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Regulatory change is here for Private Fund Advisers

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Recent Regulatory Reporting Updates - What Your Firm Needs to Know

Firms in both the U.S. and the UK need to be aware of recent changes made to regulatory reporting forms.

Compliance Alert
  • Compliance
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GIPS Standards Executive Committee Delays Effective Date Guidance Statement on Broadly Distributed Pooled Funds

The Guidance Statement on Broadly Distributed Pooled Funds was approved on 13 March 2017.

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  • Performance
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Anti-Money Laundering and Trade Finance: What You Should Know

Due to the nature of its business, trade finance is considered a high-risk product that is frequently used by individuals and criminal organizations to launder funds, conduct terrorist financing, an

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  • AML and Financial Crime
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How Link Analysis Can Help In Anti-Money Laundering Investigations

Link or network analysis can help the compliance risk industry better analyze data sets to discover alarming patterns.

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  • AML and Financial Crime
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The Exposure Draft of GIPS Standards Guidance Statement on Overlay Strategies

Last summer, CFA Institute released the Exposure Draft of the GIPS Standards Guidance Statement on Overlay Strategies. Historically, this segment of the investment industry has not received much in the form of ethical best practices in calculating and presenting performance, and this release was the first attempt by CFA Institute to issue official guidance for overlay managers.

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  • Performance
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Making a List, Checking it Twice: A CCO’s Guide to Finishing the Year Strong and Preparing for 2018

With only 19 business days left in the year, the pressure is mounting to cross those final compliance to-do’s off the list and finish the year strong.

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  • Compliance
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March 1st DFS 23 NYCRR 500 Compliance Deadline Fast Approaching - What You Need to Know

March 1, 2018 is the next compliance deadline for the New York State Department of Financial Services' ("DFS") New York State Law 23 NYCRR 500 Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services

Compliance Alert
  • Cybersecurity
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Wrap Up Compliance Projects by Year-End

Have you fallen behind schedule with your compliance testing and surveillance? Need an extra hand to assist with your annual compliance review? With year-end clearly in sight, we are avail

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  • Compliance
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Cybersecurity Considerations for Private Equity Firms: Mitigating the Cyber Risks of Portfolio Companies

As we approach the end of 2017 and reflect on the past year, it’s hard to ignore the recent surge in cybercrime and the financial, operational, and reputational losses that breaches have caused port

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  • Cybersecurity
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November 2017 Performance Update: Increasing Demand for Performance Reporting Transparency

For roughly 25 years, institutional investors have increasingly required asset managers with whom they invest to claim compliance with the GIPS standards. This requirement is largely required of traditional fixed income and equity strategies and applied to asset managers that work predominantly with institutional investors. Early on, most private wealth managers were exempt from the requirement, and thus their rates of compliance paled in comparison to those of traditional institutional managers.

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  • Performance