Key Findings from the ACA and NSCP 2024 Cybersecurity Program Benchmarking Survey
We will share valuable insights from our biannual Cybersecurity Benchmarking Survey in partnership with NSCP.
Our Investment Company Practice supports registered investment companies, as well as their advisers and sub-advisers, board of directors, and service providers to help them build, enhance and add controls to their compliance programs to meet Investment Company Act of 1940 requirements and SEC and industry standards.
We offer objective, innovative, and effective compliance reviews and solutions to prepare registered investment companies, as well as their boards, sponsors, advisers, sub-advisers, and service providers, for the rigors of SEC examinations. We provide solutions to assist firms with managing and mitigating related operational, regulatory, and reputational risks.
We provide solutions for the following types of firms.
We provide objective, innovative, and effective compliance reviews and solutions to assist business development companies, as well as their boards, sponsors, and service providers — with preparing for the rigors of an SEC examination.
We provide objective, innovative, and effective compliance reviews and solutions to assist exchange-traded funds with preparing for the rigors of an SEC examination.
We offer diverse compliance review and compliance services, all scalable to individual client needs.
We help insurance companies and distributors understand and manage these complex compliance requirements and develop and implement the comprehensive, effective risk-based protocols necessary to meet regulators’ expectations.
Our team includes former regulators along with former along with former chief compliance officers and senior compliance managers from prominent financial institutions. Our team helps you to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape while considering the complexity of your firm’s unique compliance requirements.
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of the top 100 mutual funds (as noted in the Mutual Fund Directory March 2020 ranking data)
Private markets fund managers have underestimated insider trading risks due to their limited involvement in public markets, but increasing interactions with public companies and expert networks have heightened exposure to material nonpublic information (MNPI).
This edition includes updates to the SEC’s rulemaking calendar, recent money market fund reforms, FINRA's recent financial reports, and more.
Regulators are increasingly focusing on side letter compliance during their examinations of private fund managers. This article provides practical solutions and strategies to effectively monitor and manage side letter obligations.
The SEC proposed two new rules to put guardrails around the use of predictive data analytics by broker-dealers and investment advisers. The goal is to limit the use of technology in ways that favor financial firms’ interests.
MiFID II reformed research payment practices in Europe, but the expiration of relief from the SEC has prompted a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to extend it for six months, aligning with potential changes in the regulations by the UK and EU.
Will the UK Chancellor’s new packages of pension reforms boost the UK markets and open up new opportunities for investment into UK Growth Companies?
Our annual survey in partnership with NSCP reveals that investment firms overlook AI as a cybersecurity risk and remain wary about SEC cybersecurity enforcement and compliance with new rules
ACA Wealth sets a new standard in GRC support for wealth managers, providing unmatched expertise and comprehensive solutions to address evolving regulatory requirements.
ACA proudly joins the global celebration of International Women's History Month, commemorating the remarkable achievements and enduring legacies of women worldwide.
We will share valuable insights from our biannual Cybersecurity Benchmarking Survey in partnership with NSCP.
Please join ACA Group, Sidley, and the IAA in Chicago for an engaging conversation about hot topics for investment advisers.
Join our team in NYC at the MFA Legal & Compliance Conference.