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Due Diligence of Research Firms and Data Providers - What Investment Advisers Need to Know

Over the past several years, the SEC, through examinations and enforcement actions, has made it clear that it expects registered investment advisers to undertake meaningful due diligence of the

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  • Compliance
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Takeaways from the SEC’s 2019 Fiscal Year Budget Request

On February 12, 2018, the U.S.

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  • Compliance
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Non-EU Firms and GDPR: Time to Face Up to Compliance

The deadline for meeting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is on

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  • Cybersecurity
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Why Claim GIPS Compliance?

The decision to pursue GIPS compliance and verification is not always a simple choice. There are many moving parts within a firm’s compliance framework, and thus there are a number of important considerations that must be made before a firm can attain compliance with the GIPS standards.

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  • Performance
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90 Days to Comply with GDPR: An 8-Step Game Plan

On May 25, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect.

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  • Cybersecurity
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FCA’s Dear CEO letter targets improved prudential processes

For the first time in some years, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to asset managers’ CEOs on prudential matters. The letter includes a plea by the FCA for data that it, and the EBA, can rely upon when aggregating firms’ submissions to understand the macro picture.

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  • Compliance
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ACA Appoints Director of Privacy to Oversee GDPR Compliance Offering

ACA announces that Alex D. Scheinman has joined the firm as a Director overseeing ACA Aponix®'s GDPR data processing reviews and data privacy.

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  • Privacy
  • Cybersecurity
  • ACA News
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ACA Compliance Group Announces Completion of Transaction to Partner With Starr Investment Holdings

Starr Investment Holdings acquires controlling interest in ACA.

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  • ACA News
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How ACA’s Form PF Solutions Can Help Lighten the Load

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s ("SEC") Form PF presents many challenges for investment advisers, particularly those that have large data sets and multiple administrators.

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  • Compliance