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Tips for Designing Policies and Procedures to Mitigate Compliance Risks

The first step to design or review a compliance program is performing a risk assessment and gap analysis.

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  • Compliance
  • SEC
  • FCA
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Key Trends and Takeaways From the FCA’s 2024 STOR Report

The FCA released its annual report detailing the number of suspicious transaction and order reports.

Compliance Alert
  • Compliance
  • FCA
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Your Guide to a Compliance Testing Action Plan

Maintaining a strong compliance program requires regular testing. Download our plan to ensure robust testing.

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  • Compliance
  • Cybersecurity
  • Performance
  • Portfolio Company Risk Management
  • Privacy
  • Trade Surveillance
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Understanding Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs): A Guide for RIAs

SARs are key to AML and CFT compliance, helping RIAs meet FinCEN regulations and mitigate financial risks.

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  • AML and Financial Crime
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The Impact of Bermuda's PIPA on the Global Privacy Landscape

PIPA is likely to have a significant impact on firms that operate or are headquartered in Bermuda and firms that are tangentially associated with the country.

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  • Privacy
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Q2 2025 Regulatory Reporting Deadlines

Financial firms must meet various regulatory filing requirements throughout the year. These are the regulatory filing submission deadlines occurring from April through June 2025.

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  • Compliance
  • SEC
  • FCA
  • FINRA
  • Regulatory Deadlines
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Maximizing Preparedness: Get Ahead of the 2025 SEC Exams

Why a mock exam is a game-changer

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  • Compliance
  • SEC
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Six Million Records Potentially Compromised in Oracle Cloud Breach

A threat actor is selling authentication records exfiltrated from Oracle Cloud, suggesting a breach of Oracle Cloud’s Single Sign On and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol systems.

Cyber Alert
  • Cybersecurity
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Critical Security Flaw in Veeam Backup & Replication

The risk of data loss, privilege escalation, and ransomware attacks makes immediate remediation essential.

Cyber Alert
  • Cybersecurity
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SEC Marketing Rule FAQs for Gross and Net Performance of Extracted Performance

The FAQ clarifies how to show gross and net performance of extracted performance and performance characteristics.

Compliance Alert
  • Performance
  • Compliance
  • SEC Marketing Rule
  • SEC