Compliance and Risk Solutions for Wealth Managers

Meet regulatory obligations while mitigating reputational and financial risks.

ACA’s dedicated wealth manager practice, ACA Wealth, offers unmatched regulatory and compliance experience and expertise for wealth management firms.

Our team of expert consultants brings years of experience serving the wealth management community. Made up of former regulators, in-house CCOs, attorneys, and other compliance experts, our team brings a deep understanding of how today’s complex rules and regulations impact wealth managers.

2,000+

wealth management clients of all sizes trust ACA for their compliance, technology, and cybersecurity needs.

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consultants specializing in the needs of Wealth Managers, including former SEC and state regulators, attorneys, breakaway advisers, and in-house compliance professionals.

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wealth management clients trust ACA for their compliance, technology, and cybersecurity needs.

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consultants specializing in the needs of Wealth Managers includes former SEC and state regulators and in-house compliance professionals.

What are you looking to do?

LAUNCH

Spinout, start a new RIA, expand into new jurisdictions, or trial a new service or strategy.

GROW

Scale your compliance program and adapt as your business evolves. 

PROTECT

Safeguard your firm, investments, and reputation against emerging threats and changing regulations.

What are you looking to do?

Scalable solutions for every budget

Ready to simplify compliance so you can focus on serving your clients? Schedule a strategy session with the ACA Wealth team today!

Why ACA?

You need solutions that meet your needs, fit your budget, and consider the complexity of your firm’s unique compliance requirements. 

Our unique blend of regulatory compliance, managed services and technology paired with the expertise of ACA’s wealth managers practice means you’ll have access to full-service compliance solutions that can grow with you and your firm.

Here’s what you’ll get with ACA Group:

Scalable support

ACA Signature for Wealth Managers provides year-round support to assist with the development and maintenance of your compliance program.

Registration services

Registering a new investment adviser is complicated and nuanced. Let us handle the registration process for you so you can focus on important decisions that impact your business.

Mock regulatory exams

Test your firm’s readiness for regulatory scrutiny. With extensive experience guiding wealth managers through regulatory exams, we know what to look for—and how to help you navigate the process successfully.

Outsourced tasks

Electronic communications reviews, code of ethics and personal trade management, regulatory filings, annual compliance reviews, and marketing reviews take time. Maximize your bandwidth and let us do the heavy lifting so you can focus on what you do best.

Cybersecurity risk assessments

Establish the essentials needed to support your ongoing cybersecurity responsibilities while meeting increasing regulatory and investor expectations.

Innovative RegTech that’s built for you

Simplify and streamline your compliance management and trade surveillance responsibilities.

FAQs

Compliance and Risk Solutions for Wealth Managers

We can help wealth managers build, maintain, and scale compliance programs with support that includes:

  • Development and review of policies and procedures
  • Annual compliance reviews and mock audits
  • Regulatory exam preparedness and remediation
  • Support with Form ADV filings, code of ethics, and disclosures
  • Outsourced Chief Compliance Officer services
  • Breakaway adviser services

Our ComplianceAlpha® platform helps automate and centralize key compliance activities:

  • Personal trading and employee certifications
  • Advertising and communications review workflows
  • Risk assessments and testing
  • Compliance testing
  • Email archiving and review
  • Data aggregation and reporting

Yes. We provide ongoing regulatory guidance and tools to help firms and advisers going independent to comply with rules from the SEC, state regulators, and other relevant regulators, including Marketing Rule updates, cybersecurity requirements, and fiduciary standards.

We help safeguard client data and firm infrastructure through:

  • Cyber risk assessments and penetration testing
  • Policy and procedure development
  • Incident response planning and simulation exercises
  • Regulatory cybersecurity readiness reviews

We support ESG integration through:

  • ESG regulatory guidance and framework development
  • Disclosure and reporting alignment with standards like the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
  • ESG risk assessments and vendor oversight

We offer interactive eLearning courses and custom training sessions covering:

  • Investment Adviser Representative (IAR) Continuing Education requirements
  • Regulatory requirements (e.g., AML, ethics, cybersecurity)
  • New rule implementations (e.g., SEC Marketing Rule)
  • Best practices for firmwide compliance culture

We support wealth managers before, during, and after exams by helping them gather required documentation, respond to regulatory questions, and remediate any findings quickly and effectively. We help firms manage the entire exam process.

We combine deep regulatory expertise with powerful technology and personalized support to help wealth managers efficiently manage risk, stay compliant, and build trust with clients and regulators. Our team of expert consultants has decades of experience and includes former regulators, in-house CCO’s, attorneys, and other compliance professionals.

Yes. We offer flexible outsourcing solutions, from CCO support, ongoing compliance advisory, and dedicated consultants to supplement in-house resources, up to fully outsourced Chief Compliance Officer services.

Our experts actively monitor regulatory developments and provide timely updates, best practices, and practical tools to help clients stay compliant as rules evolve, from SEC and state updates to cybersecurity and ESG trends.

Absolutely. We help breakaway and startup advisers, and growing firms build scalable compliance frameworks, register with regulators, implement technology early, and set the foundation for long-term success.

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