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Compliance best practices: The important CCO role in reconciling numbers

1/24/2019 | Content area: Investment Adviser

To reconcile means “to check against another for accuracy.” Reconciliation is “a very important function” for the CCO, says Kurt Nuñez, a consultant...

Most compliance budgets are staying flat or increasing, IA Watch survey reveals

1/24/2019 | Content area: Investment Adviser

First, thanks to those of you who recently took our online subscriber survey. Here are some of the results. Fully half of respondents stated their c...

FINRA emphasizes ‘materially new priorities’ in 2019 examinations’ focus letter

1/24/2019 | Content area: Broker-Dealer

FINRA’s recently released 2019 Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities letter takes a new tact this go round by emphasizing new focus areas not not...

Private equity secondary sales show no signs of slowing

1/24/2019 | Content area: Private Fund

Look at it as a friendly divorce that welcomes into the marriage a new spouse. Most limited partnership agreements offered by private equity fund ad...

Discretionary trading drawing exam scrutiny, enforcement action

1/24/2019 | Content area: Broker-Dealer

FINRA sees growing problems with reps’ discretionary trading, and the range of conduct under scrutiny is broad. The SRO identified discretionary accou...

Judges hammer attorneys for both sides in Robare Group case

1/24/2019 | Content area: Investment Adviser

After two years, The Robare Group ($177M in AUM) finally argued its Form ADV disclosure enforcement case before appellate judges Jan. 23 (IA Watch, No...