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ACA Mirabella Awarded HFM's Title of Best Regulatory Hosting Platform

ACA Mirabella are recognised as the hedge funds preferred provider, having once again been presented the title of Best Regulatory Hosting firm at the 2022 HFM European Services Awards. This is the seventh year in a row that ACA Mirabella has taken this title. Learn more about this win here.

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Cybersecurity And The Workplace: Part 3

In part 3 of our series, we discuss how to confront cybersecurity workforce shortages through flexible hiring and retention strategies

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Transaction Reporting Still Not a Priority for Firms, Despite Recent ESMA Fine

New research reveals that confidence among financial services firms in the quality of their own transaction reporting is declining – down to 65% from 87% in 2021. This confirms concerns around inaccurate regulatory reporting leading to fears of undetected market abuse and an inability to monitor for systemic risks.

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New FCA Climate-Related Disclosure Obligations: Start Planning Now

Enhanced FCA climate-related disclosures come into play for many asset managers from 1 January 2023. Compliance is closely aligned to the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”). Download our guidance sheet to start planning for the upcoming changes.

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Summary of FINRA Regulatory Actions in 2021

FINRA brought 126 enforcement actions and issued fines totaling almost $100M in 2021. In comparison, FINRA only issued a total of $57M in fines during 2020.

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UPDATE: Okta Concludes Investigation, Determines Only Two Tenants Affected

An update from a previous cyber alert. Okta has revealed the impacted customers trace back to a January security incident.

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Bungled Family Account Aggregation Can Cause Compliance Aggravation for RIAs

Family account aggregation, commonly known as householding, can help clients to save money on their investment advisory fees.

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Q2 2022 Regulatory Reporting Deadlines

SEC, FCA, ESMA, FINRA, and CFTC/NFA regulatory filing submission deadlines occurring from April through June 2022.

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Microsoft Identifies Critical Remote Code Vulnerability

On April 12, 2022, Microsoft notified users of a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2022-26809). Immediate patching is needed.

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FINRA Reminder of Liability for Failing to Discharge Rule 3110

FINRA Regulatory Notice 22-10 reminds members of their liability if they fail to discharge Rule 3110 about designated supervisory responsibilities.

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