Compliance Program Development and Enhancement

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As new rules and regulations are adopted and the regulatory landscape evolves your compliance programme must keep pace or risk leaving your firm exposed.

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In additional to ongoing compliance manual maintenance support, our ACA compliance cycle management team can assist you with a range of topical compliance challenges, including:

AIFMD Consulting & Support

Drafting of your documentation, policies, procedures and controls for AIFMD impacted EEA-based investment managers of alternative investment funds, and also non-EEA advisers who wish to market such funds into the EEA.

Stay on top of financial crimes-related threats and regulatory concerns with AML consulting support. We can support with independent testing and risk management, as well as, development of AML, KYC/CDD, FCPA and anti-bribery, and cybersecurity policies and procedures.

Updating of policies, procedures and compliance manuals for firms with a UK-based presence, reflecting new rules and regulations following the exit of the UK from the European Union.

Policy and procedure development and program management including carbon footprinting, climate risk scenario analysis, net-zero management, DEI baselining and training, portfolio performance assessment, reporting (UN PRI, TCFD, SFDR), and marketing and disclosures reviews.

FCA Marketing Abuse Regulation (MAR) Solutions

Focused and cost-effective assessment of your firm’s policies, procedures, monitoring program, surveillance techniques, and controls environment. Our ACA compliance cycle management services can also provide a deep-dive review, benchmarking, and testing of your firm’s market abuse arrangements.

LIBOR

Assistance in devising your LIBOR transition plans, assessing and reviewing your firm’s reliance and usage of LIBOR, or performing a gap analysis review of your transition work to date.

Our investment company team will help you to navigate the SEC’s liquidity risk management program rule through educational resources and alerts, benchmarking insight, help with program management and development of policies and procedures, annual assessments.

MiFID II Consulting & Support

Our post-implementation review is designed to review, test and benchmark your MiFID II program to identify gaps and reduce your regulatory risk for compliance enhancement.

Our prudential team are on-hand to help provide regulatory oversight of your firm’s capital monitoring and forecasting, and regulatory reporting processes. This includes support with the upcoming Investment Firms Prudential Regime (IFPR).

Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) and Form CRS

Our ACA compliance cycle management experts can help broker-dealers understand the compliance and operational issues presented by Reg BI as they relate to their retail business. Our consultants can assist in designing customized procedures that will detail the steps needed to address Reg BI’s requirements as they relate to your firm.

SM&CR Compliance Solutions

Post-implementation reviews of your documentation, framework and internal process, gap analysis, as well as senior manager and conduct rule training for compliance enhancement.

Policy and procedure development and thematic project support to help make sure your trade and transaction reporting is in line with MiFID/MIFIR and EMIR regulatory requirements.

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Latest insights

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SEC Approves Regulation Best Interest

On June 5, 2019, the SEC passed Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”). Broker-dealers will be required to act in the best interest of their retail customers when recommending any securities transaction or investment strategy. Here's what you need to know.

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White Paper: 2019 Liquidity Risk Management Program Rule Survey Results

ACA Compliance Group is pleased to present their newest survey results in the form of a white paper, 2019 Liquidity Risk Management Program Rule Survey Results.

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Mirabella’s Response to the FCA’s review of principal firms in the investment sector

The FCA recently published the conclusions of its review of principal firms in the investment management sector. We examine the relevance of the findings and outline how the FCA rated Mirabella in the review.

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FINRA Provides Guidance Regarding Suspicious Activity Monitoring and Reporting Obligations

FINRA recently issued Regulation Notice 19-18 (the “Notice”), which provided guidance to member firms regarding their monitoring obligations with respect to suspicious activity pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) and anti-money laundering (“AML”) requirements.

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Q&A: The New Prudential Regime - What Does This Mean for You?

The Investment Firm Regulation (IFR), a new prudential framework developed by the European Commission (EC), will soon apply to all MiFID investment firms. The vast majority of investment firms will need to adapt to a new set of capital, liquidity, and reporting requirements. Whether or not you believe these rules are simpler and more proportionate to investment firms, you need to be prepared.

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Transaction Reporting: Six Common Failings

Hot on the heels of two well publicised MiFID I fines for transaction reporting failings, the FCA has published Market Watch 59, the content of which is totally monopolised by transaction reporting. This signals that the regulator is now squarely turning its attention to failings under the MiFID II regime. The FCA once more reinforces the importance of complete and accurate transaction reports.

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Former SEC Leader Robert Baker Joins ACA Group's Tech-Enabled Mock Examination Team

We are pleased to announce that Robert Baker, JD, CFA has joined ACA Group, bringing nearly two decades of experience from the Examination and Enforcement Division at the SEC.

ACA Group Broadens Global Footprint Through Acquisition of the Effecta Compliance Group

Acquisition strengthens ACA’s ability to support clients expanding into the UAE and broadens offering to UK firms .

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Lessons Learned from 2024's Scariest Cyber Breaches

Join ACA Aponix’s cybersecurity experts Greg Slayton and Aaron Pinnick for our annual discussion of some of the most interesting and impactful cybersecurity breaches and incidents that occurred in 2024.

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Beyond the CCO: Firmwide Benefits of Outsourcing GRC

We'll explain how the decision to outsource GRC services is no longer just a win for the Chief Compliance Officer – it offers a solution that can deliver substantial value across the entire C-suite and enterprise.

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