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Financial Advisor March 2005 Tracey Longo	The Watchdog Inside Your Firm The SEC is making your chief compliance officer a whistleblower. Advisors' success with regulators in 2005 will depend largely on whether they trip themselves up or are able to create a business model that is better aligned with their clients.
Investment Advisor August 2006 Thomas D. Giachett	Expert's Corner: A Process, Not a Destination With the advent of SEC Rule 206(4) 7, which requires SEC-registered investment advisors to implement and maintain policies and procedures appropriate for their investment advisory business, it is more critical than ever for all RIAs to recognize that compliance is an ongoing process.
Investment Advisor August 2005 Thomas D. Giachetti	Come Right In Here are some issues pertaining to an advisor's compliance-readiness, including a list of some of the more substantive issues that are currently the focus of SEC examiners.
Investment Advisor June 2009 Thomas D. Giachetti	Expert's Corner: Complacency, Risk and the SEC Often advisors become complacent with respect to compliance, but all RIAs must recognize that compliance is an ongoing process requiring the review/update/amendment of regulatory filings, disclosures, and procedures.
Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 Thomas D. Giachetti	Are You Prepared for a Regulatory Exam? Learn the steps you need to take to prepare for a regulatory exam.
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Jane Worthington	Accounting for Compliance Instead of viewing compliance as a necessary evil, financial advisors should see it as a cost of doing business and learn how to quantify that cost.
Investment Advisor January 2007 Melanie Waddell	Getting Compliance Help Now If you're one of those financial advisory firms that's still dithering on the sidelines hoping that your compliance program is up to snuff, it's time to get serious. A good place to turn for help is the Regulatory Compliance Association's new CCO University.
Financial Advisor April 2004 David J. Drucker	Living With The Rules How to keep the SEC happy without going out of business.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Melanie Waddell	Making Compliance Headway Four years after the passage of the SEC's "compliance program rule," advisors are still grappling with exactly what their annual review process should entail.
Wall Street & Technology July 27, 2004 Jessica Pallay	Analyzing AML Audits After years of preparation, regulators are ready to see the fruits of Wall Street's hard work on anti-money laundering.
Financial Planning January 1, 2007 Glenn G. Kautt	Hi, I'm from the SEC An SEC audit is like a visit to the dentist: The anticipation is scarier than the actual event, but a little pain is inescapable. Here is a recount from a financial planning firm's chief compliance officer of his recent audit experience.
Investment Advisor July 2006 Thomas D. Giachetti, esq.	Expert's Corner: Passing Muster Is your electronic record keeping up to SEC snuff? Financial advisors should exercise discretion and diligence regarding electronic record retention and communication procedures. When in doubt, retain the hard copy original or make a phone call.
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Michael Suppappola	Notes from the CCOutreach National Seminar CCOs currently face a number of issues, from email retention and soft dollar payments to the role of the CCO in performing critical compliance functions. The seminar featured many helpful tips for CCOs.
Financial Planning March 1, 2007 Glenn G. Kautt	SEC Audit, Part Deux An SEC audit is like a visit to the dentist: The anticipation is scarier than the actual event, but a little pain is inescapable. Here is a recount from a financial planning firm's chief compliance officer of his recent audit experience.
Wall Street & Technology April 14, 2006 Govind Sandhu	Beyond Registration Persistent compliance efforts may be one of the most critical investments in the success of today's hedge funds.
Wall Street & Technology January 5, 2005 Maria Santos	The Cost of Compliance The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has come under scrutiny again following the adoption of a recent rule regarding hedge funds.
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Jane Worthington	Compliance Financial planners and advisors, advertise wisely. SEC examiners regularly find deficiencies in advertisements touting an advisor's performance returns. They recommend routinely using compliance procedures.
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 John E. Gebauer	Your Mailbox Is Full For investment advisors, the regulations for email retention remain murky, but applying some best practices can help.
Wall Street & Technology August 27, 2004 Jessica Pallay	Building the Right Team With no sign of waning regulations, compliance officers remain essential to the architecture of the securities industry.
Financial Planning April 1, 2007 John J. Bowen	Policing Your Practice If you build an effective compliance system, your firm will be more appealing to both clients and buyers. Here's how to build a great compliance system.
Investment Advisor February 2008 Thomas D. Giachetti	Is an IPS the Answer? Investment Policy Statements can be helpful, but remember, longer documents aren't always better.
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 William Cavell	Compliance Tips Tips for Before and During an SEC Exam
Investment Advisor August 2008 Thomas D. Giachetti	The Three Troubling Themes How to combat compliance misunderstanding and misdirection.
Financial Planning April 1, 2011 Deena Katz	Keep Calm and Carry On One firm's experience with and advice for an SEC RIA audit.
Wall Street & Technology August 22, 2005 Atul Seth	Mutual Fund Musts Seven key compliance imperatives that will have a major impact on the mutual fund industry over the next year and suggestions on how firms can meet the challenges posed by the requirements successfully.
