to help your firm effectively, diligently, and proactively manage its firm-wide and employee trading risk in a way that meets regulatory expectations and industry best practices.
We offer a range of trade surveillance solutions designed to meet your firm’s business needs, including: market abuse surveillance, employee personal trading and code of ethics, trade blotter review, and holistic surveillance.
Read the latest news from our Hedge Fund Team
Hedge Fund Update: News You May Have Missed
In the first edition of our Hedge Fund Update we discuss recent industry news, settlements, and rulings. Read more to find out the latest news you may have missed.
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White Paper: Does the Use of Alternative Data Require Alternative Compliance Measures?
This white paper will explore the many compliance concerns asset managers should keep in mind when obtaining and utilizing alternative data to ensure compliance with the SEC's compliance rule.
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- Compliance
Our leadership team
Greg Mekanik
Partner
Greg Mekanik is a Partner at ACA Group. Greg manages a significant portion of ACA’s business development efforts related to the Hedge Fund Practice.
Ryan MacDonald
Managing Director
Ryan MacDonald is a Managing Director at ACA Group. Ryan manages a significant portion of ACA’s business development efforts related to the Hedge Fund Practice.
Chris Ray
Director
Chris Ray is a Director at ACA Group. Chris oversees ACA's compliance and hedge fund thought leadership initiatives.
News
Russell Investments Selects ACA Group’s ComplianceAlpha to Modernize Their Risk and Compliance Program from a Single Platform
Russell Invesments has selected ACA's ComplianceAlpha® to help modernize and streamline their compliance program.
We Are Now ACA Group
This week, ACA Compliance Group made the move to ACA Group, better known to our clients and industry partners as ACA.
Five Reasons to Attend ACA Regulatory Horizon 2021 | Navigating Evolving Risks
There is just one week to go until Regulatory Horizon 2021 | Navigating Evolving Risks, our free-to-attend European based conference for financial services firms is running from 2-4 March. We outline five reasons why this event is worth adding to your calendar.
Events
Money Laundering Reporting Officer: The Role and Responsibilities - 12 May 2021
The role of the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) is a mandatory position in all firms in the Financial Services Industry. This reflects the statutory objective that the Regulator(s) have for ensuring that firms behave with “Integrity”, particularly relating to financial crime prevention. The MLRO therefore plays a significant role in assisting Senior management to ensure that systems and controls relating to anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the risk of terrorist financing (CTF) are appropriate and effective. This course provides practical advice and guidance on the responsibilities of the MLRO, what is expected by the Regulators, both of the Senior Management and the MLRO, and how those responsibilities can be achieved. It should be noted that attendance at this course does assume a good knowledge of the UK’s AML/CTF regulations.
Online Training
Compliance Officer: The Role and Responsibilities - 13 May 2021
The role of the Compliance Officer is a mandatory position in all firms in the Financial Services Industry. They play a major role in assisting Senior Management to ensure that appropriate and effective systems and controls are in place to achieve and maintain compliance with the applicable Rules. While the nature of the Compliance Function is likely to differ from one firm to another, this course provides an easy to follow breakdown of what the Regulator expects of a Compliance Officer and explains, in practical terms how the regulatory expectations and those of Senior Management can be achieved.
Online Training