Compliance Insights and Alerts

Compliance teams are constantly challenged to keep pace with ever-evolving regulatory change while navigating the pressures of geopolitical threats, economic crises, and third-party risks. Uncertain times require a nimble approach to achieve compliance and address business priorities in new ways to enable innovation and growth while minimizing risk.

As the global regulation continues to change, it's key that you keep up to speed with latest developments. Here we capture the latest compliance trends, industry insights, risk alerts, and events.

Latest insights and alerts

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SEC Staff Bulletin – Standards of Conduct for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers Care Obligations

The SEC issued guidance on the Care Obligation of Reg BI, emphasizing understanding risks, obtaining investor information, considering alternatives, and exercising caution with complex products.

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  • SEC
  • Compliance
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Tip for Updating Your Compliance Program: Enhanced Proxy Voting Requirements

New SEC rules require standardized categorization, machine-readable filing, and sharing of mutual fund proxy votes and shares, with say-on-pay votes reported on Form N-PX by institutional investment managers worth $100 million or more only if they vote.

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  • Compliance
  • SEC
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U.S. Regulatory Update – May 2023 Edition

This update includes insights on the third SEC Bulletin on Reg BI and Fiduciary Standard of Care, Ransomware Reminders, New N-PX Reporting, and the looming FTC Safeguards Rule.

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  • Compliance
  • SEC
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Should Broker-Dealers That Accept Hard Dollars for Research from EU Money Managers Register as Investment Advisers?

With the SEC's no-action letter temporary relief coming to an end, broker-dealers who accept hard dollar payments for research from EU/UK asset managers must carefully evaluate their registration options to comply with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

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  • Compliance
  • SEC
  • Broker-Dealer
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Tips for Updating Your Compliance Program: SEC Exam Observations Risk Alert

The SEC is focusing on private funds and issued a risk alert in January 2022 outlining common deficiencies observed during private fund exams. Private fund managers should review their compliance programs to avoid these deficiencies.

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Managing the Risk of Large Language Models Like ChatGPT

Discover ways to leverage the power of LLMs like ChatGPT while protecting your organization from risks like privacy breaches, IP concerns, and quality control issues.

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  • Cybersecurity
  • Compliance
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Events

Wealth Management EDGE

Join the ACA Wealth and ACA Foreside teams in Hollywood, FL at the Wealth Management EDGE Conference.

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2024 FINRA Annual Conference

Meet-up with ACA's team at the FINRA Annual Conference, FINRA’s premier event which provides the opportunity for practitioners, peers and regulators to exchange ideas on today’s most timely compliance and regulatory topics.

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