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 Jane Worthington	Document Requests Every registered advisor can expect an SEC staff examination and document request. To ease your firm through the process of delivering the documents in a timely manner, it's important to ensure that documents are easily accessible.
Investment Advisor April 2008 Elizabeth D. Festa	FINRA and SEC Look to Build Bridges Seminars for chief compliance officers includes recommendations for keeping the lines of communication open between broker firms, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007	Turf Wars Over Advice The age-old debate between the b/d and investment advisor (RIA) industries over who should be able to provide advice and when, and whose regulatory regime offers better investor protections, is far from over.
Wall Street & Technology March 1, 2004	Getting Management on Board With Compliance Compliance and litigation readiness have blasted up the priority list of top management. Leading financial institutions have appointed general counsel into top management roles. Boards of directors are reviewing and approving technology solutions.
Registered Rep. March 11, 2009 Halah Touryalai	Extreme Makeover: SEC With or without an increased budget, the SEC wants to make up for its shortcomings.
Investment Advisor January 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell	FINRA Jockeys for SRO Spot as SEC Report to Congress Nears The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is engaged in a full-court press to convince the SEC that it should be the SRO for advisors.
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 Andrew Miller	You've Got Mail A new compliance rule involving financial advisers and broker-dealers raises a host of questions about recordkeeping and e-mail retention.
Investment Advisor February 1, 2011 Thomas D. Giachetti	2011 Compliance Checklist Ten compliance issues registered advisory firms must consider in the new year.
Wall Street & Technology January 22, 2008 Sabatini & Smirnoff	Trade Reporting, Surveillance Key To Compliance With increased regulatory focus on protecting securities market participants, trade reporting and trade surveillance are key to providing transparency, efficiency and oversight for today's trading environment.
Investment Advisor June 2009 Thomas D. Giachetti	Not Just the CCO While the chief compliance officer (CCO) should be the main player in the compliance review process, whenever possible at least one other firm officer be involved.
Financial Advisor January 2004 Jay Gould	Washed Up On The Banks Of Denial The SEC has changed its policies regarding anti-fraud consent injunctions. How should investment advisors react?
Financial Planning December 1, 2005 David J. Drucker	Dazed and Confused Most financial advisers remain uncertain about exactly how to comply with SEC e-mail retention rules. RIAs need to make decisions about what to retain, how, and how to protect it. And there's little consensus on what to do.
Wall Street & Technology February 4, 2005 Maria Santos	Compliance As the Securities and Exchange Commission steps up its efforts to regulate the industry and protect investors, financial institutions must take proactive measures to comply with current and possible future rules before the SEC takes action against them.
Investment Advisor March 2010 James J. Green	B/D News Bulletins and news of interest to broker/dealers from FINRA and the SEC.
Wall Street & Technology October 20, 2006 Cory Levine	Compliance Handoff: Hiring a Full-Time CCO Is Proving Costly for Advisers and Funds, Which Are Now Outsourcing the Entire Compliance Department With many small and mid-size investment advisers and funds struggling under the weight of new compliance regulations, many are finding relief by placing the burden on stronger shoulders.
Investment Advisor January 1, 2011 Thomas D. Giachetti	Keeping Political Contributions Compliant A new rule on political contributions by investment advisors may make donations dangerous.
Registered Rep. February 13, 2012 Kristen French	Due Diligence: Obama Budget Showers SEC with Money, SRO Debate Still Strong According to the SEC's budget request, the regulator would use a chunk of that to fatten up its exam program, adding over 200 examiners.
Investment Advisor May 2010 James J. Green	Simple, Not Simplistic Tom Giachetti preaches a simple approach to compliance for advisors: Know what you need to do, but also what you don't need to do.
On Wall Street April 1, 2013 Kenneth Corbin	SEC Zeros In on Potential Conflicts of Interest The regulator's staff will investigate nondisclosures, misrepresentations, and more.
Registered Rep. June 29, 2010 Halah Touryalai	The New Sheriffs In Town The SEC examines about 9 percent of the 11,000 or so advisory firms under its jurisdiction annually. All of that is about to change with a little help from regulators at the state level.
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Brian Hamburger	Going for Custody As of March 12, new rules for RIAs require special (and expensive) reports and audits for custodial accounts. Are you ready?
On Wall Street November 1, 2012 Mason Braswell	Regulators Cite Trouble Spots Are firms doing all they can when it comes to handling material non-public info?
Financial Advisor October 2004 Chaplin & Giachetti	Contingency Planning And Rule 206(4)-7 What must a financial advisor do to comply?
Financial Advisor September 2005 Bruce W. Fraser	How To Survive The SEC Assault Advisors cite a new, more demanding compliance environment. Despite the extra financial and time burden, many advisors feel much better about their businesses, having gone through the compliance process.