MFA Legal & Compliance New York 2024
Join our team in NYC at the MFA Legal & Compliance Conference.
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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
The SEC Adopts Private Fund Adviser Rules – What Firms Should Know
The SEC’s recent vote to adopt the Private Fund Adviser Rule (IA-5955) presents some of the most significant private funds regulatory reform since the Dodd Frank Act. Read our summary of the Final Rules and our guidance for firms.
Compliance Alert
- Compliance
- SEC
- Private Fund
White Paper: Unveiling Industry Perspectives on the SEC’s Proposed Cyber Rule 206(4)-9
The public has weighed in on the SEC's proposed Rule 206(4)-9, which sets cybersecurity risk management expectations for investment firms. In this guide, we discuss the industry's reaction, exploring the main areas of concern for the Rule.
Report
- Cybersecurity
- Compliance
- SEC
Regulatory Enforcement of Off-Channel Communications
The U.S. SEC has charged 11 financial firms for failing to maintain electronic communications, imposing penalties of over $289 million. This is part of a broader crackdown, with previous cases involving similar charges and penalties exceeding $1.5 billion, raising industry concerns about proper recordkeeping.
Compliance Alert
- SEC
- Compliance
- RegTech
FCA Publishes Market Watch 74
The UK FCA's Market Watch 74 focuses on transaction reporting issues, highlighting improvements but persistent data quality problems. It covers MDP usage, E&O submissions, validation rules, decision maker identification, and more.
Compliance Alert
- FCA
- Compliance
General Solicitation Under Regulation D – Recent Trends and Enforcement Activity
There has been a rise in 506(c) general solicitation offerings due to factors such as shifts in SEC's attitude and increased enforcement of 506(b) rules.
Article
- SEC
- Compliance
The Increasing Importance of Robust Insider Trading Controls at Private Markets Fund Managers
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).
Article
- Compliance
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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