Compliance Insights and Alerts

Compliance teams are constantly challenged to keep pace with ever-evolving regulatory compliance news and 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 regulatory compliance trends, industry insights, risk alerts, and events.

Latest insights and alerts

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The impact of the new prudential regime on commodity trading firms

Commodity trading firms ─ currently outside the scope from the regulatory prudenti

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Five Key Steps to Compliance with the SFC’s Fund Manager Code of Conduct

Investment management firms with operations in Hong Kong must turn its attention to the new Securities & Futures Commission (SFC) Fund Manager Code of Conduct (FMCC), which comes into force in four months. The package of new rules will apply to anyone licensed to carry out asset management regulated activity in Hong Kong. Here are five key steps to reach compliance with the SFC’s new FMCC.

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Cryptocurrency Regulation FAQs for Investment Advisers

Discussion of recent developments in the regulation of digital assets, and how investment advisers’ compliance programs can adapt to manage related risks. This post provides ACA's take on a few of the most commonly asked questions.

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MiFID II Hits Six-Month Milestone: Time to Prepare for Regulatory Scrutiny

MiFID II has reached its six-month milestone. After gruelling and expensive implementation projects, many firms may have hoped to draw a line under the regulation roll-out. But the effects of the European Union’s directive are still being felt by financial firms and recent statements from the regulator suggest that scrutiny levels are set to rise.

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New Patterns Appearing in SEC Exams

When sworn in as Chairman in May 2017, Jay Clayton was expected by many to usher in a period of significant adjustment at

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ACA Expands West Coast Private Equity Practice

ACA announced continued growth and expansion of West Coast private equity practice.

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Events

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