Insights
SEC Guidance on Investment Adviser Proxy Voting Responsibilities
On August 21, 2019, the U.S.
- Compliance
ACA Compliance Group Launches Holistic Surveillance Solution for Financial Services Firms
ACA’s holistic surveillance solution brings together ACA’s established surveillance services and technology solutions in a comprehensive package designed to help firms meet the surveillance expectations of regulators as well as to replicate their technological capabilities.
- Trade Surveillance
- Compliance
- RegTech
- ComplianceAlpha
Five Key Takeaways from ACA’s Boston Hedge Fund Briefing
ACA’s Hedge Fund Practice hosted a breakfast event in Boston with local CCOs, with a fireside chat with senior staff from the Securities Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) and Division of Enforcement. The SEC staff discussed priorities pursued by OCIE and Enforcement, the SEC’s use of data analytics, challenges related to deficiencies (or a lack there of) stemming from exams, and expectations around firm’s trade surveillance policies, procedures, and practices. Read our key takeaways.
- Compliance
Data Retention Challenges During an AML System Migration
Today, many financial institutions are changing the anti-money laundering (AML) technology platform they use to perform required compliance processes, such as transaction monitoring and sanctions screening. Once the process has started, there are important considerations around data migration that must be managed correctly.
- AML and Financial Crime
Carlo di Florio joins ACA Compliance Group as Chief Services Officer
Carlo joins ACA from executive positions at FINRA and the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations.
- ACA News
Returning from summer holidays – A prudential year-end “to do” list
Leaving annual review prudential regulatory preparations until December creates a last-minute crush of work, and may result in key areas being overlooked. We discuss the importance of reviewing and refreshing prudential programmes in a timely manner
- Compliance
- FCA
Coming Soon: ComplianceAlpha 2.0 and Our New Employee Compliance Solution!
We’re putting the finishing touches on ComplianceAlpha 2.0, our next-generation compliance and risk management platform. We can’t wait to share what we’ve built to help your firm bring its compliance program to the next level.
- RegTech
Marketing To Multi-Family And Single Family Offices
Are you marketing to the Multi-Family Office (“MFO”) or Single Family Office (“SFO”) space? We share some considerations to keep in mind as you focus your distribution strategy on this target market.
- Distribution
What You Need To Know - On Board Reporting
Every mutual fund has a board that protects the interests of its shareholders, which receives regular reporting on activities related to the fund. We break down which reports are required, and who is responsible for each.
- Distribution
Are Private Markets Managers Moving Towards GIPS Compliance?
The investor community increasingly demands that investment performance be calculated without the use of subscription lines of credit. ATP Private Equity Partners, the fund of funds arm of Denmark’s largest pension, has recently changed its due diligence process to request returns without the “flattering effect of subscription lines.”
- Performance